Stackable, Portable Credentials for the Home

Stackable, Portable Credentials for the
Home Performance and Wx Industry
Raising the Bar in Home
Performance Contracting
Larry Zarker
BPI
The Challenge
 Nearly 130,000,000 housing units in U.S.
 NY HPwES program reaching 7,000 units per
year; after 9 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?
Ramping Up Home Performance
Scenarios for Achieving Scale:
State
Units of
Housing
10,000
Years
1000 Years 100
Years
10
Years
U.S. Total
130,000,000
13,000
130,000
1,300,000
13,000,000
4,459,018
446
4,459
44,590
445,902
Rocky Mtns
We are currently on at least a 1,000 year path to
systematically upgrading the performance of the
nation’s housing stock.
* Source: U.S. Census, 2009
Good News
Over 500,000 units have been
weatherized to date in the WAP
program with ARRA funds.
700,000 units will be completed
by the end of March 2012.
BPI’s Green Jobs Initiative
http://www.bpi.org/greencollar.aspx
A job bank connecting HP contractors
with a talent pool of highly trained
technicians in the WAP community.
Remodeling is a $300 Billion Industry
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Source: “A New Decade of Growth for Remodeling,” January 2011, Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies.
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Money is in Existing Housing
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Source: “A New Decade of Growth for Remodeling,” January 2011, Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies.
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Small Firms Dominate in Remodeling
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Source: “A New Decade of Growth for Remodeling,” January 2011, Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies.
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Building “Stackable” Credentials
 From entry level worker to seasoned veteran
 Across technician skills sets (auditing, envelope,
heating, AC/Heat Pump, QA Inspection, etc.)
 Including sales and marketing, management, and
other job classifications
 Working with DOE WAP designations of Energy
Auditor, Installer, Crew Chief and QA Inspector
Competency Framework
Management Skills
Professional
Certification
Advanced
Technical Courses
Fundamental
Skills /
Certificate
General
Education
Requirements
Employment
Eligibility
Competency Framework
Management Skills
Professional Certification
Advanced Technical
Courses
Fundamental Skills
/ Certificate
General
Education
Requirements
Employment
Eligibility
• Physical Ability to Perform
Job Required Tasks
• Legal Status
• Age
• Prior Education
• Eligible to Work
• Driver’s License
Competency Framework
Management Skills
Professional Certification
Advanced Technical
Courses
Fundamental Skills /
Certificate
General
Education
Requirements
Employment
Eligibility
Personal Competencies:
• Interpersonal Skills
• Integrity
• Professionalism
• Initiative
• Dependability
Academic Competencies:
• Reading
• Writing
• Basic arithmetic/math
• Verbal and written
communication
Competency Framework
Management Skills
Professional Certification
Advanced Technical Courses
Fundamental
Skills /Certificate
General Education
Requirements
Employment
Eligibility
Workplace Competencies
• Team Work
• Customer Focus
• Problems Solving
• Decision Making
• Working with Tools and
Technology
• Checking, Examining, Recording
• Basic Workplace Safety
Competency Framework
Management Skills
Professional Certification
Advanced
Technical Skills /
Courses
Fundamental Skills /
Certificate
General Education
Requirements
Employment
Eligibility
Technical Competencies:
• Occupation-specific skills and
• Company specific skills
• Leadership and delegation
• Independent problem solving
skills
• Time management
Competency Framework
Management Skills
Professional
Certification
Advanced Technical Courses
Fundamental Skills /
Certificate
General Education
Requirements
Employment
Eligibility
• Industry recognized skills and competencies
• OSHA
• SPFA
• Manufacturer Certifications
• COLEMAN
• ZERODRAFT
• Supervisory Skills
• Safety
• Work Orders
• National Certifications
• BPI
• NATE
• RESNET
• Advanced Math/Algebra
• Software entry and analysis
• Weatherization Assistant
• Modeling Software
• Home Energy Score
Competency Framework
Management
Skills
Professional Certification
Advanced Technical Courses
Fundamental Skills /
Certificate
General Education
Requirements
Employment
Eligibility
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Entrepreneurial
Sales
Marketing
Accounting
Inventory
Personnel
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HP Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Employment Ready
Home Energy Career Self
Assessment
Contextualized Communication
Skills
A
Safety
A
A
A
Basic
Installer
Combustion
Certification
ASafety
A
A
A
A
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A Customer Management
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Plan/Direct/Coordinate
Inspection and Advanced
Measure Installation
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Organization
