AIRE is offering 35 hours of CE for Inspectors!
BPI (Building Performance Institute) Building Analyst
Next Course:
July 26-30, 2010
Call today to reserve your spot for this TREC approved class: (512) 453-0900
What you get
- 35 hours of continuing education credit for Inspectors
- Building Analyst Certification
Where: Austin Institute of Real Estate (#544)
Time: 8:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. (Monday-Friday)
Cost:
$995 for classroom and field training for BPI certification as a Building Analyst Professional
$250 for online final exam
$450 for one-on-one field examination with experienced field examiners
TOTAL $1695
Pay for everything at one time and pay only $1495 (YOU SAVE: $200!)
What is BPI?
BPI is a national standards development and credentialing organization for residential energy efficiency retrofit work – providing training through a network of training affiliate organizations, individual certifications, company accreditations and quality assurance programs. As an independent, not-for-profit organization, we bring together leading building science experts from across North America to develop our standards using a consensus-based methodology.
The result? Sustainable, green-collar jobs in local communities that improve the comfort, health, safety, durability and energy efficiency of America’s existing houses.
What students have to say about the Building Analyst course:
“Overall this course was great. The school maintains a very professional environment. Thank you for the overall experience.”
~Larry Stevenson
“Seems like all the kinks have been worked out. Class was great.”
~Matt Embry
“Just great…I can’t say that enough.”
~James Bodine
What will be covered in the course?
• Building Science, health and safety issues
• Operation of the blower door and manometer and testing for air leakage (CFM 50
• Operation of the duct blaster to comply with City of Austin Energy Audit
• Building shell and building envelop
• Cost effectiveness of fixes and retrofits
• BPI standards and best protocol for trouble-shooting problems
• Principles of Energy
• Pascals and pressure differentials
• Types of heat flow
• Humidity and condensation
• Thermal boundary
• Air barriers
• Heat gains and heat transmission (thermal conductivity)
• R-value and U-value and how to figure
• Air leakage, infiltration and exfiltration
• CAZ(combustible appliance zone) and testing for worst case
• Air sealing strategies
• Insulation types and density
• Water heating, energy efficient retrofits, tankless, pipe insulation and reducing water temperature
• Combustion and carbon monoxide and safety measures and duct sealing
• Cooling, humidity control, reflectivity, shading windows, sunscreens
• Radiant barrier
• SEER and EER
• How to properly size air conditioning of a space
• Windows and Doors. Solar heat gain coefficient
• Replacing windows
• Lighting and Appliances: Categories of lighting by function
• Four basic types of lighting
• Health and safety issues
• Carbon monoxide as a product of incomplete combustion and what protocol to follow for health and safety issues
• Asbestos
• Ventilation (ASHRAE Ventilation Standards)
• Supply and exhaust ventilation
• Pollutant Control Strategies
• BTU’s
• Performance Criteria (the steps in evaluating proficiency in evaluating a property and use of the blower door and duct blaster equipment)
Call today to reserve your spot for this TREC approved class: (512) 453-0900