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.
The Building Performance Institute has updated the standard to provide more flexibility to contractors while maintaining consistent and conservative savings estimations.
The updated standard, ANSI/BPI-1100-T-2023, defines the minimum criteria for conducting a science-based, whole-building assessment of a residential building.
The Building Performance Institute Inc. (BPI) announced that a substantive revision to ANSI/BPI-1200-S-2015: “Standard for Basic Analysis of Buildings” is now available for public comment.
The Building Performance Institute (BPI) announced the nationwide launch of its Healthy Home Evaluator (HHE) certification. The certification is designed to help home performance and other professionals conduct assessments to determine conditions that may adversely affect occupant health and safety.
The Building Performance Institute Inc. (BPI) has announced the Jon Siemen Memorial Scholarship Program to help industry professionals in attaining BPI certification. The scholarship has been developed to honor Jon Siemen, BPI technical relations representative, who passed away in March 2015.
The Building Performance Institute Inc. (BPI) is seeking applications from individuals interested in serving on its Multifamily Standards Technical Committee (STC). Interested parties should submit an application by Sept. 22, 2016.
As approved by the HHE Certification Scheme Committee, any BPI-certified professional who holds either an active Building Analyst (BA), Energy Auditor (EA), or QCI certification is qualified to take the HHE exam.
The Building Performance Institute Inc. (BPI) announced it is introducing the Healthy Home Evaluator (HHE) credential to the home performance, weatherization, and healthy housing workforce, with the goal of breaking the link between unhealthy housing and unhealthy families through home performance interventions.