Learn how ENERGY STAR certified appliances help reduce energy consumption, lower utility costs, and improve home performance. This fully online, self-paced course introduces the ENERGY STAR program and explores the efficiency features, performance standards, and environmental benefits of common household appliances, including refrigerators, clothes washers, dishwashers, and heat pump technologies. Whether you're a contractor, energy professional, or homeowner, you'll gain practical knowledge to help identify, recommend, and select high-efficiency appliances with confidence.

Complete the course at your own pace and strengthen your understanding of energy-efficient appliance technologies and best practices.

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.

To earn this certificate, you simply have to pass a 100-question multiple choice exam with a score of at least 70%.

This course is approved for 4 BPI CEUs.

Develop the skills to diagnose home performance issues and conduct comprehensive residential energy audits. This training covers the principles of building science, how homes operate as systems, and hands-on use of diagnostic tools such as blower doors and combustion analyzers to identify efficiency, comfort, and safety issues. Participants will be prepared to pursue the Building Analyst Technician and Building Analyst Professional certifications through the Building Performance Institute (BPI).

To earn these certifications, you must pass a 4-hour proctored field exam and a proctored written exam.

Develop the knowledge and skills needed to evaluate the energy performance of multifamily buildings. This live webinar course introduces the principles of multifamily energy auditing, including building science, energy systems, diagnostic testing, and identifying cost-effective opportunities to improve efficiency, comfort, and indoor air quality. Whether you're an energy auditor, weatherization professional, contractor, or building manager, you'll gain practical insights into assessing multifamily properties and recommending energy-saving improvements.

In this course, we'll take a look at air-source heat pumps in HVAC systems and how they move heat.

We'll discuss the benefits and energy efficiency advantages, as well as best practices for determining ideal sizing and design for installation. We'll also cover calculations to help you make a financial case for the purchase and installation of efficient, air-sourced heat pumps.