About Us

America’s Existing Housing Needs Help

Many of the 130 million homes in this country were constructed before energy and building codes were established. These homes often suffer from performance problems ranging from energy consumption to poor thermal comfort to indoor air quality issues.

In response to these issues, the Building Performance Institute, Inc. (BPI) was founded in 1993. BPI has become the nation's premier standards development and credentialing organization for residential energy auditing and upgrade work. BPI is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

BPI is led by a dedicated Board of Directors and a team of 20+ Client Relations, Marketing, Operations, and Technical staff.

Vision: BPI is the cornerstone for the residential building performance industry, making all homes energy efficient, comfortable, safe and durable.

Mission: To provide the benefits of home performance to the nation’s homeowners through best practice standards, credentials and quality assurance services for the home performance and weatherization industry.

ANSI Accreditation

BPI is accredited by the American National Standards Institute, Inc. (ANSI) as a developer of American National Standards and by the ANSI National Accreditation Board under ISO/IEC 17024 as a certifying body for the Energy Auditor professional certification. BPI understands the importance of impartiality in carrying out its certification activities, manages conflict of interest and ensures the objectivity of its certification activities.

Offerings

BPI has over 20 years of experience helping agencies and  program sponsors build, deploy, and expand successful energy efficiency retrofit and weatherization assistance programs. We are helping build an industry and create a workforce through professional certification, company credentials, home energy rating systems, and quality assurance services. To help fix America’s existing housing stock, BPI offers:

• BPI Standards
• Professional certifications for home and multifamily contractors
• 3 programs (BPI GoldStar Contractor, Rating Program and BPI Product Listing)
• 1 certificate (Building Science Principles)

If you're new to BPI, click here for more information on the return on investment and benefits of becoming BPI certified! 

BPI Awards and Scholarships

Each year, BPI presents the Tony Woods Award for Excellence in Advancing the Home Performance Industry during that calendar year and inducts members into the Building Performance Industry Hall of Fame for a lifetime of service at the Home Performance Coalition's National Conference. 

Year-round, BPI also accepts applications for its Jon Siemen Memorial Scholarship, which is granted to four individuals and covers the cost of both online and field exams.

To learn why contractors, building managers, utilities, and program managers seek out BPI certifications and standards, click here. 

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