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The AABC Commissioning Group (ACG) is a non-profit association dedicated to the advancement of independent third-party commissioning professionals.

The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) is a global society dedicated to advancing human well-being through sustainable technology for the built environment, with a mission to serve humanity by advancing the arts and sciences of heating, ventilation...

The Association of Energy Engineers (AEE) represents more than 17,000 energy professionals in 125 countries working in the fields of energy engineering, energy management, renewables, power generation, energy services, and sustainability.

Barnett Plumbing & Water Heaters is a company that provides plumbing services and water heater repair and installation in the Tri-Valley and Greater Bay areas of the state of California.

The Building Commissioning Association (BCA) established the Building Commissioning Certification Board (BCCB) as a committee to oversee the process of creating a commissioning certification that would demonstrate a candidate's proficiency through education, experience, and a rigorous written...

Building Media, Inc. (BMI) provides distance education to the entire construction community including: architects, engineers, contractors, remodelers, raters, code officials, product manufacturers and state and federal groups.

Building Performance Institute, Inc. (BPI) is a standards development and credentialing organization for residential energy auditing and upgrade work.

Building Science Institute, Ltd. Co. (BSI) is a Quality Management Organization designed from the ground up to bring professional quality management standards to the home energy rating system industry. Our clients are verification companies that perform code compliance, Energy Rating Index (ERI)...

California Home Energy Efficiency Rating Services (CHEERS) is California's online verification platform where building industry professionals register projects for California energy code compliance.

The Cold Climate Housing Program (CCH) is an information and education program that promotes the idea of the "house as a system."

D+R Learn is an organization that provides training for knowledge and skills used for implementing clean energy building technologies.

Learn the latest information in the HVAC industry with our state-of-the-art training for HVAC distributors and contractors, provided by Daikin Comfort Technologies North America, Inc., the world’s #1 indoor comfort solutions provider, including the Daikin, Goodman, and Amana® brands.

President U.S. Partnership for Education for Sustainable Development

Dorothy Gerring is a registered architect and an Associate Professor of Architecture and Sustainability at the Pennsylvania College of Technology in Williamsport, PA. She holds certifications for LEED-AP, BD+C and Passive House US Certified Passive House Consultant (CHPC), and is author of the book...

Heather Dillon is a professor at the University of Portland, in Portland, OR. She teaches building science to undergraduate mechanical engineering students.

Earth Advantage is a non-profit organization helping to advance a more informed and humane housing market. We work to ensure the US housing market recognizes the elements of homes that create climate risk and values the characteristics of homes that provide climate solutions. Our teams partner with...

The Efficient Windows Collaborative (EWC) provides publicly-accessible resources on windows.

The Electric League of Arizona is a statewide non-profit trade association representing approximately 200 companies in the Electrical, HVACR, and Energy Management industries.

Electrify My Home is an organization in California that specializes in electrification projects for residential buildings.

The Energy & Environmental Building Alliance (EEBA) provides an invaluable platform for insight, collaboration and education.

The ESCO Institute is an organization that works to improve the HVACR industry by delivering training resources.

At Guardian, we share one Vision – To help people improve their lives by providing products and services they value more highly than their alternatives, and do so responsibly while consuming fewer resources.

Established in 1994, HVAC Excellence is a standards organization dedicated to improving the quality of education in the HVACR industry. The organization achieves this goal, in part, by validating educational programs, tracking content mastery at each stage of an individual’s career, and providing...

HVAC U is a trade school approved by the State of Michigan that focuses on technical training for the skilled trades.

Johnstone Technical University provides training for HVACR professionals as a part of Johnstone Supply, an HVAC distribution company in the U.S.

Madison Area Technical College is a community college based in Madison, WI.

Mitsubishi Electric Trane HVAC US is a jointly owned company by Mitsubishi Electric and Trane Technologies that focuses on heating and cooling systems for the United States and Latin America.

The National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) is the leading provider of construction education for industry and career and technical education programs. With flexible workforce development and learning solutions, NCCER’s programs provide consistency and quality to ensure craft...

The National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS) is a nonprofit organization working on building science and technology.

New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) promotes energy efficiency and renewable energy. They have shared their Clean Energy Training Resources including content on cold climate heat pumps.

Founded in 1997, North American Technician Excellence (NATE) is the nation’s largest non-profit certification organization for heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration technicians. Headquartered in Arlington, VA, NATE is the certification organization that was developed by, and has...

Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships (NEEP) is a non-profit organization working to advance energy efficiency in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states.

Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) is an alliance of utilities and energy efficiency organizations to promote energy efficiency in the Northwest United States.

Passive House Academy New Zealand provides courses on highly efficient buildings.

Pat is a professor at University of Minnesota in St. Paul, MN. He teaches residential energy and building systems.

The Plumbers Local One Trade Education Fund is an educational institution jointly managed between U.A. Plumbers & Gas-Fitters Local Union No. 1 and the Association of Contracting Plumbers of the City of New York.

Redwood Energy is an award-winning Zero Net Energy (ZNE) design, research and educational firm that helped pioneer all-electric design using heat pumps, and has been hired since 2018 to write six "pocket guides" to electrifying single family, multifamily and commercial construction.

Residential Energy Services Network, Inc. (RESNET ®) is a standards development and credentialing organization for residential energy auditing and HERS Index ratings.

Samsung HVAC is a part of Samsung that focuses on HVAC products.

Earners of the Cold Climate Air Source Heat Pump Technician Training badge have proven to have knowledge in cold climate air source heat pumps, including system design, installation, maintenance, and troubleshooting. This hybrid course consists of 8 hours of online lessons and quizzes and 8 hours in...

Santa Fe Community College (SFCC) is a community college in Santa Fe, NM, which hosts a Building Science and Construction Technologies program.

The Sheet Metal Workers' Local Union No. 265 (SMART Local 265) is a union of sheet metal workers that serves the DuPage, Grundy, Iroquois, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall, Livingston, McHenry, and Will counties in the state of Illinois.

The University of Portland is a thriving community of over 5,000 students, faculty and staff located on a bluff overlooking the booming metropolitan city of Portland, Oregon.

Steve is an internationally recognized construction consultant specializing in solving building science related problems and educating building industry professionals and their trade partners.

Taylor & Francis is one of the world’s leading publishers and a provider of quality information and knowledge, publishing more than 2,500 journals and over 8,000 new books each year in all areas of Science, Technology, Medicine, Behavioral Sciences, Humanities, and Social Sciences.

The Appraisal Foundation (Foundation) is the nation’s foremost authority on the valuation profession.

The United States Partnership for Education for Sustainable Development (USP) focuses on initiatives that empower and assist the most vulnerable populations, help prevent the worst impacts of climate change, and change societal norms to produce a more sustainable future for present and future...

Truckee Meadows Community College is a community college located in Reno, NV.