BPI Credentials

From identifying asthma triggers and risk of lead poisoning to testing for CO and other health hazards, tremendous opportunity exists to incorporate a healthy home analysis into home performance assessments.

The HHE was developed in partnership with the Green & Healthy Homes Initiative (GHHI). A Healthy Home Evaluator assesses home-based environmental health and safety hazards and provides a prioritized list of recommendations to address those hazards.

The Healthy Home Evaluator must hold one of the following certifications prior to taking the HHE exam:

• BPI Building Analyst (BA)
• BPI Building Analyst Professional (BA-P)
• BPI Energy Auditor (EA)
• BPI Quality Control Inspector (QCI)
• BPI Multifamily Building Analyst (MFBA)

A full list of functions and tasks for a Healthy Home Evaluator can be found in the BPI Healthy Home Evaluator Certification Scheme Handbook. Below is a high-level exam blueprint.

• Principles of a Healthy Home (e.g., Keep it Healthy) – 8% – 10%
• Data Collection – 38-42%
• Analysis and Interpretation – 18-20%
• Recommendation and/or Scope of Work – 18-20%
• Communication and Client Education – 5-10%
• Personal Safety, Insurance, and Liability – 8-10%

Candidates must pass an online exam to get Healthy Home Evaluator (HHE) certified. There is no field exam.

Online exam: 50 multiple-choice questions
Time limit: 1 ½ hours
Exam fee: $350

BPI Healthy Home Evaluators (HHEs) must recertify every three (3) years.

HHEs must maintain one of the five (5) prerequisite certifications (see Step 1 above).

Recertification is obtained by one of three methods:
1. Successfully challenge the HHE online exam prior to the certification expiration date
2. Accumulate a minimum of twenty-four (24) qualifying continuing education units (CEUs) over the three (3) years of certification and submit documentation of qualifying CEUs
3. For trainers or BPI Proctors, accumulate one hundred and fifty (150) hours of relevant Healthy Homes training over the three (3) years of certification and submit documentation of training

To bypass the exam using methods 2 or 3, you must fill out the Application for Certification Renewal, submit it with all supporting documents, and pay the renewal fee prior to the certification expiration date.