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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training and our training calendar
Upcoming CBPCA Training:
May 31-June 1: Green Idea House Crawl Space Sealing Training: $450
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June 20 - July 19: Level 1 - 4 Advanced BPI Certification training, Pasadena, No Charge, Exams: $750, BPI Certification upon successfull completion of classes and tests are passed. For more information and to register click here
July 10 - July 12: Basic Path Training in Upland No Charge, No Certification
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August 1 - August 24: Level 1-4 Advanced BPI Certification training, Pasadena, No Charge, Exams: $750, BPI Certification upon successfull completion of classes and tests are passed. For more information and the register click here
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Workforce Institute Free Bay Area Workshop - EnergyPro, Report Creation, Sales and Marketing. Thursday May 24, San Jose - Click here for more information
2012 ACI California Home Performance Conference coming to Sacramento June 5 - 6
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ACI California Home Performance Conference Agenda- Click here for agenda
HERS Opportunities
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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.
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Click here for a downladable PDF of the Neighbor's Financial "Lenders View on PowerSaver Implementation" presentation
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. New guidance will help ensure that home energy upgrades protect the health of Americans while saving energy and money. Click the link for more information: Healthy Indoor Environment Protocols for Home Energy Upgrades
Share of energy used by appliances and consumer electronics increases in U.S. homes. Read Article
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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Click here to read and download Rick Chitwood's must-have book about Home Energy retrofits in California; Measured Home Performance-A Guide to Best Practices for Home Energy Retrofits in California.
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Home Energy Magazine Online
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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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