BFH_Thoughts on Trade Certification for Energy Efficiency in Canada
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The Easy Button for Trades Certification in Canada?!
1 June 2011!Bfreehomes Design Ltd. !
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An Interim Solution to Help Create and Foster !the Building-Science Based Energy Efficient
Home Renovation Industry!
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Trades Certification!17 May 2011!
BPI has 9 Standards!!Building Analyst Professional!BPI-101: Home Energy Auditing Standard Aug 3 2010!BPI-104: Envelope Professional!Heating Professional!Residential Building Envelope Whole House Air Leakage Control Installer !!Air Conditioning and Heat Pump Professional!Multi-Family Building Analyst Professional!Multi-Family Energy Efficient Building Operator!Multi-Family Hydronic Heating Professional!Manufactured Housing Professional
BPI Certification!
The Five Key Standards for Small Homes
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Trades Certification!17 May 2011!
BPI Standards reference the following!!Combustible appliance testing requirements and limits!Mechanical ventilation requirements based on ASHRAE 62-89!Heat loss calculations through assemblies based on ASHRAE Manual J (Q= U*A*∂T)!!Occupant safety!Indoor air quality!Connection between interior/exterior (house-to-garage, house-to-attic, house-to-basement)!Reducing air leakage !Improving thermal envelope!House-as-a-system approach!!
BPI Certification!
The primary related standards to be ‘Canadianized’
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Trades Certification!17 May 2011!
Translate Certifications into Canadian Context!!!
BPI Certification!
Building Analyst + one or all of the following: • Envelope Professional!• Heating Professional!• Residential Building Envelope Whole House Air Leakage Control Installer
Building Analyst is parallel to CEA without Hot2000 modelling skills
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Trades Certification!17 May 2011!
Proposed Initial Training Curriculum!!!
BPI Certification!
Hot2000 training CEA!
EnerGuide for Houses Certified Energy Evaluator Non-Hot2000 components • Envelope Professional curriculum OR!(to be modified/developed from existing CDN/US training materials)!• Heating Professional OR!(to be modified/developed from existing CDN/US training materials)!• Residential Building Envelope Whole House Air Leakage Control Installer (to be modified/developed from existing CDN/US training materials)!
IMPORTANT:!Training for BPI Certification based on the fundamentals of CEA training but DOES NOT lead to layers of evaluators.!