130 Million Reasons to Develop a Green Workforce

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1 130 Million Reasons to Develop a Green Workforce An Overview of the BPI Credentialing Process Larry Zarker Building Performance Institute

2 Home Performance Contracting is the Low Hanging Fruit in the Clean Energy Discussion So is it like picking peaches?

3 or is it like picking blueberries? Imagine picking 128 million blueberries from this field.

4 Investing in Energy Efficiency is Like Buying an Annuity

5 The Challenge 130 million housing units in the U.S. NY HPwES program reaching 6,000 units per year; after 8 years only 1% of the housing stock transformed* How do we ramp up to a ten year upgrade on all existing homes in the country? *GJ/GNY Goal of 1 million homes in 5 years.

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8 Potential BPI Certifications in Low High Affiliates # of Trainings 4 6 # of Students Total BPI Certifications 7,800 18,000

9 Need for Home Performance Contracting About a third of owner-occupied homes are now at least 45 years old and an additional third is between 25 and 45 years old meaning that a large majority of homes are in increasing need of remodeling and repair AND upgrade of the home s performance.

10 Ramping Up Home Performance How do we move from the 10,000 year build out to the ten year build out? Geographic Area Scenarios of Annual HPwES Market Penetration Current # of Units as of 7/1/2007 Number of Units Getting Home Performance Current Low Medium High 10, Years 100 Years 10 Years Years United States 127,901,934 12, ,902 1,279,019 12,790,193.Alabama 2,137, ,137 21, ,702.Alaska 282, ,822 28,223.Arizona 2,667, ,668 26, ,750.Arkansas 1,287, ,287 12, ,743.California 13,308,346 1,331 13, ,083 1,330,835.Colorado 2,127, ,127 21, ,716.Connecticut 1,438, ,438 14, ,844.Delaware 388, ,886 38,862.District of Columbia 284, ,842 28,422.Florida 8,718, ,718 87, ,839.Georgia 3,961, ,961 39, ,147.Hawaii 506, ,067 50,674.Idaho 631, ,311 63,107.Illinois 5,246, ,246 52, ,601.Indiana 2,778, ,778 27, ,839.Iowa 1,329, ,330 13, ,960.Kansas 1,219, ,219 12, ,944.Kentucky 1,906, ,906 19, ,610.Louisiana 1,859, ,859 18, ,918.Maine 696, ,966 69,661.Maryland 2,318, ,318 23, ,846.Massachusetts 2,722, ,722 27, ,219.Michigan 4,527, ,528 45, ,766.Minnesota 2,304, ,304 23, ,447.Mississippi 1,254, ,255 12, ,491.Missouri 2,647, ,647 26, ,727.Montana 435, ,355 43,553.Nebraska 780, ,808 78,080.Nevada 1,102, ,102 11, ,238.New Hampshire 594, ,941 59,405.New Jersey 3,499, ,499 34, ,941.New Mexico 862, ,621 86,207.New York 7,939, ,940 79, ,985.North Carolina 4,125, ,125 41, ,531.North Dakota 310, ,105 31,055.Ohio 5,064, ,065 50, ,490.Oklahoma 1,623, ,623 16, ,301.Oregon 1,609, ,610 16, ,960.Pennsylvania 5,477, ,478 54, ,786.Rhode Island 450, ,509 45,088.South Carolina 2,021, ,022 20, ,195.South Dakota 357, ,572 35,724.Tennessee 2,724, ,725 27, ,473.Texas 9,432, ,433 94, ,267.Utah 925, ,252 92,524.Vermont 311, ,114 31,143.Virginia 3,274, ,274 32, ,439.Washington 2,744, ,744 27, ,407.West Virginia 882, ,827 88,269.Wisconsin 2,560, ,560 25, ,010.Wyoming 242, ,423 24,233 Source of Current Housing Units: Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau Release Date: August 21, 2008

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13 What is Home Performance? The systematic approach to improving the comfort, health, safety, energy efficiency and durability of your customers homes.

14 Drivers for Home Performance Dust and Allergies Comfort Issues (Drafts, Hot or Cold Rooms) High Utility Bills Hazardous Materials (Asbestos, etc.) Moisture (wet basements, mold, etc.) Climate Change (i.e., carbon footprint)

15 Typical home full of systems Drainage system Foundation system Flooring system Wall system Ceiling system Roof system Heating system Air conditioning system Ventilation & IAQ systems Moisture control systems Distribution system Exhaust systems Plumbing systems in/out Electric, Appliance & Lighting systems Energy management system Key Question: Do you know where your fresh air comes from?

