2010 WAP State Managers’ Meeting Training & Technical Assistance, Certification, and...
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2010 WAP State Managers’ Meeting
Training & Technical Assistance,Certification, and Accreditation
Weatherization and Intergovernmental ProgramOffice of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
September 23, 2010
Alex CohenBenjamin Goldstein
Josh OlsenJennifer Somers
WAP National Training & Technical Assistance Plan
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• ARRA increased the allowable allocation of T&TA funds from 10% to 20%
• Of the WAP $5 billion in ARRA funds• Grantees may collectively use $854 million for T&TA• DOE HQ allocated ($146 M – now $138.5 M)
• The Weatherization Assistance Program National Weatherization Training and Technical Assistance Plan is the plan for $138.5 M
The WAP National T&TA Plan encompasses a wide range of activities to:
• Rapidly expand, leverage training resources and share best practices
• Reduce Energy Costs for Low-Income Families while Improving Health & Comfort
• The T&TA plan maintains flexibility and is a living document to respond to T&TA needs as they arise
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WAP National Training & Technical Assistance Plan Projects Range From:
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• Davis Bacon Consulting• PAGE• WAPTAC• Augment Existing Audit Tools NEAT/MHEA
– Creation of MF Audit Tool
• Conduct QA reviews on 30,000 homes• National Evaluation• Healthy Homes Initiative
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4 Key National Efforts:
• WAP Standardized Training Curriculum
• National Weatherization Training Platform
• National Residential Retrofit Guidelines
• National Guidelines for Training Center Accreditation
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National Residential Retrofit Guidelines and Weatherization Training Center Accreditation Benjamin Goldstein Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy U.S. Department of Energy [email protected] Mobile: 202-340-5131 Weatherization Assistance Program Standardized Training Curricula Kelly CutchinSimonson Management [email protected] National Weatherization Training Platform Alex CohenMichelle FoxEnergy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Energy Efficiency and Renewable EnergyU.S. Department of Energy U.S. Department of [email protected] [email protected]: 202.287.5794 Direct: 202.287.5521
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Standardized Curriculum• WAP Training Plans and Resources
Goals of Standardized Curriculum
• Compile institutional knowledge• Create baseline
– Core Competencies• Flexibility
– Sections – Editable
• Useful to instructors of all experience levels• Free to all
Process: Core Competencies
Process, cont’d
• Input from Trainers and the field• Review module outlines• Create module• Technical and training review and field testing• Revisions• Roll-out• Feedback• Revisions
Example: Installer Fundamentals• Presentation• Speaker’s Notes• Lesson Plans• Sample Course Schedule• Hands On Props• Additional Resources• Glossary
What’s Included?
Learning Objectives
By attending this session, participants will:• Understand the difference between thermal and air barriers• Know the proper location of thermal and air barriers• Recognize the driving forces of air leakage• Understand the connection between air leakage, energy
waste, and moisture problems• Understand how air ducts affect pressure balances within
the home• Understand the principle behind the blower door as a tool
for measuring air leakage
The Thermal Boundary:• Limits heat flow between inside and outside• Easy to identify by presence of insulation• The location of insulation in relation to other building
components is critical to its effectiveness• Even small areas of
missing insulation are very important
• Voids of 7% can reduce effective R-value by almost 50%
BUILDING SCIENCE BASICS
Summary• Pressure and thermal boundaries should be
continuous and in contact with each other
• Air carries heat and moisture
• Air leakage requires a hole and pressure difference
• Wind, heat and fans drive pressure differences
• Duct location and condition can cause room pressure imbalances
• Blower door is a controlled driving force for quantifying air leakage
BUILDING SCIENCE BASICS
Modules
• Installer Fundamentals• Installer Intermediate• Installer – Mobile Homes• Crew Chief• Energy Auditor – Single
Family• Technical
Monitor/Inspector
• Train the Trainer• Heating Systems for
Energy Auditors• Energy Auditor -
Multifamily• Mechanical Systems -
Multifamily
Available for Download at: www.waptac.org/Training-Tools
Questions? Feedback
Please provide us w
ith your insights and feedback!
Jennifer Som
ersO
ffice of Weatherization and
Intergovernmental P
rogramJennifer.S
omers@
ee.doe.gov202.287.1740
Josh Olsen
Office of W
eatherization and Intergovernm
ental Program
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202.287.1813
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