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

Jennifer Somers

• 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

Jennifer Somers

WAP National Training & Technical Assistance Plan Projects Range From:

Jennifer Somers

• 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

Jennifer Somers

4 Key National Efforts:

• WAP Standardized Training Curriculum

• National Weatherization Training Platform

• National Residential Retrofit Guidelines

• National Guidelines for Training Center Accreditation

Jennifer Somers

National Residential Retrofit Guidelines and Weatherization Training Center Accreditation  Benjamin Goldstein Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy U.S. Department of Energy benjamin.goldstein@ee.doe.gov Mobile: 202-340-5131 Weatherization Assistance Program Standardized Training Curricula  Kelly CutchinSimonson Management Serviceskcutchin@sms-results.com National Weatherization Training Platform Alex CohenMichelle FoxEnergy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Energy Efficiency and Renewable EnergyU.S. Department of Energy U.S. Department of Energyalex.cohen@ee.doe.gov michelle.fox@ee.doe.govDirect: 202.287.5794 Direct: 202.287.5521

 

Jennifer Somers

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

Joshua.O

lsen@ee.doe.gov

202.287.1813

Jennifer Somers