Resource Library
The latest resources for the home and building performance industry
Our online resource library contains industry resources, including downloadable PDFs, webinar playbacks, videos, and reports. This library is continually updated to include the latest information and educational content.
BPA / Amply Webinar Recording: Don’t Compete on Price. Win on Trust.
Check out the recording from the BPA / Amply webinar on how to compete on trust.
Energy Entrepreneur Training
This free course covers the steps to becoming an energy entrepreneur. The full course will take you approximately 2-3 hours to view all videos and review the written content.
BPA: Building Science Principles Course: A Free Resource for Educators
This introductory course, presented in slideshow format, is designed to be a starting point for those interested in any career in residential energy efficiency. The course provides learners with basic information on how homes work through the lens of building science.
Contractor Toolkit: Attracting Business Using Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
Download the Contractor Toolkit to improve your local visibility and help you attract customers online.
HVAC School Podcasts
HVAC School offers a unique blend of recorded technical training sessions, insightful interviews with industry experts, and in-depth discussions on diagnostics and trade secrets.
BPI: Technical Standards
View and download the current approved BPI Technical Standards.
DOE: Geothermal Heat Pumps
This resource webpage provides information on Geothermal Heat Pumps for consumers with links to fact sheets, videos, information pages, and geothermal basics.
ACEEE Toolkit: Adapting Energy Efficiency Programs to Reach Underserved Residents
This toolkit highlights strategies that utilities and third-party program administrators can use to expand energy-efficiency program participation among all underserved households.
BPI: Building Performance Industry Standards
View and download the approved BPI Technical Standards.
Blower Door Mastery: Techniques and Tips for Contractors
Listen to a great discussion of the intricacies and importance of blower doors in testing a home's air tightness.
Weatherization Installer Job Aids
Weatherization job aids are step-by-step visual guides created to assist home energy professionals with effective, durable, and safe energy efficiency upgrades.
EPA: The Indoor Microbiome
Read about the indoor microbiome and its relationship with indoor air quality (IAQ).
DOE: WAP Guidelines for Home Energy Professionals
Guidelines for Home Energy Professionals including Standard Work Specifications for Home Energy Upgrades, and Home Energy Professional certifications along with accreditation of energy-efficiency training programs.
Energy Equity for Renters Toolkit
This toolkit offers guidance on how to integrate energy efficiency and affordable housing policy to preserve or create affordable housing.
Better Buildings Toolkit: Efficiency as a Service
Explore the efficiency-as-a-service solution. It is a pay-for-performance, off-balance sheet financing solution that allows customers to implement energy and water efficiency projects with no upfront capital expenditure.
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