Under Larry Zarker's leadership, BPI’s network of independent training organizations (BPI test centers) has expanded nationwide from four to 110 organizations, while BPI’s active certifications have increased from 1,000 to more than 16,700 today.
Auditing and strategic planning for buildings, their systems, and their efficiency have long been an important part of the facility and energy managers’ toolkit for decreasing energy demand and consumption.
The Building Performance Institute has updated the standard to provide more flexibility to contractors while maintaining consistent and conservative savings estimations.
The conference in Austin, Texas, which drew 240 building industry professionals, included keynotes, paper presentations, seminars, vendor demonstrations, panel discussions, and debates from more than 90 presenters.