Training Library
The industry’s collective resource for home performance training and education
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.
Green Training Programs
The U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office funded Bright Solar Futures (BSF) program is Pennsylvania’s first vocational high school program in solar energy and the first program of its kind in the nation. The recently completed BSF Solar Lab provides a state of the art teaching and learning environment for BSF students.
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Crash Course in Home Performance
Corbett and Grace created a resource-rich 4-module online video course ($29) for anyone who wants more knowledge about home performance. Hours of custom training for homeowners and uninitiated building pros, with exclusive, in-depth video presentations on the entire scope of home performance you can use to make any home healthier, safer, and more comfortable.
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The Building Performance Workshop – Mastermind Course
Hours of custom training for homeowners and uninitiated building pros, with exclusive, in-depth video presentations on the entire scope of home performance you can use to make any home healthier, safer, and more comfortable.
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Home Performance for Tiny Spaces
In this video lecture course, you'll learn about all of the successes and failures of the world's highest performance tiny house on wheels.
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OSHA-Authorized Trainers for OSHA 10 & OSHA 30 Hour Safety Courses
list of OSHA-authorized trainers who conduct 10- and 30-hour Outreach Training classes in construction. The Department of Labor/Occupational Safety and Health Administration lists only those trainers who have requested that their contact information be made public.
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Weatherization and Energy Efficiency: Comprehensive / Tier One Classes
Here is a list of our current online classes for Weatherization and Energy Efficiency. Comprehensive classes are part of our IREC accreditation and BPI CEUs can be given for successful completion of them.
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Furnace-to-Ducted Heat-Pump Retrofit
This series of articles by Bruce Harley discusses retrofitting fossil fuel furnace to heat pumps with centrally ducted air handlers.
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Residential HVAC Online Certificate Program
Contractors, technicians, design and utility personnel, wholesalers, energy commission officials, licensing and code officials, and others interested in learning the importance, including the economic and environmental benefits, of accurate residential load calculation procedures for system design.
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Looking at HVAC and Home Performance Brand Types: Are You Stuck in the Sea of Sameness?
During this webinar, Energy Circle CEO and Founder Peter Troast will analyze and explore home performance and HVAC brand types, and what you can do to set yours apart using digital marketing strategies and tactics.
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MA – R1.2 3rd Party Residential Energy Code Verification
This course covers critical documentation including reports for ERI/HERS, the Simulated Performance Alternative, mechanical ventilation airflow, duct leakage testing, and blower door testing reports, and air barrier and insulation installation checklists.
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HVAC for Office and Sales Staff
HVAC for Office & Sales Staff is a self-paced, online program that explains the basics of HVAC equipment, how important the HVAC contracting industry is, and how vital the role of each employee is in running a successful contracting company.
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Radon Multifamily Measurement Standard Revised 2017 (MAMF-2017)
This engaging online course offers a general review of the radon multifamily testing standard, and identifies changes in the 2017 version of the standard compared to the previous standard published in 2012. In addition, it provides the knowledge necessary to design a testing plan according to the revised standard, MAMF-2017.
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RESNET HERS Rater Training
This training prepares you to get certified as a RESNET Home Energy Rater. You will learn how to perform home energy ratings, gain the skills required to work with home builders and architects to design energy efficient homes, and provide detailed analyses and recommendations for energy conservation and cost savings.
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Passive Home in the Real World – Self Study
Passive House Consultant Mike Duclos teaches how to apply Passive House principles in the real world. With a brief nod to theory and computation, this course will mainly focus on tips, tricks, pitfalls, and what to expect when making Passive House a reality.
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BPI Energy Modeling & Workscope
The course covers energy modeling basics, gathering data for REMRate and using the DOE Home Energy Score Tool. It also provides requirements and recommendations for generating a scope of work for implementing whole-house energy improvement measures.
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