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BPI Combo Course: Get BPI Accredited
Earn both BPI Building Analyst & Envelope Professional
Qualify to become a BPI Accredited contractor and maximize your energy audit or energy retrofit business potential! Everblue's intensive BPI BA/ENV combo course combines our popular BPI Building Analyst training with our advanced BPI Envelope Professional training into a concise week-long program. This course includes everything you need for BPI Accreditation: classroom instruction, hands-on field training with real energy auditing equipment, both BPI written exams, and both BPI field exams. It's all included in one comprehensive package - let Everblue guide you through the BPI Accreditation process!
Why take the BPI Building Analyst & Envelope Combo Course?
An individual who pursues one BPI credential is known to be BPI Certified. An individual becomes a BPI Accredited contractor after having acquired the BPI Building Analyst credential as well as one advanced specialty designation. In most cases, certified BPI Building Analysts will pursue the BPI Envelope Professional credential because the concepts are closely related. More and more federal, state and local energy efficiency and weatherization programs are requiring contractors working on a project to be BPI Accredited.
Upon achieving both BPI certifications, an individual can register his or her business with the Building Performance Institute in order to qualify for BPI Accreditation. Some programs offer energy efficiency incentives to the BPI Accredited business or contractor for the work that has been done.
Everblue created the first BPI combo class with both BPI Building Analyst and BPI Envelope Professional certification training and testing during one week, helping you save time and money. Under normal circumstances, you earn one BPI Certification at a time, but with the combo class, you'll save 3 days, save $395, and increase your chances of passing the exams by taking them together.
BPI Building Analyst & BPI Envelope Combo Course Syllabus
| Day 1: Building Analyst Classroom Training |
| Principles of Energy |
| Basics of Heat |
| Basics of Moisture |
| Basics of Airflow |
| Building Structural Elements |
| Day 2: Building Analyst Classroom Training |
| Building Mechanical Systems |
| Blower Door and Pressure Diagnostics |
| Combustion Testing |
| Common Problems, Solutions, and Considerations |
| The Energy Audit Process |
| Health and Safety |
| The Business of Energy Auditing |
| Day 3: BPI Field Training for BA & ENV Students |
| Day 4 (Morning): Building Analyst Written Exam |
| Day 4 (Afternoon): Envelope Classroom Training |
| Heat Transfer |
| Moisture |
| Framing |
| Thermal & Pressure Boundaries |
| Insulation |
| Pressure Testing |
| Combustion Safety |
| Building Envelope Chemistry |
| Day 5 (Morning): Envelope Written Exam |
| Day 5 (Afternoon): Field Testing for BA & ENV Students |
| Day 6: Overflow of One-on-One Exams |
Round out your understanding of home energy auditing by pursuing the two most relevant BPI credentials in the industry! This combination course will qualify you to become a certified home energy auditor with the ability to diagnose energy efficiency issues in the home, as well as understand problems relating to the home's envelope, such as moisture, ice dams, mildew, and drafts.
BPI Combo Course
- Save $395
- Save Time - 1 Intense Week
- Earn 2 BPI Certifications
- 95% First Time Pass Rate
- Includes field + written exams
- In-house Training Available
BPI Combo Course Question
I live in Northern California and you have this combo course scheduled in September. I am not a licensed contractor and yet want to start up a consulting business that provides energy efficiency audits and performance recommendations to homeowners and small building owners. I want to be certified properly so the rating or audit I provide will qualify the owners for the HomeStar incentives.
Is the combo course a good place to start? What other courses would I need? Is the six days enough time for a novice to get all the info and become successful (pass the tests)?
BPI Certification Combo Course Question
Bruce,
Hello. The BPI Combo course is a very intense course jam packed with building science and BPI standards. In the six day combined course you will have a solid understanding of basic building science, energy auditing, and the BPI standards. Additionally, you will be able to earn two BPI Certification in those six days. Overall, we have a 96% first time pass rate and we train many non-construction industry students.
However, if you are looking to come into the field without prior experience the training course and BPI Certification is really just a starting point in the process. You will need to gain additional experience on the job in a home. For example, I would recommend a weatherization training course which will get you hands on with the various materials. We have many successful students that transitioned from other industries into Energy Auditing so you can be successful but it will require hard work to learn the industry. Overall, learning the basics of building science and earning BPI Certification is a great way to get started.
Thank you,
Everblue
BPI Combo Course
What text books can I obtain to begin preparing to take your course to maximize the benefits of the week?
BPI Combo Course
There are no books you need to purchase to prepare for the BPI course. You gain access to pre-course reading material in your Everblue account when you register, and this gives you plenty of information from BPI to prepare you including their list of BPI standards.
Thanks!
BPI BA / Env Certification Sample Resumes
I will be finishing up certifications courses for the above BPI training class. This is a career change for me so I'm asking if you have any sample resumes that might help me get started? Thanks, Glenn
BPI BA / Env Certification Sample Resumes
Hello Glenn,
I am having our BPI coordinator send you some sample wording shortly.
Thank you,
Bana
BPI Certification
Are you getting the BPI Certification by taking this course?
BPI Certification
Hello and thank you for your question.
During this course you will take a BPI written exam and BPI field exam. Upon passing your exam you will be BPI certified. Students will know whether they passed their written exam as soon as they complete it, but will have to wait 4-6 weeks to hear back from the Building Performance Institute on the passing of their field exam. When a student becomes BPI certified, they receive official documentation from the Building Performance Institute showing this. This documentation includes a BPI identification card and certificate of completion.
Thank you,
Bana
BPI Combo course
Good afternoon, I live in Wisconsin and I was thinking about the combo course coming to madison at the end of the month. I'm taking the test to be a licensed Home inspector and I was wondering if the combo course would be a good fit or just the energy audit course. I really want to be the best and help people with their homes, what do you think?
Thank you very much,
Leonard Smith
BPI Combo course
Hello Leonard,
Thank you for your question. Most Everblue students take the combination course for several reasons:
1) It is a good value for money
2) It is easier to get two BPI certifications in one week rather than separately
3) Having two certifications may qualify you for government grants. To learn more, see our State by State Energy Resource Guide
4) Having the Envelope-Shell advanced BPI
certification allows you to offer a more in-depth energy audit
5) An advanced certification can separate you from your competitors.
Thank you,
Bana
BPI Building Analyst & Building Envelope
Are there commercial courses for Building Analyst & Building Envelope?
BPI Building Analyst & Building Envelope
Thank you Tray for your question.
Everblue now offers a Certified Energy Manager certification for commercial energy auditing. To learn more, check out our Certified Energy Manager page.
Thanks,
Bana
Combo Course locations
Do you offer the combo building analyst & envelope course in Denver, CO? When, what dates?
Combo Course locations
Hello Chris,
We are offering the combo course in Denver, CO. You can view the schedule on the Denver Course Page. Please let us know if you have further questions.
Thank you,
Bana
BPI Combo Course Fee
I was curious what the cost of the combo course and are there any alternate fees? Thank you. Steve
BPI Combo Course Fee
Hello Steve and thank you for your question.
The prices you see for our BPI combo course on our BPI Combo Schedule is the only fee you will pay to take all our training, receive course material, and take all the necessary exams to become BPI certified. There are no additional fees you will need to pay.
Thank you,
Bana
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