Description

The Building Analyst Quick Start Program consists of two online training programs: Principles of Green Buildings and Performing Comprehensive Building Assessments.

Principles of Green Buildings
This is the first online program of its kind, developed and written in partnership with experts from Advanced Energy of North Carolina. It covers everything an individual in the building, remodeling, or trade industry needs to know to make buildings perform more efficiently.  You'll learn about critical topics ranging from insulation to moisture management to indoor air quality basics.

Performing Comprehensive Building Assessments
This program expands the theories and concepts taught in the Principles of Green Buildings program. Designed for those entering or looking to expand their expertise in the industry, this program features a task-oriented format that will apply practical, real-world situations in each module.

Performing Comprehensive Building Assessments is intended for students who are engaged in conducting building assessments, energy audits, performance testing, energy ratings, green ratings, rating verifications, quality assurance, quality installations, building inspections, home inspections, home tune-ups, or any other related building improvement, evaluation, or repair services that make changes to the building as a system.

Building Analyst Quick Start
Students who successfully complete the Building Analyst Quick Start program will have demonstrated that they have the requisite knowledge and ability to apply these concepts to real-world buildings and their systems. However, it's important to point out that there is no program, lab, or other educational substitute for time spent in the field, working in buildings and experiencing situations first-hand. This program is designed to put you into close simulations of situations you can expect to encounter in the real world. It requires you to learn what the various assessment tools and techniques are, when to use them, and how to use the information gained to prioritize decision making and how to report this information to various stakeholders.

This program has also been designed to help prepare individuals on the path to various NATE, NARI, BPI, RESNET, and other industry credentials related to green building performance. Instruction aligns with ANSI/ACCA Quality Installation and Maintenance Standards. This program is recognized by North American Technician Excellence (NATE) and Building Performance Institute (BPI) for 28 hours of continuing education (28 CEHs) applicable to NATE and BPI recertification. Must obtain a 75% or higher to obtain CEH recognition.

Objectives: upon successful completion of this program, you'll

• Have completed the initial portion of the BPI and other Home Performance certification processes.
• Have a better understanding of all the major systems found in a conventional building
• Understand issues of building science and how they can relate to occupant health
• Discover the relationships of building systems and building sustainability
• Know observation techniques and data-collection skills
• Use inspection and analysis approaches for comprehensive building assessments
• Understand diagnostic testing procedures for evaluating buildings
• Know how to prepare reports and findings for building owners
• Successfully participate in the BPI (Building Performance Institute) field testing session

Outline

1. Principles of Green Buildings
   1. House as a System
   2. Air Flow Basics
   3. Heat Flow, Insulation, Windows
   4. Framing and Air Sealing
   5. Moisture Management
   6. Conditioning Strategies
   7. Ventilation
   8. Combustion Safety
   9. Indoor Air Quality Basics
2. Performing Comprehensive Building Assessments
   1. Observation Techniques and Data Collection
   2. Exterior Inspection and Exterior Building Systems Analysis
   3. Interior Inspections and Building Analysis
   4. Blower Door and Zonal Pressure Diagnostics, Ventilation Rates
   5. Combustion Safety, Testing and Analysis I
   6. Combustion Safety, Testing and Analysis II
   7. Duct Diagnostics
   8. Reporting and Documentation

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Additional Info

Languages

English

Course Length

60.00 hours

Duration of Access

Duration: 60 hours

All of our programs are self-paced and open enrollment, so you can start them when you want and finish them at your own pace. Most programs allow you 180 days after you register to complete them. If you need more time, extensions are available.

Instructor

William (Bill) J. Parlapiano III, CIAQ, is known as the Dean of Green. His duties include workforce development and management consulting services to trade contractors, remodelers, builders, trade associations, educational organizations, utilities, and government agencies. He is the founder of the Alliance for a Green Collar Workforce, an organization dedicated to bringing attention to the growing need for qualified workers in the green building and green remodeling trades.

Bill is a principal consultant with Better Buildings, Inc., of Santa Ana, California. His professional experience includes service in the United States Army developing and flying airborne intelligence systems. He has served in technical, staff-level, and executive management positions as a mechanical contractor. He has also been an HVAC, IAQ, and building science consultant. His experience includes work as a project manager with the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, and he recently departed his post as the chief executive officer for the Building Performance Institute, Inc. He holds a bachelor’s degree in marketing and management from Siena College and has studied mechanical engineering and professional aeronautics.

He currently serves on the board of directors for ACI: Advancing Home Performance and Home Energy magazine and is the international director of region two for the Refrigeration Service Engineers Society. He recently completed a term of office on the board of directors for North American Technician Excellence (NATE) and was a six-term local RSES chapter president. He is certified in Indoor Air Quality and NATE-certified in multiple specialties. He serves on the NATE, ARI-ICE, and BPI Technical Committees, as well as on the ANSI-ACCA 5 Quality Installation Standard Committee and the Path 36 Technical Advisory Panel.

Bill is a regular presenter at conferences and events, an instructor for trade association programs, has written for a textbook publisher, and has co-authored other publications. He is an active member of ASHRAE, ACCA, RSES, ICC, IBPSA, NFPA, CARE, ASIA, and a life member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and American Legion.

Prerequisites/Audience

This program is for you if you're beginning your career in home performance, whether as an HVAC technician; an envelope worker in areas such as air sealing, insulation, and vapor barriers; a siding and window specialist; or an employee in a similar occupation.

The program is also suited for people who will be engaged in conducting building assessments, energy audits, performance testing, energy ratings, green ratings, rating verifications, quality assurance, quality installations, building inspections, home inspections, home tune-ups, or other related building improvement, evaluation, or repair services.

Requirements/Materials Included

High-speed Internet is recommended, but you can still take programs online using a dial-up connection. Computers that support the following browsers are adequate:

• Internet Explorer (version 5.5 or later)
• Firefox (all versions)
• Mozilla (version 1.7 or later)
• Sea Monkey (all versions)
• Netscape (version 7 or later)

Please note: AOL, MSN, Opera, Safari, and Camino browsers are NOT supported.

Each student will receive the following textbook: Residential Energy: Cost Savings and Comfort for Existing Buildings, by John T. Krigger and Chris Dorsi. Students also receive a 65-page Principles of Green Buildings workbook as a study guide for the program.