Who is the California Building Performance Contractor’s Association?
CBPCA is California’s premier home performance advocate and a leader of the home performance industry’s growth. CBPCA trains contractors and provides them access to a vibrant home performance contractor community and valuable industry-related knowledge. CBPCA’s high-level industry partnerships benefit the home performance contractors and the homeowner. CBPCA has participated in every Home Performance with ENERGY STAR® program in California since 2002.

CBPCA believes in a California where a sustainable, ever-expanding home performance industry is responsible for producing energy efficient, healthy, safe and comfortable homes.

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Attention L.A. Participating Contractors! Special Field Mentoring classes

For those who have passed the BPI B.A. Exam:

This is a one-day in-the-field training. Small groups will work with an instructor on “next steps” including implementing skills learned during the Home Performance with Energy Star training, (BPI certification training). Gain skills in organizing, sequencing, and explaining work during a whole house assessment. This is a great opportunity to gain extra field practice and have more personal attention from an instructor. Brush up on putting together a Scope of Work for the homeowner, review basics of the JRT (Job Reporting Template) and more. All classes are from
8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Click the date to register:
Thursday, March 22
Friday, March 23
Thursday, March 29
Friday, March 30
Cost of training is sponsored by Los Angeles County

Level III Written Tests offered on March 24

CBPCA is offering Level III Building Analyst, Building Envelope, AC/ Heat Pump Specialist and Heating Specialist written exams on March 24th.
Take 2 tests and save! Cost is $225 for one test of your choice and $400 for two tests.*

Space is limited. Please register and pay below. Your registration will be complete once your payment is received.
Register and pay here: https://www.123signup.com/register?id=stsgp
Date: Saturday, March 24, 2012
Time: 12:30 pm - 5 pm
ESL: If English is your second language and you would like to have an additional two hours to take the exam, please e-mail me a request no later than March 21, 2012.

*Two test maximum on this date

HERS Opportunities

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Home Performance with ENERGY STAR
Over 110,000 families have improved their homes with Home Performance with ENERGY STAR.
These homes are warmer in the winter, cool in the summer, and cheaper to own all year.
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On March 8 CBPCA hosted an informative webinar about the HUD program and homeowner financing. Click Here to Review the CBPCA/HUD Homeowner Financing Webinar

Click here for a downloadable PDF of the CBPCA/HUD Homeowner Financing Webinar

Click here for a downladable PDF of the Neighbor's Financial "Lenders View on PowerSaver Implementation" presentation

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ATTENTION L.A. COUNTY CONTRACTORS
Scholarships available until April 2012
Who’s eligible?
To qualify, the applicant must be a licensed contractor or the employee/ subcontractor of a licensed contractor based out of a Los Angeles County office. Contractors must be, or intend to be, Energy Upgrade California Participating Contractors. You must receive your certification before applying for a scholarship.
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See how one homeowner is making a huge difference with a Zero Net Energy Retrofit
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The EPA has developed a new voluntary guidance document, Healthy Indoor Environment Protocols for Home Energy Upgrades, that provides a set of best practices for improving indoor air quality in conjunction with energy upgrade work in homes.
Healthy Indoor Environment Protocols for Home Energy Upgrades
New guidance will help ensure that home energy upgrades protect the health of Americans while saving energy and money.

Share of energy used by appliances and consumer electronics increases in U.S. homes. Read Article

ACI National Conference in Baltimore March 26-30, Daryl Hannah Keynote Speaker.
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Building Performance Institute (BPI) News
America’s existing housing needs help. Many of the 130 million homes in this country were constructed before modern energy and building codes were established. These homes often suffer from performance problems ranging from inflated energy consumption to poor thermal comfort to indoor air quality issues. Click Here to visit Building Performance Institute (BPI)

Ben Franklin, America's first proponent of energy efficiency
Ben Franklin, the first American genius, achieved fame and notoriety for his electricity research, which included that famous kite-flying experiment. But did you know that he first described the concept of treating energy efficiency as an energy resource? He memorably stated “A penny saved is a penny earned,” back in the 1700s, but today he would be talking about megawatts and energy efficiency.
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How to Go Green: Home Heating
Consider that roughly two-thirds of a home's annual energy use goes toward space and water heating, that in most American homes, winter heating is responsible for sending nearly four tons of greenhouse gases into the air each month, and that as much as half of all the energy used in the home is wasted.
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Attention Homeowners: These videos help you learn more about the importance of making your home energy efficient. For more videos click here.

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How does the CBPCA help Homeowners?
We train the contractors who make homes energy efficient, healthy and comfortable.

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Click here for the Department of Energy's - Home Energy Magazine's special issue of the 2011 Indoor Air Quality and Lead-Safe Guide