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			<title>BPI Sacramento Trainings Announcement</title>
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																					&lt;span &gt;&lt;strong&gt;BPI: Building Analyst Training &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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																					&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span &gt;Choose from the following dates:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;
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																					&lt;span &gt;Part 1: March 1 - 3&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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																					&lt;span &gt;Part 2: March 22 &amp;amp; 23&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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																					&lt;a href=&quot;http://builditgreen.org/en/cev/232?utm_source=PTMarketing&amp;amp;utm_medium=email&amp;amp;utm_term=01072011&amp;amp;utm_content=January&amp;amp;utm_campaign=BPI-Sac&quot;&gt;&lt;span &gt;Register Now&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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																					&lt;span &gt;Part 1: August 16 - 18&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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																					&lt;span &gt;Part 2: August 30 &amp;amp; 31&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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																					&lt;a href=&quot;http://builditgreen.org/en/cev/233?utm_source=PTMarketing&amp;amp;utm_medium=email&amp;amp;utm_term=01072011&amp;amp;utm_content=January&amp;amp;utm_campaign=BPI-Sac&quot;&gt;&lt;span &gt;Register Now&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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																					&lt;span &gt;Part 1: October 25 - 27&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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																					&lt;span &gt;Part 2: November 15 &amp;amp; 16&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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																					&lt;a href=&quot;http://builditgreen.org/en/cev/235?utm_source=PTMarketing&amp;amp;utm_medium=email&amp;amp;utm_term=01072011&amp;amp;utm_content=January&amp;amp;utm_campaign=BPI-Sac&quot;&gt;&lt;span &gt;Register Now&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;
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																					Sacramento Municipal Utility District &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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																					&lt;span &gt;Sacramento , CA&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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																					&lt;span &gt;General Contractors License or equivalent experience required to participate. You must apply to attend.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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																					&lt;span &gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.builditgreen.org/apply-for-bpi?utm_source=PTMarketing&amp;amp;utm_medium=email&amp;amp;utm_term=110310&amp;amp;utm_content=November&amp;amp;utm_campaign=BPI-Sac&quot; title=&quot;Apply Today!&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Apply Today!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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																					&lt;span &gt;Visit our&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.builditgreen.org/apply-for-bpi?utm_source=PTMarketing&amp;amp;utm_medium=email&amp;amp;utm_term=01072011&amp;amp;utm_content=January&amp;amp;utm_campaign=BPI-Sac&quot; title=&quot;Apply for BPI&quot;&gt;website&lt;/a&gt;,&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;mailto:Training@builditgreen.org?subject=BPI%3A%20Building%20Analyst&quot;&gt;email&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;or by phone 510-590-3360 ext 603.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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																					&lt;span &gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cost:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
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																					5 training days, materials, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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																					&lt;span &gt;written exam: $1695 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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																					&lt;span &gt;Field Exam: $450&lt;br&gt;
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																					&lt;em&gt;Financial assistance is available through your local Workforce Investment Board, One Stop Career Center or Job Link. For further information&lt;a href=&quot;http://etpl.edd.ca.gov/wiaetplind.htm&quot; title=&quot;Find out more about financial assistance&quot;&gt; Click here&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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													January | 2011&lt;/h3&gt;
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													&lt;span &gt;Are You Ready For BPI?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
												&lt;span &gt;&lt;img align=&quot;left&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; hspace=&quot;10&quot; src=&quot;/_files/_Images/Newsletter/PT/2010/nov/FC_Logo_Vert.jpg&quot; vspace=&quot;10&quot; /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
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													&lt;span &gt;Most of the ARRA (American Recovery and Reinvestment Act) funded rebate programs that are helping to retrofit thousands of homes in California will require BPI certification to participate. Don&amp;rsquo;t be left out!&lt;br&gt;
													&lt;br&gt;
													This two-part, five-day course prepares you to pass the BPI Building Analyst Certification Examination. Hands-on training with some of today&amp;rsquo;s cutting edge home performance diagnostic tools will help you guide your clients through a whole-house retrofit. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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													&lt;span &gt;&lt;strong&gt;BPI Certification Helps Expand Your Business&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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													&lt;span &gt;BPI Certification is recognized as a mark of quality throughout the U.S. by home owners, building professionals, and government agencies.&lt;br&gt;
													&lt;br&gt;
													Get your company listed as a &amp;ldquo;Preferred Contractor&amp;rdquo; for local energy retrofit programs on the Energy Upgrade California Website.&lt;br&gt;
													&lt;br&gt;
													This particular training helps prepare you to learn the required certification for SMUD&#39;s Home Performance Program.&amp;nbsp;To learn more about becoming a participating contractor in SMUD&#39;s Home Performance Program, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.smud.org/en/residential/home-performance/Pages/default.aspx&quot; title=&quot;Visit SMUD&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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													&lt;span &gt;&lt;strong&gt;More Content&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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													&lt;span &gt;We provide more than the standard BPI training curriculum. Our expanded training covers:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
												&lt;ul &gt;
													&lt;li &gt;
														How to &lt;strong&gt;reduce energy&lt;/strong&gt; by &lt;strong&gt;conserving&lt;/strong&gt; water &amp;amp; improving hot water delivery systems&lt;/li&gt;
													&lt;li &gt;
														Additional &lt;strong&gt;business tools and resources&lt;/strong&gt; like forms, marketing ideas, and sample home performance reports&lt;/li&gt;
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														&lt;strong&gt;Selecting &amp;ldquo;greener&amp;rdquo; materials&lt;/strong&gt; as part of the remediation process&lt;/li&gt;
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														More test prep and &lt;strong&gt;more time in the field&lt;/strong&gt; working with the testing equipment&lt;/li&gt;
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													&lt;span &gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.builditgreen.org/apply-for-bpi?utm_source=PTMarketing&amp;amp;utm_medium=email&amp;amp;utm_term=01072011&amp;amp;utm_content=January&amp;amp;utm_campaign=BPI-Sac&quot; title=&quot;Apply Today!&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Apply Today!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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													&lt;span &gt;Visit our&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.builditgreen.org/apply-for-bpi?utm_source=PTMarketing&amp;amp;utm_medium=email&amp;amp;utm_term=01072011&amp;amp;utm_content=January&amp;amp;utm_campaign=BPI-Sac&quot; title=&quot;Apply for BPI&quot;&gt;website&lt;/a&gt;,&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;mailto:Training@builditgreen.org?subject=BPI%3A%20Building%20Analyst&quot;&gt;email&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;or by phone 510-590-3360 ext 603.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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																					BPI: Building Analyst Training 
																				 
