BPI Certification
Give your customers tremendous value using building science technology
Solve heating, cooling & air leakage problems
Lower customers’ overall energy costs
Provide comfortable, safe & durable home & offices
The Institute for Building Systems BPI Certification course prepares you to provide homeowners with an overview of energy consumption and all of the options available to save them money long into the future by conserving energy now.
IBS trains and certifies residential energy efficiency professionals using specialized testing equipment. Learn how to target, diagnose, and solve household performance problems such as mold, mildew, ice dams, and drafts, using diagnostic equipment such as the blower door and the combustion analyzer to ensure systems are functioning together correctly to maximize home performance, comfort, energy efficiency, safety and durability.
The IBS program is aligned with Building Performance Institute (BPI) Building Analyst Professional standards for energy auditing and provides instruction for energy efficiency analysis using the house-as-a-system approach.
Working with a BPI certified energy auditor gives homeowners extra assurance that the professional meets the national written and hands-on field exam standards of the Building Performance Institute.
How You Will Recoup Your Investment
There are no prerequisites to becoming trained as a BPI Certified Building Analyst. But becoming a certified BPI Building Analyst will allow you to expand your business for years to come.
Green technologies are discussed in every forum. International economics and available resources dictate that we embrace a new way of building and planning for our future. This approach to building, remodeling and renovation is the future.
The BPI skill set is transferable to many areas of the building trades, including energy auditing, weatherizing, insulation, heating & air conditioning, home construction, home inspection and air quality abatement, as well as design and engineering.
- BPI certification conveys the promise of quality work and assurance that you provide nothing but the best.
- Financial incentives are available to contractors who become BPI certified.
- BPI certification is an investment that will reward you continuously throughout your career by helping you grow your business.
- You and your customers can qualify for a number of program incentives.
- Many utilities will reimburse your training and testing fees, upon successful BPI testing.
- Many utilities will reimburse some of your equipment costs with equipment purchase documentation (after successful completion of 10 jobs).
- Customer rebates are available for some or all of the energy-related improvements through state, federal, and utility incentives.
And, as with all IBS training courses, upon completion of your program you become eligible for our 8-part complimentary Marketing Your Building Services instruction. You’ll be ready to promote your new skills right… and right away.