Operations
Soft and Other Basic Employment
Skills
Intro to Building Science
Concepts and Diagnostics
Installer or Audit Assistant
Basic Computing Skills for forms
Basic
Construction Skills
Basic Installation Measures; air
sealing, insulation, base load
Advanced Installer
Diagnostic
Testing
Building
Envelope
Building Science
Applied Mathematics
Advanced
Wx Skills
Sustainable
Lighting
Retrofit,
Energy
Consumption
Crew Chief / Energy Auditor
Advanced Diagnostic Testing
Codes
Advanced Combustion Safety
Industry Certifications – Crew
Chief or Energy Auditor
Software Modeling Skills
Project Manager/ Production Coordinator
Formulate
Policies
Scheduling and Production
Inventory Management
Owner/Operator
Manage Daily
Operations
Plan Use of
Materials and
Human Resources
Certifications
Business License –
Contractor’s License
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HP Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Employment Ready
Home Energy Career Self
Assessment
Contextualized Communication
Skills
Soft and Other Basic Employment
Skills
Intro to Building Science
Concepts and Diagnostics
Installer or Audit Assistant
Safety
Basic Computing Skills for forms
AA
Basic
Installer
Combustion
Certification
ASafety
A
A
A
A
A Customer Management
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Plan/Direct/Coordinate
Inspection and Advanced
Measure Installation
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Organization
Operations
Basic
Construction Skills
Basic Installation Measures; air
sealing, insulation, base load
Advanced Installer
Diagnostic
Testing
Building
Envelope
Building Science
Applied Mathematics
Advanced
Wx Skills
Sustainable
Lighting
Retrofit,
Energy
Consumption
Crew Chief / Energy Auditor
Advanced Diagnostic Testing
Codes
Advanced Combustion Safety
Industry Certifications – Crew
Chief or Energy Auditor
Software Modeling Skills
Project Manager/ Production Coordinator
Formulate
Policies
Scheduling and Production
Inventory Management
Owner/Operator
Manage Daily
Operations
Plan Use of
Materials and
Human Resources
Certifications
Business License –
Contractor’s License
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HP Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Employment Ready
Home Energy Career Self
Assessment
Contextualized Communication
Skills
Soft and Other Basic Employment
Skills
Intro to Building Science
Concepts and Diagnostics
Installer or Audit Assistant
Safety
Basic Computing Skills for forms
Basic
Construction Skills
Basic Installation Measures; air
sealing, insulation, base load
Advanced Installer
Basic
Combustion
Safety
A
A
A
Installer
Certification
Diagnostic
Testing
Building Science
Applied Mathematics
Advanced
Wx Skills
Sustainable
Lighting
Retrofit,
Energy
Consumption
Crew Chief / Energy Auditor
Inspection and Advanced
Measure Installation
Advanced Diagnostic Testing
A Customer Management
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Plan/Direct/Coordinate
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Building
Envelope
Organization
Operations
Codes
Advanced Combustion Safety
Industry Certifications – Crew
Chief or Energy Auditor
Software Modeling Skills
Project Manager/ Production Coordinator
Formulate
Policies
Scheduling and Production
Inventory Management
Owner/Operator
Manage Daily
Operations
Plan Use of
Materials and
Human Resources
Certifications
Business License –
Contractor’s License
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HP Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Employment Ready
Home Energy Career Self
Assessment
Contextualized Communication
Skills
Soft and Other Basic Employment
Skills
Intro to Building Science
Concepts and Diagnostics
Installer or Audit Assistant
Safety
Basic Computing Skills for forms
Basic
Construction Skills
Basic Installation Measures; air
sealing, insulation, base load
Advanced Installer
Basic
Combustion
Safety
Installer
Certification
Diagnostic
Testing
Building
Envelope
Building Science
Applied Mathematics
Advanced
Wx Skills
Sustainable
Lighting
Retrofit,
Energy
Consumption
Crew Chief / Energy Auditor
Inspection and Advanced
Measure Installation
A
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Codes
Advanced Combustion Safety
Industry Certifications – Crew
Chief or Energy Auditor
Software Modeling Skills
Project Manager/ Production Coordinator
Customer Management
A
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Plan/Direct/Coordinate
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Advanced Diagnostic Testing
Organization
Operations
Scheduling and Production
Inventory Management
Owner/Operator
Formulate
Policies
Manage Daily
Operations
Plan Use of
Materials and
Human Resources
Certifications
Business License –
Contractor’s License
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HP Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Employment Ready
Home Energy Career Self
Assessment
Contextualized Communication
Skills
Soft and Other Basic Employment
Skills
Intro to Building Science
Concepts and Diagnostics
Installer or Audit Assistant
Safety
