In making this announcement BPI
Chairman, Laverne Dalgleish, said, “Kateri Callahan brings a wealth of experience to the BPI
Board in public policy advocacy on behalf of energy conservation and
efficiency. She will help the organization immensely in promoting the need for
a strong building performance contractor credentialing program as a mechanism
for improving the energy efficiency, health, safety, and long term durability
of our homes.”
BPI Chief Executive Officer, William J. Parlapiano III, CIAQ added, “with the increased growth BPI
is experiencing and the new partnerships emerging across the continent, the
addition of Kateri Callahan to the board is going to
further strengthen the organization. The staff and I look forward to working
with her to improve the position of BPI as the internationally recognized
building performance industry authority for credentialing, quality assurance
and national standards.”
Since assuming the
Callahan oversees the
According to Callahan, “There are almost
120 million existing homes in this country and the residential sector consumes
over 15 percent of the nation’s energy primarily for space heating and cooling.
By focusing on the improvement in the energy performance of our nation’s
existing housing stock, we take great strides in reducing environmental
pollution and improving our nation’s energy security.”
“We are seeing an enormous amount of
interest at the state and local level in bringing substantial improvements to
the performance of our nation’s existing homes,” says Dalgleish.
“It is appropriate at this time,” he added, “for BPI and the
About the Building
Performance Institute, Inc.
The Building Performance Institute,
Inc., (BPI) is the nation’s premier building performance credentialing, quality
assurance and national standards setting organization. BPI supports the development
of a highly professional building performance industry through individual and
organizational credentialing and a rigorous quality assurance program. BPI
offers the following:
● certification
of individuals in evaluation, mechanical, envelope, and multi-family
designations
● accreditation
of organizations committed to using a quality management system
● quality
assurance to verify conformance and provide feedback
● affiliation of
organizations capable of providing localized delivery of BPI services
● open, transparent,
consensus developed national technical standards based on sound building
science
BPI, in cooperation with the building performance industry stakeholders, establishes a professional performance bar at a level appropriate to ensuring the consistent delivery of exceptional building performance services for those entrusting the BPI brand. The BPI national expansion is supported by a grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Department of Energy, and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, as well as various regional, state, and local programs.