Of late there has a rise in social consciousness towards bettering our environment among people. This has led to an increase in demand of building professionals who are certified in increasing the of energy efficiency of buildings under construction and renovation. The Building Performance Institute aims at training such professionals and certifying them. The mission of the Institute is to encourage development that is sustainable in the long-term and stresses on protecting the environment and natural resources.
Any office or home is a concrete structure consisting of various elements such as the heating or cooling systems, waste management, water supply management etc. All these elements have to work in tandem to make the system energy efficient and eco-friendly as a whole.
The various certifications and courses offered by the institute include the BPI Building Analyst, BPI Building Envelope, and BPI Heating Specialist certifications. Candidates under training are imparted the latest knowledge and taken through the courses by experienced experts in the field.
In a bustling metropolitan like Chicago, air, water, sound and water pollution is rising at an alarming rate. The Chicago Building Performance Institute was founded with the motto of empowering architects and engineers with the skills to make all buildings under construction and renovation eco-friendly and economical. In case of homes and offices that were built before the conceptualization of “green homes,” professionals from the Institute can be called in to do a survey and recommend changes in the structure based on the findings. The changes recommended by them are easy to implement as they are affordable and based on natural energy sources such as geo-thermal energy, wind energy and solar energy.
Today, owing to the Building Performance Institute, the inhabitants of Chicago live in a cleaner environment and participate in sustainable community development.
