Contracting Gold Stars with Larry Zarker and John Jones of BPI

No matter what line of work you're in you'd like to be given a gold star, by your industry and certainly by your customer. Who is setting the standards for what qualifies as world-class building and contracting? Host Ken Allison welcomes Larry Zarker and John Jones of BPI, the Building Performance Institute to discuss how BPI formulated the training and qualifications that make up its GoldStar Contractor status and how that status can lead to better building and more customers. 

BPI Certified Professionals solve home and building owners’ trickiest problems. BPI offers certifications, standards, and programs (BPI GoldStar Contractor, Rater, and Product Listing). For business owners, BPI enhances your offerings to meet the real needs of homeowners. BPI is the source for certified contractors working on home energy efficiency, comfort, durability, health, and safety.

On today's episode...

• 1:02 - The history of BPI
• 5:14 - The benefits of learning from BPI
• 8:05 - So...what IS a building analyst?
• 13:41 - How long do certifications take?
• 15:59 - The greatest opportunity in home performance
• 21:03 - The future of building performance
• 26:06 - Workforce development: finding the great builders of tomorrow