																					 
																				 
																					Choose from the following dates: 
																					
																				 
																					 
																				 
																					Part 1: March 1 - 3
																				 
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																					Part 1: August 16 - 18
																				 
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																					General Contractors License or equivalent experience required to participate. You must apply to attend.
																				 
																					 
																				 
																					Apply Today!
																				 
																					 
																				 
																					Visit our website, email or by phone 510-590-3360 ext 603.
																				 
																					 
																				 
																					Cost: 
																					 
																					5 training days, materials, 
																				 
																					written exam: $1695 
																				 
																					Field Exam: $450 
																					 
																					Financial assistance is available through your local Workforce Investment Board, One Stop Career Center or Job Link. For further information Click here. 
																				 
																					 
																				 
																					 
																				 
																					 
																				 
																					 
																			
																		
																	
																
															
														
													
												
											
										
										
											
												
													
														
															
																
																	
																		
																			
																				 
																					 
																						 
																					 
																						  
																				
																			
																		
																	
																
															
														
													
												
											
										
									
								
							
							
								
									
										
											
												
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													Are You Ready For BPI?
												
												 
													 
													Most of the ARRA (American Recovery and Reinvestment Act) funded rebate programs that are helping to retrofit thousands of homes in California will require BPI certification to participate. Don't be left out! 
													 
													This two-part, five-day course prepares you to pass the BPI Building Analyst Certification Examination. Hands-on training with some of today's cutting edge home performance diagnostic tools will help you guide your clients through a whole-house retrofit. 
												 
													 
												 
													BPI Certification Helps Expand Your Business
												 
													 
												 
													BPI Certification is recognized as a mark of quality throughout the U.S. by home owners, building professionals, and government agencies. 
													 
													Get your company listed as a &quot;Preferred Contractor&quot; for local energy retrofit programs on the Energy Upgrade California Website. 
													 
													This particular training helps prepare you to learn the required certification for SMUD&#39;s Home Performance Program. To learn more about becoming a participating contractor in SMUD&#39;s Home Performance Program, click here. 
												 
													 
												 
													More Content
												 
													 
												 
													We provide more than the standard BPI training curriculum. Our expanded training covers:
												
													
														How to reduce energy by conserving water &amp; improving hot water delivery systems
													
														Additional business tools and resources like forms, marketing ideas, and sample home performance reports
													
														Selecting &quot;greener&quot; materials as part of the remediation process
													 
														More test prep and more time in the field working with the testing equipment
												
												 
													 
												 
													Apply Today!
												 
													Visit our website, email or by phone 510-590-3360 ext 603.
											
										
									
								
							
						
					
				
			
		
	
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