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Forward Motion: Career Path Options with the New Home Energy Professional Certifications
The green building community is sold on the value of certifications. For the worker, professional credentials demonstrate a degree of knowledge and skill. They help employers screen applicants and help energy efficiency program administrators set ...
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BPI Exam Prep
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Steve Mann is a HERS rater, Green Point rater, LEED AP, Certified Energy Analyst, serial remodeler, and long-time software engineer. Experienced HERS raters and BPI-certified technicians know that there is a huge difference between passing ... [continue reading]
ACI Leader Helen Perrine Retiring
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It was two weeks into Jimmy Carter’s presidency in 1977 that the Georgian donned a sweater on national television and said there was a permanent energy shortage, so we should all turn down our ... [continue reading]
Comfort to the Maxx
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In the September/October issue of Home Energy, which includes the Home Performance Contractor’s Business Development Guide, David Butler makes an important point about home performance contracting (p. 6): “The home performance industry ... [continue reading]
Onward, Home Performance Soldiers!
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The rapid expansion of weatherization programs funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (AARA) is requiring an army of newly trained professionals led by veteran home performance contractors. In response, the Building Performance Institute (... [continue reading]
On-the-Job Mentoring
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A theoretical understanding is not enough, and the kind of one-one-one mentoring your workers get in the field - working on real houses with real problems - often can't happen in a classroom or online. [continue reading]
2009 Training Guide for Home Performance Professionals
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A matrix of training opportunities for home performance professionals and wanna bees. [continue reading]
Doug Garrett
Home Performance and HVAC Contractors: Recent Legislative Initiative In Texas
As energy auditors and raters went about their business of testing homes, performing energy audits and HVAC system inspections, they ...
Cortney Krauss
U.S. DOE's HPwES Program Releases Draft Sponsor Guide for Public Comment
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s national Home Performance with ENERGY STAR Program (HPwES) released the draft&...
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