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19 Return Air Furnace Filter Slot

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21 Mold on Wall

22 Open Sump Pit

23 Corrosion on Hot Water Tank

24 Pipe Insulation

25 Uninsulated Ducts in Crawl Space

26 Which Do You Prefer? Government regulation versus industry selfregulation?

27 Cosmetology Requirements in NY New York State Board of Cosmetology License Information In order to obtain a license in barbering, cosmetology, esthetics, nail technology, or waxing in the state of New York, students must complete the requirements listed below. Requirements Cosmetologist (hairdresser):1,000 hours Esthetician: 600 hours Nail Specialist: 250 hours Natural Hairstylist: 300 hours Waxer: 75 hours You must correctly answer at least 70 percent of the questions to pass the written exam. However, all exam results are reported as either passed or failed; you will not get a numerical score. If you pass the written exam, you will receive a notice in the mail. At a later date, you will be sent an admission notice with the date, time and location of the practical exam for which you are scheduled.

28 Beautician vs. HP Contractor What happens if your hairdresser makes a mistake? Bad Hair Day What happens if your home improvement contractor makes a mistake? CO Spillage

29 Testing In Home Performance begins with a testing in procedure that is defined in the BPI Standards.

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31 Tools of the Trade

32 BPI Certification Model BPI Certified Building Analyst Professional BPI Certified Envelope Professional BPI Certified Heating Professional BPI Certified Air Conditioning or Heat Pump Professional BPI Certified Manufactured Housing Professional Field Exam for Building Analyst Field Exam for Envelope Field Exam for Heating Field Exam for Air Conditioning or Heat Pump Field Exam for Manufactured Housing Written Exam for Building Analyst Written Exam for Envelope Written Exam for Gas or Oil Furnaces or Gas or Oil Hydronics Written Exam for Air Conditioning or Heat Pump Written Exam for Manufactured Housing

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37 What is BPI Accreditation? A professional credential awarded by BPI to contracting companies who commit to offering comprehensive whole house home performance solutions for their customers.

38 BPI Accredited Contractor Model Educate Customers on Whole-House Offer Comprehensive Solutions Training & Certification of Key Staff Follow BPI Standards in Their Work Last Do No Harm Independent, Third-Party Quality Assurance Program

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40 Solutions Based Selling Verifiable Results

41 BPI Quality Assurance Model QA Provider Conducts Office Visits QA Provider Field Testing on 5% of Jobs QA Provider Reports BPI Hires Independent QA Provider Telephone Interviews with Sample Postcard Surveys/ Website Links for Consumer Input BPI/Affiliate Review Information Submits Summary Project Data Quarterly BPI Accredited Contractor Completes Project BPI Provides QA Feedback to BPI Accredited Contractor 41

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43 HOME STAR: Proposed Silver Star Path The SILVER STAR prescriptive path provides a near term incentive for specific energy saving investments that is simple to administer and easily introduced into the existing marketplace. Homeowners receive between $1,000 and $1,500 for each measure installed in the home, or $250 per appliance, with a benefit not exceeding $4,000 or at least 50% of total project costs (whichever is less). Covered measures include air sealing; attic, wall, and crawl space insulation; duct sealing or replacement; and replacement of existing windows and doors, furnaces, air conditioners, heat pumps, water heaters and appliances with high efficiency models. The legislation will utilize existing standards for qualifying products at a level sufficient to significantly increase consumer demand for highly energy efficient building materials and mechanical systems. SILVER STAR improvements may be implemented by any appropriately licensed and insured contractor, but all participating contractors will receive information about opportunities for accreditation and training programs.

44 HOME STAR: Proposed Gold Star Path The GOLD STAR performance path offers an incentive to households that choose to conduct a comprehensive energy audit and then implement a variety of measures that are designed together to provide greater total returns in energy savings. This performance path represents the future of home efficiency: state of the art building science is used to identify problems, present solutions and deliver verifiable energy savings, generating confidence among homeowners and investors alike. This technology neutral approach is based on performance, not specific products, so market forces will direct funds to solutions that achieve the best results. A certified professional with accreditation from the Building Performance Institute (BPI), the Residential Energy Services Network (RESNET) or an approved equivalent conducts an energy audit before work begins, and a test out when the performance retrofit is complete. Consumers receive $4,000 for modeled savings of 20%, plus an additional $1,500 incentive for each additional 5% of modeled energy savings, with incentives not to exceed 50% of project costs. Contractors implementing the GOLD STAR performance path must be BPI accredited.