Webinar – Building Science Principles

CEUs: 6.5

IMPORTANT: This course is NOT the prerequisite to taking BPI’s Building Analyst Technician (BA-T) Field Exam. If interested in the prerequisite (BPI Building Science Principles (BSP) exam and resulting Certificate of Knowledge), please visit BPI.org/building-science-principles

Course Description:

This Building Science Principles course is a 1-day training designed to introduce weatherization and building science principles. Students will participate in classroom instruction referencing the Building Performance Institute’s Building Science Principles Reference Guide.

It is recommended that a Building Science Principles guide be purchased for each student or for each agency/company. The structure of the course is built around this textbook and is helpful for study and note taking.

Note: this course does NOT include the BSP certificate exam. This is hosted on the BPI website

Resources:

• • • BPI Building Science Principles Guide – ($$)

• • • NREL Standard Work Specifications

Course Content & Objectives:

• • • Describe both the background of weatherization and key aspects of the weatherization process

• • • Identify the types of energy movement and describe how they operate in the home

• • • Summarize building science and describe pressure and thermal concepts

• • • Describe how a house functions as a system of systems

• • • Identify mechanical systems and describe their purpose and basic operation

• • • Describe the audit process and recognize the required data for energy modeling

• • • Identify appropriate weatherization measures based on Washington state guidelines

• • Perform a basic blower door test and describe the basics of combustion safety testing

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