Corporate Training By Zack Academy - BPI Building Shell and Envelope Professional

Why Should You Take This BPI Building Shell and Envelope Professional Course?

Enhance your skills and propel yourself and your company ahead of the competition with the five-day BPI Shell and Envelope Professional Certification.This course is a residential specialization that focuses on ways to enhance the building envelope's thermal and pressure boundaries through insulation and air sealing techniques. Candidates are required to be certified as a BPI Building Analyst prior to earning this certification.

Why Should You Attend This Workshop?

If your company is in an energy-efficiency industry field, such as weatherization or insulation, the BPI Envelope certification paired with the Building Analyst certification will make your company eligible to apply for BPI Accreditation. This accreditation can be useful for acquiring grants and incentives in states throughout the US.

For individuals, this course prepares you to not only understand how to analyze a home, but also why this process is so important. While being able to identify the issues occurring in the home are key, understanding why problems related to the building envelope developed in the first place is critical as every home is unique. 

Who Should Attend This Workshop?

HERS Raters, BPI Building Analyst Professionals, Home Inspectors, HVAC Professionals, Insulation Professionals, General Contractors, Home Builders, Engineers, Architects, and more.

Course Topics:

• Forms of Heat Transfer
  
• Framing
• Types of Insulation
• Combustion Safety
• Moisture Movement
• Thermal & Pressure Boundaries
• Pressure Testing
• Building Envelope Chemistry

Course Materials: Online Resources for Pre-Course Study, Classroom & Live Field Training, BPI Envelope Professional Handbook and Field Training Guide, BPI Technical Standards, Written & Field Exams, and Certificate of Completion.

Prerequisites: Although the class includes a review of some Building Analyst concepts, students must have had Building Analyst training and certification to take this class.

Syllabus

Classroom Training:

• Thermal & Pressure Boundary Evaluation
• Air Sealing & Dense-pack Techniques
• Prioritizing Air Sealing Work
• Insulation Techniques & Applications
• Window & Door Inspections
• Ventilation Requirements and Systems
• Health & Safety

Field Training:

• Testing In and Testing Out Procedures
• Indoor Air Quality Assessment
• Indoor Moisture Sources & Solutions
• Critical Shell Identification & Inspection
• Blower Door Applications
• Duct Diagnostics