California Multifamily Existing Building Training on Feb 5, 2013 8:30 AM

Tue, 05 Feb 2013 16:30:00 GMT

California Multifamily Existing Building Training
Start Date: Feb 5, 2013 8:30 AM
End Time: Feb 12, 2013 12:00 PM
Location: CSU East Bay Oakland Center, Oakland, CA 94607
Speaker: Professional Training

Event Details:

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Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E)’s Energy Upgrade California Multifamily Pilot Program is a whole-building, performance-based rebate program to encourage energy-efficient multifamily building retrofits. The program aims to train qualified HERS II Raters and other qualified professionals to support the upgrade of 500 multifamily units, and will position participants to perform work under the 2014 full program roll-out.

To qualify to perform whole building energy audits, recommendations and third-party verifications under this program, raters must have completed the California Multifamily Existing Building Training described below.

Dates:

Classroom training | February 5 – 8 | 8:30 am – 5 pm
Classroom training and field tutorial | February 11 | 8:30 am – 5 pm
Exams | Tuesday, February 12 | 8:30 am – 3 pm

Location:

CSU East Bay Oakland Center, 1000 Broadway, Suite 109, Oakland, CA 94607

Field tutorial location TBA (Alameda County)

Agenda:

The class will equip the rater with the broad range of skills necessary to serve various Energy Upgrade California multifamily retrofit programs*. The 5.5-day training agenda includes:

Multifamily central systems for BPI Multifamily Building Analyst
Supplemental HERS II content specific to multifamily content
Energy Audit protocols
BPI Multifamily and GreenPoint Rated Existing Home Multifamily program and verification protocols
Tools to complete a rating
Half-day field tutorial

Pre-qualifications:

Applicants must at minimum EITHER

Be a RESNET Rater or certified California Whole-House Home Energy (HERS II) Rater, and plan to pursue BPI Multifamily Building Analyst as part of this training, OR
Apply and receive approval to pursue both BPI Multifamily Building Analyst and GreenPoint Rated Existing Home Multifamily certification as part of this training.

Space is limited. A maximum of two (2) qualified individuals per company may attend. Preference will be given to those with the most relevant experience. For those pursuing GreenPoint Rated certification under the second pre-qualification option (above), a separate application to pursue GreenPoint Rated Existing Home Multifamily certification is necessary, and can be accessed upon completion of the form below.

To sign up for this training:

Complete the application (see below).
Register and pay for the BPI Multifamily Building Analyst exam ($500). A link to proceed with payment will be provided upon approval of this application.
Attendees must agree to provide feedback and participate in a limited number of focus groups

Additional Multifamily Pilot Program requirements:

Participants must EITHER

Be a participating Energy Upgrade California Whole House Rebate Program Rater or Contractor in good standing and complete the one-page Multifamily Pilot Addendum (to be provided upon application approval); OR
Enroll in the PG&E Multifamily Pilot by completing the enrollment process, which includes providing proof of license and certification. A link to program enrollment will be provided upon approval of this application.

Please plan to bring:

A laptop computer that can connect to wireless internet (for the BPI exam)
A tape measure, pencil, pen, clipboard, and notepad

For more information, or to register, visit http://builditgreen.org/en/cev/670 or contact Matthew Souther at Build It Green at 510-590-3360 x603 or training@builditgreen.org.

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Questions?

Contact training@builditgreen.org or (510) 590-3360 ext. 603

*Upon completing this training and passing the BPI Multifamily Building Analyst exam, attendees will be placed on a list of multifamily raters qualified to serve the Energy Upgrade California PG&E Multifamily Pilot Program. However, this training does not result in a certification from CalCERTS, Inc. or the State of California. Attendees may sit for the GreenPoint Rated Existing Home Multifamily Rater exam upon completion of this course, but must pre-submit a separate application to verify eligibility for that certification.

This program is funded by California utility customers and administered by PG&E under the auspices of the California Public Utilities Commission.

Energy Upgrade California™ is a program of the California Public Utilities Commission in collaboration with the California Energy Commission, California counties, cities, nonprofit organizations, and the state’s investor-owned utilities. Funding comes from the utilities’ ratepayers under the auspices of the California Public Utilities Commission in addition to incremental funding from the Department of Energy.© 2013 Energy Upgrade California. Trademarks are property of their respective owners. All rights reserved.

CSU East Bay Oakland Center

1000 Broadway, Suite 109

Oakland, CA 94607

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