 BPI has updated the Quick Reference Sheets
(formerly the color laminated sheets) for BPI Certified
Contractors. The sheets include:
- Distribution Efficiency Look-up Table and Default
Multipliers for Heating System Efficiencies (formerly
the Blue Sheet)
- Combustion Safety Test Procedures for Vented
Appliances, Combustion Safety Test Action Levels, CAZ
Depressurization Limits, Acceptable Appliance Spillage
Periods, and Acceptable Draft Test Ranges (formerly
the Gold Sheet)
- Converting Between CFM 50 and Natural Airflow, LBL
"N" Factors, and Height-Corrected N-Factors for New
York (formerly the Green Sheet)
- Effective R-Values for Batt Insulation, Default
Window Values, and Typical Insulation R-Values
(formerly the Yellow Sheet)
To download the newest
Quick Reference Sheets, go to the Contractor
section at www.bpi.org and click on the BPI
Standards link. Discard any old reference sheets
that you may have.
You may contact BPI
directly if you would like a laminated
set. |
| About BPI
The Building Performance
Institute, Inc., (BPI) is the nation's premier building
performance credentialing, quality assurance, and
national standards setting organization. BPI
supports the development of a highly professional
building performance industry through individual and
organizational credentialing and a rigorous quality
assurance program. BPI offers the
following:
- certification of individuals
in evaluation, mechanical, envelope, and
multi-family designations
- accreditation of organizations
committed to using a quality management system
- quality assurance to verify
conformance and provide feedback
- affiliation of organizations
capable of providing localized delivery of BPI
services
- open, transparent,
consensus developed national technical standards based
on sound building science
BPI, in cooperation with
the building performance industry stakeholders,
establishes a professional performance bar at a level
appropriate to ensuring the consistent delivery of
exceptional building performance services for those
entrusting the BPI brand. The BPI national
expansion is supported by a grant from the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Department of
Energy, and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development, as well as, various regional, state, and
local programs. |
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Phone: (877) 274-1274
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