BPI Continuing Education on Home Energy
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Improving Your Home Performance Contracting Business Through Quality Management
By David Abrey
Quality Managements means satisfied customers; high-performance homes; compliance with BPI standards and program requirements; and jobs completed professionally, on time, and with no worker injuries.

Which Comes First, Lighting or Heating?
By Robert Clear and Francis Rubinstein
How much energy and money do homeowners save - or lose - by replacing incandescent lights with CFLs?

Testing Duct Leakage Assumptions
By Scott Pigg and Paul Francisco
In Midwest houses where little or no ductwork runs though unconditioned spaces, normal assumptions about duct leakage to the outside may not apply.

Deep Energy Cuts for a Fresh Start
By Theresa Gilbride
Asdal Builders achieved an 80% reduction in energy use in an existing home without sacrificing the comfort of the occupants.

Thermostat Setbacks - Do They Really Work?
By Marianne Armstrong
During the heating and cooling seasons of 2002–2003, the Canadian Centre for Housing Technology (CCHT) ran a series of trials to determine actual energy savings from thermostat setback and setforward.

Weatherization Tutoring for the Homeowner
By Henderson Callender
The key to a happy client is not just work that's done well, but work that involves the client's participation in the project.

