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Information for Contractors

Who should participate in Maryland Home Performance?

  • Insulation and air sealing companies
  • Heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) contractors
  • Handymen
  • Home remodeling firms

What are the benefits of participating with Maryland Home Performance?
  • Marketing and sales assistance
  • Receive leads
  • Distinguish your company from competitors
  • Provide more value added services to your existing customers
  • Reduce the seasonal swing of your business
  • Obtain new customers with a wider spectrum of services
  • Discounted training and certification opportunities
  • Improve your sales closing rates
  • Associate your company with the ENERGY STAR label
  • Obtain incentives for reporting completed jobs

How to get started - Step by Step:
  1. Contact the program representative below to sign up for Home Performance training.
    Asa Foss
    Maryland Home Performance with ENERGY STAR
    Phone: (240) 223-5541
    Email: info@mdhomeperformance.org
  2. Attend a 3-day classroom/field training course to prepare you for the Building Performance Institute (BPI) Building Analyst (BA) certification. This class is optional, and serves only to prepare the contractor for taking the BPI Building Analyst examination.
  3. Take and pass the BPI Building Analyst certification written and field examinations.
  4. Mail your completed Contractor Participation Agreement to a program representative.
  5. Participate in 3-5 mentoring sessions within 3 months of the Building Analyst training.
  6. Provide proof that you have access to the required Maryland Home Performance Program diagnostic equipment.
  7. Complete and report Home Performance jobs.

Trainings for Contractors

The next Building Performance Institute Building Analyst training will be August 4-6 at Montgomery College in Rockville, MD. This course will prepare attendees to take the Building Analyst written and field examinations. Passing these exams is a prerequisite for joining the Maryland Home Performance with ENERGY STAR program.

Space for this class is limited to 12 attendees. Prioritization goes to contractors who have an active MHIC#, have talked with Maryland Home Performance Program Director Asa Foss, and have submitted the registration form and a check for $1,000 made payable to “SENTECH, Inc.” by June 30.

Costs:
Training: $1,000. ($750 rebate will be give after the trainee completes mentoring and reports five jobs to Maryland Home Performance).
Testing: $600 for taking the BPI Building Analyst Professional Field and Written Examinations (100% reimbursement with passing score, rebated at the same time as training rebate)

Please contact Asa with any questions.

 

Asa Foss
Program Director
Maryland Home Performance with ENERGY STAR
(240) 223-5541
info@mdhomeperformance.org

 
 
 

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