Basic Computing Skills for forms
Basic
Construction Skills
Basic Installation Measures; air
sealing, insulation, base load
Advanced Installer
Basic
Combustion
Safety
Installer
Certification
Diagnostic
Testing
Building
Envelope
Building Science
Applied Mathematics
Advanced
Wx Skills
Sustainable
Lighting
Retrofit,
Energy
Consumption
Crew Chief / Energy Auditor
Inspection and Advanced
Measure Installation
Advanced Diagnostic Testing
Codes
Advanced Combustion Safety
Industry Certifications – Crew
Chief or Energy Auditor
Software Modeling Skills
Project Manager/ Production Coordinator
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Plan/Direct/Coordinate
Formulate
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Organization
Operations
Policies
Scheduling and Production
Inventory Management
Owner/Operator
Manage Daily
Operations
Plan Use of
Materials and
Human Resources
Certifications
Business License –
Contractor’s License
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HP Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Employment Ready
Home Energy Career Self
Assessment
Contextualized Communication
Skills
Soft and Other Basic Employment
Skills
Intro to Building Science
Concepts and Diagnostics
Installer or Audit Assistant
Safety
Basic Computing Skills for forms
Basic
Construction Skills
Basic Installation Measures; air
sealing, insulation, base load
Advanced Installer
Basic
Combustion
Safety
Installer
Certification
Diagnostic
Testing
Building
Envelope
Building Science
Applied Mathematics
Advanced
Wx Skills
Sustainable
Lighting
Retrofit,
Energy
Consumption
Crew Chief / Energy Auditor
Inspection and Advanced
Measure Installation
Advanced Diagnostic Testing
Codes
Advanced Combustion Safety
Industry Certifications – Crew
Chief or Energy Auditor
Software Modeling Skills
Project Manager/ Production Coordinator
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Plan/Direct/Coordinate
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Organization
Operations
Formulate
Policies
Scheduling and Production
Inventory Management
Owner/Operator
Manage Daily
Operations
Plan Use of
Materials and
Human Resources
Certifications
Business License –
Contractor’s License
Demand for Consistency –
In Work and Skills
• Standard Work Specifications
• Job Task Analyses (JTAs). JTAs identify and catalog all of the tasks
a given worker typically performs when completing a suite of
energy efficiency upgrades in a home.
• Essential Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs). KSAs identify the
mental (cognitive) and physical (psychomotor) competencies that a
skilled worker should possess to perform high quality energy
efficiency upgrade work.
Four Job Task Analyses
• Energy Auditor
• Installer
• Crew Leader
• QC Inspector
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ISPQ International Standard 01022
Workplace
Knowledge, Skills
and Abilities
Safety, codes,
core
competencies
Facilities, tools,
safe practices
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Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Training Programs
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Components, Benefits, & Outcomes
Guidelines for Home Energy Professionals Project
The Components
Guidelines for
Effective Training
Outlines what workers should
know and be capable of after
training
The Deliverables
Accreditation process for
training centers and curriculum
The Benefits
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Workers, consumers, and
employers benefit from strong
training that produces highly
skilled professionals
The Outcome
Highly-skilled workforce servicing a growing home energy market
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Curriculum aligns
with
Job Task Analysis
Quality
Program
Sound
Administration
Qualified
Instructors
IREC
ISPQ
Robust
Curriculum
Facilities
Tools &
Equipment
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BPI Selected by NREL as a Certifying
Body for Four Worker Certifications
• Certification Schemes for Each Certification Developed by
Certification Scheme Committees
• BPI Undergoing Accreditation by ANSI Under ISO 17024 and
Will Get Each Personnel Certification Accredited by ANSI
• Subject Matter Experts will Assist in Developing Each of the
Certification Exams
• Retrofit Guidelines will Serve as Authoritative Documents for
Each Certification (complete by March 2012)
• Exams Will be Introduced in Summer 2012
Existing BPI Installer/Crew Chief
Certifications
 Whole House Air Leakage Control
Installer
 Whole House Air Leakage Control
Crew Chief
 Accessible Areas Air Leakage Control
Installer
Red Rocks CC ALC Installer Props
Career Path for Home Performance
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Introduction – Basic Building Science Certificate
Diagnostic Tester/BA Certification
Energy Auditor*
Installer*
Crew Leader*
Quality Control Inspector*
Envelope/Heating/Air Conditioning
*NREL/DOE National Worker Certifications
Certification Provides Differentiation
Positioning in the Market
Greed Ad for Individual
Technicians
Differentiation Ad for
Contractors