IREC, partnering with Professional Testing, Inc. (PTI), the Building Performance Institute (BPI) and the Green and Healthy Homes Initiative (GHHI), have released a prototype for a credible, valid, high-quality micro-credential development process. This pilot, still in progress, seeks to bring a new credentialing option to certified energy auditors who want to expand their home health assessment expertise.
Building Performance Institute 
Promising New Pathway: Case Study in Micro-Credentials
Clean Energy Industry Introduced to Promising New Credentialing Pathway
IREC’s recently published micro-credential case study is designed to bring a new credentialing option to certified energy auditors in the U.S. who want to expand their home health assessment expertise and offer more comprehensive services in the residential sector.
The Micro Movement – Filling Big Shoes
When spring finally settled on New England earlier this year, I joined friends in a round of beer from a local micro-brewery. The pale ale with citrus and malt undertones was delicious and promised hints of summer. When the dog days of August hit, I devoured a honey-lavender ice cream cone at a local micro-creamery. Another gourmet delectable from a micro enterprise. Back at my desk, I follow the progress that micro grids have realized building resilient electric power infrastructures with clean energy distributed resources.
Conversations without Devices
In true marathon spirit, IREC has had its running shoes on this spring, hitting conferences and meetings on all sides of the country. These events have been most fruitful and rewarding – well worth the long TSA lines and full planes. Having face-to-face time with many colleagues has given us new insights to make our work more meaningful.
Tagged with: Air Conditioning Contractors of America, American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy National Symposium on Market Transformation, Bloc Power, Boston Community Capital, Building Performance Institute, CUNY's Building Performance Lab, Donnel Baird, Electric Power Research Institute’s (EPRI) Energy Efficiency and Grid Modernization Public Advisory Group, Elyse Cherry, GEARED, GRID Alternatives, Grid Engineering for Accelerated Renewable Energy Development, Henry Red Cloud, Kate Bowman, Lakota Solar Enterprises, Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance, National Association of Workforce Boards, Residential Energy Services Network, San Bernardino County WIB, Standard Work Specifications, Tim Sears, Utah Clean Energy, White House Solar Summit Champions of Change
