Start Your Energy Efficiency Career
Are you looking for a way to start a rewarding career without breaking the bank?
Everblue's Energy Auditor Apprenticeship Program offers paid training, hands-on experience, and a pathway to success!
In just 8 weeks, you can set yourself up for a sustainable and rewarding career as a home energy auditor.
If you're ready to take the first step toward a brighter future, apply now and start your journey with us!
Why You Should Join This Apprenticeship Program
Explore a New Career
On-The-Job Training
Get Certified
What is a Home Energy Auditor?
Energy Auditors help families save money on their energy bills by finding ways to reduce waste in their homes.
Using specialized equipment, they inspect insulation, heating/cooling systems, windows, and appliances. By suggesting upgrades, they create more comfortable, healthy, safe, and durable homes.
If you're passionate about helping others, interested in learning new skills, and making a difference in your community, consider becoming a Home Energy Auditor! It's a job that pays the bills and benefits future generations.
Become an Expert in Home Performance
Energy auditors evaluate the overall conditions of a home or building and identify energy-related issues at the source.
You'll use building science knowledge and diagnostic tests to assess the building's energy use and make recommendations for energy efficiency improvements.
Learn best practices in building science, such as:
- The "House-as-a-System" Approach
- Blower Door & Duct Testing
- Combustion Safety Testing
This Program is for You!
Our program is open to everyone, regardless of their background.
While a background in HVAC or construction is helpful, no prior experience is required.
Participants must be at least 18 years old. Access to a computer, Internet, and reliable transportation a plus but not required - please communicate this need when you apply.
Whether you're starting fresh or seeking new opportunities, we welcome individuals from diverse backgrounds, including those with limited education or financial resources.
Fast-Track Your Career as a Home Energy Auditor
Certification enables you to enter a growing industry with real skills that you can use immediately in the field.
You will walk away from this experience with an increased understanding of how systems in the home work together.
In addition, certification makes you more marketable:
- Third-party verification of your skills helps build a reliable brand
- Enhanced credibility with homeowners makes it easier to get jobs
- A reputation for quality work helps grow your business
What to Expect
1. Apply to Participate
2. Show Up!
3. Get Certified
List of Training & Certification Programs
BPI Building Science Principles
Gain the knowledge you need to be successful as a home performance professional or energy auditor. During this introductory course, you'll learn how the systems in a home work together to affect energy use, thermal comfort, and indoor air quality.
BPI Building Analyst Technician
After you’ve passed the BPI Building Science Principles exam, learn to apply the concepts as a Building Analyst Technician. A Building Analyst Technician (BA-T) conducts residential building science-based diagnostic tests and home performance data collection. This includes combustion safety and carbon monoxide testing, blower door testing, and interior/exterior home inspection.
BPI Building Analyst Professional
After you’ve passed the BPI Building Analyst Technician exam, upgrade your skills to become a Building Analyst Professional. A Building Analyst Professional (BA-P) uses energy modeling software to model the energy upgrade potential of a home and to develop a scope of work. BA-P professionals use the data collected from diagnostic tests to determine how a homeowner can improve the energy efficiency of their home, lower their energy bills, and create a healthier/safer space.
HEP Energy Auditor
Offered by the Building Performance Institute and supported by the U.S. Department of Energy and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, the Home Energy Professional (HEP) Energy Auditor Certification is one of the industry's highest credentials for home energy auditing.
HEP Quality Control Inspector
A quality control inspector (QCI) is a residential energy efficiency professional who ensures the completion, appropriateness, and quality of energy upgrade work by conducting a methodological audit/inspection of the building, which includes performing safety and diagnostic tests and observing the work.
Weatherization Installer Badges
Unlike a traditional training program, the Weatherization Installer Badges program is comprised of 25 short videos that teach you how to perform a specific task. You'll be able to access the videos from wherever you are, on your mobile device, at any time of day.