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Browse our extensive library of certification training, continuing education opportunities, exam preparation, and on-the-job learning. Here you can find in-depth courses, programs, and opportunities from some of the industry’s top training providers and experts.

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ASHRAE 62.2 Ventilation for Single-Family Dwellings

  • HVAC
This is a comprehensive, hands-on training course for professionals with instructor Rick Karg, ASHRAE committee member since 2007. Master the best practices for calculating ventilation requirements, optimizing equipment selection, and understanding where the standards are headed.
Online
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BPI Building Science Principles (BSP) Certificate Prep

  • Building Science Principles
Earning the Building Science Principles (BSP) Certificate of Knowledge is your first step into the world of energy-efficient home performance.
Online
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BPI Healthy Home Evaluator (HHE) Certification Prep

  • Healthy Housing/IAQ
This course with Brynn Cooksey, one of ESCO's Top 25 Most Influential HVACR Instructors of 2024, prepares you for BPI's Healthy Home Evaluator certification.
Online
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Testing and Verifying Air Distribution and Air Barrier Systems in Residential Construction

  • Building Envelope/Insulation
  • CEU
  • Healthy Housing/IAQ
Understanding, measuring, and diagnosing air leakage of the duct systems and the building shell is the focus of this training course. The air distribution system and the home envelope are described and investigated along with their impacts on efficiency, safety and building durability.
Online
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Overview of Solar Technologies and Solar Construction

  • CEU
  • Solar/Renewables
This course is designed to be an introduction to passive and active solar systems. It includes a history of how solar features were designed into ancient dwellings and follows the timeline and construction practices up to the present.
Online
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Insulation and Radiant Barrier Evaluation

  • Building Envelope/Insulation
  • CEU
  • Weatherization/QCI
This online, on-demand training class will be of interest to Insulation Installers, HERS Raters, RFIs, Code Officials, and General Contractors. The number of items and standards to be considered and evaluated when determining the quality of a residential insulation job or the installation of radiant barriers is surprising.
Online
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Indoor Air Quality and Mechanical Ventilation

  • CEU
  • Healthy Housing/IAQ
  • HVAC
This online, on-demand training class is targeted to HERS Raters, RFIs and Code Officials; but will be interesting to anyone who breathes while inside their residence. You will learn all about Indoor Air Quality (IAQ), carbon monoxide production, and mechanical ventilation systems.
Online
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Energy Modeler Certification

  • Auditing & Diagnostics
  • Building Science Principles
  • CEU
Being an Energy Modeler is much, much more than data entry. The ability to generate an accurate energy model is one of the most difficult and critical responsibilities of a HERS Rating or Code Compliance evaluation. This course provides information about the energy modeling of homes, but also about the energy and construction considerations that must be made when developing an energy model.
Online
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ENERGY STAR Single Family New Homes

  • Auditing & Diagnostics
  • CEU
This fully online, on-demand training class teaches ENERGY STAR Verifiers what they need to know to verify homes for the ENERGY STAR Program. This course is open to RESNET HERS Raters, Rating Field Inspectors, HERS Modelers, BPI Certified Professionals, and CHEERS Verifiers who are new to ENERGY STAR. A remotely proctored exam is included.
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ENERGY STAR Multifamily New Construction Certification

  • Auditing & Diagnostics
  • CEU
  • Multifamily
This fully online, on-demand course provides the required training for those verifying under the ENERGY STAR Multifamily New Construction program. This is an EPA Approved training course for RESNET HERS Raters, Rating Field Inspectors, HERS Modelers, BPI Certified Professionals, and CHEERS Verifiers. A remotely proctored exam is included.
Online
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Energy Fundamentals

  • Building Science Principles
  • CEU
This short course covers the definition of energy including detailed energy terms and the language of energy. You will learn the laws of thermodynamics and take a deep dive into the concepts of heat flow, air flow, and moisture flow.
Online
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Construction Primer

  • Building Envelope/Insulation
  • CEU
Construction basics and building components are covered in this course. We take a tour of construction plans and learn what to expect in the plan set.
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Construction Math

  • Auditing & Diagnostics
  • CEU
There are many uses for Construction Math, from Building Science to Real Estate to Construction. This course will help you dust off and expand your math skills with a focus on residential construction.
Online
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Combustion Safety and Combustion Safety Testing

  • CEU
  • HVAC
We define the Combustion Appliance Zone(s) (CAZ), discuss the combustion process and elements of combustion safety, understand the multiple combustion appliances we may have to evaluate as well as testing protocols and visual examination.
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Building Science and the Building Envelope

  • Building Science Principles
  • CEU
This course introduces you to construction terminology, takes you through a quick history of home construction and home energy use and dives into the details of building envelope energy flows.
Online

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