March 18, 2015: BPI’s BSP Certificate Approved as Home Energy Score Credential
BSP Helps Home Assessors Understand How the House Works as a System
MALTA, N.Y. — The Building Performance Institute’s (BPI’s) Building Science Principles (BSP) Certificate of Knowledge has been approved by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) as a minimum qualifying credential for candidates to take the Home Energy Score Assessor exam. To offer DOE’s Home Energy Score to homeowners, assessors must work directly with a Home Energy Score Partner and hold at least one minimum accepted credential, including BPI’s Building Science Principles certificate, Building Analyst, Envelope Professional, Home Energy Professional (HEP) Energy Auditor and/or HEP Quality Control Inspector certifications.
“The BSP and Home Energy Score are a natural marriage as the BSP focuses on the fundamentals of building science, and caters to a wide spectrum of individuals in the building trades,” said BPI CEO Larry Zarker. “The BSP helps home assessors understand how the house works as a system, which in turn will help them use the Home Energy Score with maximum accuracy.”