Senior Level
Now that you have been on the job for a while, it is a good idea to continue to strengthen your skills and become even more specialized. Here is an opportunity for you to become more marketable or even “in demand”.
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Training/Certification
BPI training courses are offered locally through Tompkins Cortland Community College and OCM BOCES.
- Building Performance Institute BPI certified professionals are specialists in their chosen field(s). By attaining your certification, you demonstrate your knowledge and skills are among the best in the country – capable of diagnosing critical performance factors in a home that impact comfort, health, safety, durability and energy efficiency.
- Residential Building Envelope Accessible Areas Air Leakage Control Installer - Implement measures to tighten the building envelope to reduce energy loss from air leakage and also reduce pollutants and allergens through air migration. Improve thermal comfort and energy efficiency through the proper installation of dense-pack insulation materials.
- BPI Residential Building Envelope Whole House Air Leakage Control CrewChief - Provide supervision, guidance and quality control to teams in the field working on: controlling air migration through the building envelope and also on the proper installation of dense-pack insulation materials.
- New York State Weatherization Directors Association (NYSWDA) The New York State Weatherization Directors Association was incorporated in 1985 with the goal of providing a collective voice and influencing public policy for directors of the Weatherization Assistance Program across the state.
- Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) 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.
- Green Associate - For professionals who support green building design, construction, and operations, the LEED Green Associate credential denotes basic knowledge of green building principles and practices and LEED.
- Building Design and Construction – For professionals participating in the design and construction phases of high-performance, healthful, durable, affordable, and environmentally sound commercial, institutional, and high-rise residential buildings, the LEED AP Building Design + Construction credential denotes an understanding of the LEED Rating System and ability to facilitate the project certification process.
- Homes - For professionals participating in design and construction of high-performance green homes that use less energy, water, and natural resources, create less waste, and are more healthful and comfortable for the occupants, the LEED AP Homes credential denotes knowledge and skill in understanding the LEED Rating System and ability to facilitate the project certification process.
- Interior Design and Construction - For professionals participating in the design and construction of environmentally responsible, high-performance commercial spaces and tenant improvements that provide healthful, productive places to work and are less costly to operate and maintain, the LEED AP Interior Design + Construction credential denotes knowledge and skill in understanding the LEED Rating System and ability to facilitate the project certification process.
Work Experience (5-10 years)
Now is the time to combine your years of experience and specialized training to continue to be a leader in you field. As a BPI certified contractor, you will be eligible for funding assistance to your clients through various NYSERDA programs. Who knows? Maybe it’s time to think about starting your own business.
- BPI Certified Contractor
- Project Engineer
- Project Manager
- Entrepreneur – Alternatives Federal Credit Union offers the Business Cents Entrepreneurship Training course for individuals interested instarting their own business.
Competencies for Senior Level Employment are Management Competencies.
