2001 Training guide is available here Guide to Training Programs for Home Performance Professionals Most of the programs covered here focus on the "whole-house" approach. For those who wish to specialize in a particular area, many other sources of training are available. For example, heating and air conditioning is a well established program in many community colleges, and training is also offered by equipment manufacturers, and by union apprentice programs. Where a license is required by a legal authority, there is almost always an available training program to help workers to earn the license. This is a growing list, updated periodically, and we encourage readers to contact us with more information. We are particularly interested in hearing about training courses offered at universities and colleges, as we currently have very limited informatin on classes offered through these venues. To notify us of other training programs that concentrate on whole-house comfort, write to Colleen Turrell, Managing Editor, Home Energy magazine, 2124 Kittredge St. No. 95, Berkeley, CA 94704. Tel:(510)524-5405; E-mail: cmturrell@ lbl.gov. Or use the "questionnaire and email reply form" included in this Training Guide. We may list these programs here on our website or in a future issue. Although the trainers listed here are organized alphabetically by region, they may also have expertise about other regions. In fact, many of them train in other climates on a regular basis. In this version of the training guide, we have given special prominence to programs that offer certificates to the attendees (they are marked with a bullet and indentation). For a discussion of the pros and cons of certificates, read the Article page. WEST Alaska Craftsman Home Program. Advanced cold-climate energy-efficient building techniques, workshops on ventilation, airtightness testing, retrofits, HOT2000, and marketing. Trains raters for Energy Rated Homes of Alaska and others. P.O. Box 241647, Anchorage, AK 99524. Tel:(907)258-2247; E-mail: achp@alaska.net; Web site: www.alaska.net/~achp. Customer Technology Application Center. Seminars on new lighting technologies. Contact: Trisha Taylor, Southern California Edison, 6090 N Irwindale Road, Irwindale, CA 91702. Tel:(626)812-7380; Fax:(626)812-7381. Delta-T. Training on request in efficient and safe HVAC installation and repair, and duct and air sealing. Contact: Bruce Manclark, P.O. Box 11622, Eugene, OR 97440. Tel:(800)827-8161; Fax:(541)995-6105; E-mail: deltat@earthlink.net. Scott Johnson. Training for building officials and inspectors, in CHEERS, and in air balancing. Contact: 2575 Westminster Ave., Costa Mesa, CA 92627. Tel: (949)631-2274; Fax:(949)631-2293; E-mail: an1@pacbell.net. Lighting Design Lab. Lighting design training and lighting product applications for energy-efficient homes. Contact: Eric Strandberg, 400 E Pine St., Suite 100, Seattle, WA 98122. Tel:(206)325-9711; Fax:(206)329-9532; E-mail: eric.strandberg@ci.seattle. wa.us; Web site: www.light-link.com/ldl. National Balancing Institute. Sales and technical training for air diagnostics. Contact: Rob Falke, P.O. Drawer 1104, Turlock, CA 95381. Tel:(209)667-1840; Fax:(209)634-0127; E-mail: rob@nationalinstitute.com. National Comfort Institute. Training in Manual J., Manual D., and refrigerants. Contact: Rob Falke, P.O. Drawer 1104, Turlock, CA 95381. Tel:(209)667-1840; Fax:(209)634-0127; E-mail: rob@nationalinstitute.com. PG and E Energy Center. Occasional workshops on lighting design, HVAC (for example, evaporative cooling), and the building envelope (including glazing and insulation). Contact: 851 Howard St., San Francisco, CA 94103. Tel:(800)933-9555 (Smarter Energy Line); Fax:(415)893-1290. PG and E Stockton Training Center. Courses are offered to outside contractors on auditing/inspection, equipment sizing and selection, ducts, insulation, and home energy ratings (some sessions may be restricted to participants in PG and E energy efficiency programs). Classes promote the application of whole house concepts, as well as technology transfer (regarding the use of diagnostic testing equipment in residential applications) to other companies. Certification is only offered to internal contractors, although in 1999, PG and E will offer outside contractors courses that will prepare them for obtaining various industry certificates, such as NATE and ACCA. Contact: Charles Segerstrom, 1129 Enterprise St., Stockton, CA 95204. Tel:(800)244-9912, in Northern California, (209)465-6115 outside; E-mail: css1@pge. com; Web site: www.pge.com. Proctor Engineering Group. Training is primarily part of utility pilot program development; includes examining the mechanical systems of existing residences, measuring current energy usage, retrofitting, and evaluation. Contact: John Proctor, 818 5th Ave., Suite 208, San Rafael, CA 94901. Tel:(415)455-5700; Fax:(415)455-0229; E-mail: peg@nbn.com. Residential Energy Consulting/Advanced Insulation. Applied building science workshops on the systems approach to energy-efficient building and design; and Duct Blaster, blower door, and pressure diagnostics training. Case studies emphasize homes in the Southwest. Contact: Mike Uniacke, P.O. Box 1351, Prescott, AZ 86302. Tel:(520)771-2501; Fax:(520)7717-2879. Saturn Resource Management. Training and training texts for use by traininers of energy auditing, mobile homes, health and safety, and cooling. Computer-based training/certification program for weatherization crews. The program consists of five sections, with several modules in each section. The program can run on Mac, on a 486, or on a Pentium PC. Contact: John Krigger, 324 Fuller Ave., N-13, Helena, MT 59601. Tel:(800)735-0577 or (406)443-3433; Fax:(406)442-1316; E-mail: saturn@ initco.net; Web site: www. residential-energy.com. Southern California Edison/Customer Technology Application Center. Seminars on new lighting technologies. 6090 N Irwindale Ave., Irwindale, CA 91702. Tel:(626)812-7537; Web site: www.sce.com. Sun Power Incorporated. Training topics include whole-house weatherization, blower doors, residential insulation, carbon monoxide and venting, Duct Blaster operation, mobile home issues, boilers, furnace electrical systems, and utility bill analysis. National and regional. Courses run from one day to a week. Contact: Rich Moore, 3200 Larimer St., Denver, CO 80205. Tel:(800)748-2950 or (303)382-1512; Fax:(303)382-4106; E-mail: SunPower12@aol.com. next page: Training Guide List--Midwest / back to Training Guide introduction back to Home Energy contents