Training

SRC provides a variety of training opportunities to homeowners, landlords and professionals to promote practical and cost-effective methods for making homes healthier.

Essentials for Healthy Homes Practitioners

Whether you provide health, remodeling, or inspection services of any kind, this course will help you develop not only -a better understanding of the connection between health and housing, but especially how to use an holistic approach to identifying and resolving problems which threaten the health and well-being of residents.

The National Center for Healthy Housing designed this course for professionals working in the area of affordable housing, inspection services, community service delivery, and public health. This course has been approved for Continuing Education Credit hours.

EPA Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP)

Effective April 20, 2010, federal law requires anyone working in pre-1978 residential properties, childcare facilities, or schools to be certified and follow specific work practices to prevent lead contamination.

In partnership with the National Center for Healthy Housing (an EPA accredited training provider), SRC hosts this course to train contractors, property managers/landlords, painters, plumbers, electricians, and others to become Certified Lead-Based Paint Renovators, including understanding proper lead-safe work practices. This course has been approved by the MN Dept. of Labor & Industry for seven hours of Continuing Education for licensed building contractors.

Lead Safe Work Practices for Homeowners

Homeowners, whether enrolled in our grant program or not, can learn the proper techniques to work lead-safe in this four-hour course. Find out how to protect yourself and others from lead poisoning. Offered in both English and Spanish. Participants receive a certification of attendance upon passing a short exam.

Building Performance Institute (BPI) Certification Courses

SRC now offers the BPI Approved Building Analyst Certification Course! Our Building Analyst Certification training course is specifically designed to prepare professionals to obtain certification as a Building Performance Analyst through the Building Performance Institute, Inc.

Objectives of this course are as follows:

• Learn the principles of energy & building science
• Understand industry terminology
• Identify building construction types
• Identify types of heat flows
• Understand building shell weak points
• Introduce blower door testing
• Investigate cost-effective energy retrofits
• Increase awareness of health and safety issues, plus much more!

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