Credentials & Certifications

• California licensed contractor since 1971
• Accredited professional LEED (Leader in Environmental and Energy Design)
• Certified BPI (Building Performance Institute Inc.) “Building Analyst” and “Envelope Professional”
• Approved HERS (Home Energy Rating System) Rater. Providing independent verification of systems installed under the CEC 2008 Title 24 codes
• HVAC for Home Performance Contractors
• ACCA manual J, ACCA manual D
• Deep Energy Reductions
• Air Sealing and Insulating Existing Homes
• Home Performance—Putting it All Together
• Combustion Safety and Depressurization Testing
• EPA Lead Safety for Renovation Energy Assessing Techniques for Small and Medium Commercial Facilities
• Financial management for the HVAC Industry

Background & Scope of Credentials:

BPI Building Analyst & BPI Envelope Certified Professional

Building Performance Professionals can complete a Comprehensive Energy Assessment to determine how to lower your energy costs by up to 40% plus improve your air quality.

BPI believes there is a need for a highly trained, skilled and professional workforce with expertise in residential energy efficiency retrofit and weatherization.

BPI is a leading developer of technical standards for home performance and weatherization retrofit work and is recognized across North America. BPI has developed training programs, - including quality assurance programs - that help raise the bar in home performance contracting.

As an independent, not-for-profit organization, BPI helps to create sustainable, green-collar jobs in local communities, while helping to improve the comfort, health, safety, durability and energy efficiency of America’s existing houses.

As certified BPI (Building Performance Institute) Building Analyst, we have had training in BPI's rigorous house-as-a-system approach and have kept conscientiously up-to-date on certification. As a BPI Building Analyst we are certified to conduct blower-door tests, combustion appliance inspection and repair, air quality testing including carbon monoxide detection, duct testing and airflow testing. For more information about BPI's standards, take a look at their Technical Standards for Building Analysts.

CBPCA-Trained HERS Rater

The California Building Performance Contractors Association is a non-profit membership association whose mission is to support and teach contractors how to make existing residential buildings energy efficient, improve comfort, durability, and indoor air quality. They are also the only Home Performance with ENERGY STAR® partner in the state of California.

CBPCA introduced building science and home performance contracting to California almost a decade ago. The CBPCA was the second company in the country to be approved as a Home Performance with ENERGY STAR® partner and is the only home performance organization on the California Energy Commission’s list of preferred providers. The CBPCA has collaborated on training for years with utility companies such as Pacific Gas & Electric, Southern California Edison, San Diego Gas & Electric, and the Sacramento Municipal Utility District.

Building Performance Professionals is proud to have received our focused training from the CBPCA and subsequent RESNET/CEC HERS certification.

As a certified HERS raters, we are approved to conduct both home energy audits and home energy ratings.

Efficiency First Active Member

Efficiency First is a national nonprofit trade association that unites the Home Performance workforce, building product manufacturers and related businesses and organizations in the escalating fight against global warming and rising energy costs. Efficiency First represents its members in public policy discussions at the state and national levels, to promote the benefits of efficiency retrofitting and to help our industry grow to meet unprecedented demand for quality residential energy improvements.

You are assured that as a member of Efficiency First, Building Performance Professionals is well informed about the rapidly evolving Building Performance industry and is current on all practices and standards necessary to give you the most efficient home performance project possible.

Energy Star Partner

The Home Performance with ENERGY STAR® program uses a whole-house approach to improve energy efficiency and make a home more comfortable.

Building Performance Professionals will evaluate your house as a whole—including the windows, insulation, ductwork, building envelope, heating and cooling systems, lighting and appliances—and identify improvements that can result in maximum energy efficiency. Making these upgrades or renovations will help lower utility bills, ensure uniform temperatures throughout the home, result in fewer drafts and provide enhanced ventilation and humidity control.

As an ENERGY STAR® program partner, we are well trained and accountable for our work. Discover what home performance with Energy Star can mean to you. You may qualify for low interest Energy Star financing to cover the cost of upgrades and improvements. Energy Star also promotes cash incentives for upgrading to energy-efficient lighting and appliances.

EPA-Certified Renovation, Repair & Painting (RRP) Renovator

Common renovation activities like sanding, cutting, and demolition can create hazardous lead dust and chips by disturbing lead-based paint, which can be harmful to adults and children.

To protect against this risk, on April 22, 2008, EPA issued a rule requiring the use of lead-safe practices and other actions aimed at preventing lead poisoning. Under the rule, beginning April 22, 2010, EPA requires that firms performing renovation, repair, and painting projects that disturb lead-based paint in pre-1978 homes, child care facilities and schools be certified by EPA and that they use certified renovators who are trained by EPA-approved training providers to follow lead-safe work practices.

USGBC LEED Accredited Professional

LEED is an internationally recognized green building certification system, providing third-party verification that a building or community was designed and built using strategies aimed at improving performance across all the metrics that matter most: energy savings, water efficiency, CO2 emissions reduction, improved indoor environmental quality, and stewardship of resources and sensitivity to their impacts.

Developed by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), LEED provides building owners and operators a concise framework for identifying and implementing practical and measurable green building design, construction, operations and maintenance solutions. Building Performance Professionals adheres to these established guidelines, so you are assured techniques and solutions are applied to all aspects of your projects.

As a LEED Accredited Professional (LEED AP) we have completed the Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI)'s stringent, industry-leading exam and, per GBCI's standards, continue to take classes to maintain certification and to stay up to date on the latest trends in green building. The LEED program is the most prominent green building program in the country.

Build It Green Member

Build It Green is a membership supported non-profit organization whose mission is to promote healthy, energy and resource-efficient homes in California. Building Performance Professionals has joined Build It Green to help support their program development strategy: to incubate good ideas in the San Francisco Bay Area and then expand them statewide, helping to establish California as a role model to other states and the nation for developing pragmatic solutions to environmental challenges.

Energy Upgrade California (EUC) Approved Provider

Energy Upgrade California is your one-stop-shop for home improvement projects that lower your energy use, conserve water and natural resources, and make your home healthier and more comfortable. Visit their website for assistance to plan your upgrade projects, locate participating contractors, and find rebates and incentives available to California homeowners.