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BPI Renames RBE-WHALCI Certification

The Building Performance Institute has change the name of its certification from "Residential Building Envelope - Whole House Air Leakage Control Installer" (RBE-WHALCI) to "Air Leakage Control Installer" (ALC).

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BPI's Standard for Basic Analysis of Buildings Released for Public Comment

The energy audit provides a comprehensive report with a list of prioritized recommendations to improve the home, and includes a cost-benefit analysis.

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BPI Supports Strong Consumer Protection in Residential PACE Financing Programs

States and communities see R-PACE as a mechanism to deliver accessible financing for energy efficiency upgrades, creating local jobs and making homes more comfortable, healthy, safe, and durable.

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BPI Supports Strong Consumer Protection in Residential PACE Financing Programs

Since 2009, more than 100,000 homeowners have made energy efficiency and renewable energy improvements to their homes through residential Property Assessed Clean Energy (R-PACE) programs.

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BPI Launches the Healthy Home Evaluator Certification Nationally

This certification will help the nation's home performance, weatherization and healthy housing workforce conduct assessments in homes to determine conditions that may adversely affect occupant health and safety.

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BPI Announces the Jon Siemen Memorial Scholarship Program

The Building Performance Institute, Inc. will award this scholarship to four recipients annually - one recipient for each of the four Home Energy Professional (HEP) certifications.

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BPI Accepting Applications for Standards Technical Committees

Interested parties should submit an application by September 22, 2016.

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Healthy Home Evaluator (HHE) Second Pilot Certification Form Now Available

In addition to the whole house building science knowledge already demonstrated by the BA, EA or QCI certifications, the HHE certification verifies the individual has the skills to assess, collect and analyze home health-based data, and develop a prioritized scope of work to address hazards.

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BPI Expands Prerequisites for the Healthy Home Evaluator Credential to Include QCI Certification

The Building Performance Institute, Inc. (BPI) launched the pilot exam for the Healthy Home Evaluator (HHE) credential last Monday, April 4, and expanded the list of certifications that qualify as a prerequisite for taking the HHE exam to include BPI's Quality Control Inspector (QCI) certification.

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BPI Introduces the Healthy Home Evaluator Credential

Developed in partnership with the Green & Healthy Homes Initiative (GHHI), the credential builds upon the BPI Building Analyst or Energy Auditor certifications to verify the competencies required to conduct in-depth healthy home environmental risk assessments.

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