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The BPI Building Analyst Professional Training

The BPI Building Analyst training is a five-day course designed to introduce the knowledge and skills necessary to achieve BPI Building Analyst Professional certification. Basic building science concepts, home assessment and improvement concepts, and the use of diagnostic equipment (including blower door and combustion safety testing) will be presented. The training includes classroom and hands-on field training, as well as the BPI Building Analyst written exam and field exam.

To achieve BPI Building Analyst Professional Certification, candidates must receive passing scores on the BPI Building Analyst written and field exams. Tuition includes BPI testing fees for both the written exam and field exam.

Course Details

Curriculum topics covered:

• Principles of Energy and Building Science
• The Energy Audit Process
• Building Shell and Thermal Envelope
• Airflow Basics
• Moisture Management
• Air Quality
• Combustion Safety and CO Monitoring
• Building Systems: HVAC, Lighting, Appliances, and DHW
• Diagnosing Common Building Problems
• Blower Door Testing
• Combustion Testing and Safety

The course materials include:

• BPI customized curriculum and study guide
• Classroom and field training
• BPI Building Analyst written Exam
• BPI Building Analyst one-on-one Field Exam

Classroom Training - The BPI Building Analyst classroom training provides the essential knowledge to perform an energy audit. The course itself is the proprietary Building Analyst curriculum approved by the Building Performance Institute.

Field Training - BPI Building Analyst Field Training applies the fundamental principles learned in the classroom to an actual residential home. The training will have a large focus on Combustion Appliance Zone testing due to its importance with maintaining the health of the housing occupants. Students are instructed “hands-on” at the Weatherization Test House just outside the classroom where they are taught how to identify common residential problems and learn to use the following equipment:

Learn how to identify these common Residential Problems:

• Mold and moisture
• Gas leaks
• Carbon monoxide
• nefficiencies in building systems
• Structure
• Develop proficiency with the following Equipment:
  • Blower door
  • Ambient carbon monoxide detector
  • Appliance carbon monoxide detector
  • Monometer
  • Natural gas leak detector
  • Air pressurization (smoke) detection

Written Exam - This is the actual BA Written Exam and is conducted online with your class instructor who is a BPI-approved proctor. The exam is held on the afternoon of the final day of class.

Field Exam - This exam will be a one-on-one, two-hour exam consisting of the student performing an assessment at the Weatherization Test House of the various features learned in the Building Analyst training course. The exam will be conducted by your class instructor who is a BPI-approved proctor, and scheduled on a first come first serve basis. Depending on distance travelled, field exams may be scheduled the day after the written exam, or on the Monday/Tuesday of the following week. The field exam must be concluded within 30 days of the written exam.