Yesterday I wrote a post that told your how to get RESNET certified and become a home energy auditor. While it is absolutely necessary to get certified by an accredited home energy auditing organization, RESNET certification is not the only path to become a home energy audit professional.
Get BPI Certified
As I posted last week, the BPI (Building Performance Institute) is another internationally recognized organization that provides home energy auditor certification. For those who have not read the other post, the main difference between the two lies in the various entities that recognize the certification.
For example, most government organizations require a home energy auditor to have a RESNET certification in order to perform audits that qualify for tax credits and other incentives. On the other hand, many utility companies across the nation require energy audits to be performed by a home energy auditor who has a BPI certification for the homeowner to qualify for certain incentives.
For this reason, many home energy auditors are choosing to pursue both RESNET and BPI Certifications.
To get BPI certified, you must first pass the RESNET Level 1 and RESNET Level 2 certification exams. Once you have passed these exams, you can enroll in a BPI Building Analyst Training Course which consists of an additional 6 hour online course and a 90 minute video that works in conjunction with the field training you had to complete for the RESNET Level 2 certification.
After completing the required BPI course, you can take the BPI certification exam at any Home Energy Team Institute exam location. For more information, see the BPI Building Analyst Certification Course details on the Home Energy Team Institute site.