BPI Building Analyst Technician Training
This comprehensive training teaches the necessary skills and abilities to perform comprehensive whole-home assessments to optimize comfort, durability, and performance by identifying problems at the root cause and prescribing prioritized solutions based on building science. Earning this credential qualifies you to participate and verify for utility rebate programs, such as GA Power’s Home Energy Improvement Program (HEIP), which offers valuable rebates to your clients.
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Program Details
The BPI Building Analyst Technician (BA-T) certification is an early-career credential for workers in the home performance industry. This certification offers a great entrance to the industry while providing a clear path for professional growth. A BA-T’s work includes data collection, visual evaluation, and diagnostic testing for whole-home assessments. This training prepares students to challenge both examinations required to achieve the BPI Building Analyst Technician Certification.
Southface offers three versions of this training. The Full BPI BA-T Training Package includes the Training, Field Exam, and Building Science Professional Certificate. Completing the Full BPI BA-T Training Package ensures that students meet all requirements to receive the BPI BA-T certification. The BSP Training Package includes the Training and Building Science Professional Certificate only. The BPI BA-T Training Only Package does not include the BSP certificate or field exam. The prices of each training package are listed below.
- Full BPI BA-T Training Package (Building Science Professional Certification + BPI Building Analyst Technician Field Exams): $1,950
- BSP Training Package (Building Science Professional Certification): $1,650
- BPI BA-T Training Only (No Exams): $1,500
Learn
After successful completion of this course, the participant will be able to perform comprehensive whole-home energy assessments, employ advanced diagnostic testing techniques, evaluate building systems performance, diagnose problems, and provide cost-effective solutions that increase energy efficiency and improve the health and safety qualities of the home.
Earn
Certifications
BPI Building Science Principles (BSP) Certificate of Knowledge – Two-hour online exam
BPI Building Analyst Technician (BA-T) Certification – 2-4 hour proctored field exam
CEUs: This training has been approved by BPI for 8 BPI Continuing Education Units.
Schedule
This is a Live, in-person training that will take place at the Southface training facility located at 241 Pine St NE Atlanta, GA 30308. Training will take place Monday to Friday from 9:00am to 4:00pm each day. Students paying for the subsequent proctored field exam will schedule this individually.
Course Requirements
BPI’s Building Science Principles Certificate of Knowledge (BSP) is a prerequisite for the proctored BA-T certification field exam. Southface incorporates BSP Curriculum into this training, thus BSP certification is NOT a prerequisite for this course. Students will complete the BSP exam before taking the proctored BA-T field exam.
Upon registration for this training, you will gain access to a short set of online prerequisite modules that students must complete before the start of training. Instructions for accessing these modules will be provided after registration.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. If you register for this BA-T Training AND pass the BSP online exam and the proctored BA-T Field Exam, you will receive the BPI BA-T Certification.
Southface recommends that everyone attempting the BPI BA-T Field Exam receive training, but if you have already attended a training, you are able to schedule Field Exams at our Test Center. Southface offers pricing for: The full BA-T Training Package (includes training and both exams), BA-T Training only, and BA-T Field Exam only. To schedule a proctored field exam, contact courses@southface.org.
Contact courses@southface.org or read the BA-T Certification Scheme Handbook, Field Guide, and Job Task Analysis for the Building Analyst Technician certification.
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