BPI Building Analyst - Pro (BA-P) Certification  Training

The BPI Building Analyst Professional Certification is a comprehensive credential that demonstrates your advanced expertise in energy auditing. By earning this certification, you’ll enhance your skills in evaluating building performance, analyzing energy use, and implementing improvements. This certification builds on the Building Analyst-Tech course and is essential for professionals aiming to excel in the field of energy auditing. The certification is a gateway to the advanced certifications like the BPI HEP Energy Auditor & BPI HEP Quality Control Inspector.

Before starting the BPI Building Analyst Professional Certification course, you must complete the EnergyScore® BPI Building Analyst-Tech course and pass the BAT field exam. This prerequisite ensures you have a solid foundation in the fundamental concepts necessary for advanced training and certification as a Building Analyst Professional. The training content is cumulative; therefore, people often bundle those courses together for savings and time efficiencies.

The BPI Building Analyst Professional training covers a range of advanced topics including thermal and pressure boundary evaluations, infrared technology usage, work scope development, energy modeling and advanced energy assessments. You’ll learn more about conditioned versus unconditioned spaces, energy modeling, and various safety and efficiency measures essential for a Building Analyst Professional.

The Building Analyst Professional (BA-P) exam evaluates your knowledge across several critical areas. The exam includes questions based on the Building Analyst-Pro Job Task Analysis (JTA), which covers topics such as thermal boundaries, energy usage analysis, and moisture issues. Preparation for the exam involves studying these key areas to ensure you meet the standards of the BPI Building Analyst Professional Certification. The exam is included in the cost of the course and is a single online (written) exam. We at EnergyScore can proctor that BPI test remotely, anytime or anywhere!

Yes, with focused preparation, you can complete the EnergyScore® BPI Building Science Principles certificate, BPI Building Analyst Tech Certification, and BPI Building Analyst Professional Certification training in one week. Bundling these together provides a comprehensive learning experience that prepares you thoroughly for the certification exams and beyond. If you already have the prerequisites, then the BPI Building Analyst Professional Certification training is a 1-day, on-demand training with a 2 ½ hour online exam.

In essence the Building Analyst-Tech (BAT) is data collection, knowing all the information and variables that a “Pro” needs to correctly model a property.  Where the Building Analyst-Pro (BAP) analyzes that data to provide appropriate energy modeling including Savings to Investment Ratios (SIR) and work scope development based on that modeling.