Building Performance Association
Building Performance Association serves the industry through advocacy, careers, education, membership, and networking.
Each year, the Building Performance Association (BPA) awards scholarships to members of the home performance industry to attend our events. Known as the Mike Rogers Memorial Scholarship Fund, we have granted over $103,000 to nearly 200 participants. The Mike Rogers Memorial Scholarship Fund was created in honor of a dear friend of the building performance industry, …
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The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is supercharging the clean energy sector in Maine. With the federal government earmarking $370 billion to reduce the carbon emissions of the built environment, job opportunities within the clean energy realm are set to skyrocket. When you combine this with the state’s goal of installing 100,000 heat pumps in Maine …
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In the state of Maine, significant strides are being made towards clean energy and energy efficiency. Following the 35-A MRSA § 10119 legislation signed in 2019, the Climate Action Plan set an ambitious target to install 100,000 new heat pumps by 2025, with 15,000 of these installations being for income-eligible households. In the four years …
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The Building Performance Association (BPA) is proud to partner with the Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC), which has been selected by the U.S. Department of Labor Office of Apprenticeship (US-DOL OA) to serve as an Industry Intermediary for Registered Apprenticeships (RA) in clean energy. Through the contract, IREC will lead the Apprenticeships in Clean Energy …
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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s Office of State and Community Energy Programs (SCEP) announced today that applications are open for state energy offices to apply for $150 million in funding from the State-Based Home Energy Efficiency Contractor Training Grants Program to support the education, training, and certification of a new generation of the residential energy efficiency workforce. …
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