Transcript Life after ARRA training

ARRA the end of an Era
Now What?
Challenges and Opportunities
John Davies
Opportunity Council
Building Performance Center
Challenges
 Federal and State funding uncertain
 Maintaining the infra structure
 Equipment, Space and Trained staff
 Marketing (What are your services)
 Where and how to market services
 Overcoming the non profit mentality
 Existing staff
 Community Perception
Venturing into new territory
 Today’s weatherization agencies are going beyond providing
traditional weatherization services
 They have expanded to provide a variety of training and
technical assistance, fee for service contracting, BPI
certifications, housing rehabilitation and emergency repair
assistance and consulting services
 This provides stability in an ever changing budget climate.
Benefits to the agency
 Increased revenue
 Ability to attract variety of staff/increase wages
 Economies of scale achieved
 All profits go back into the program to help those
that fall through the cracks
 Enables the organization to do additional activities
(team building, buy new equipment)
Future for WAP Providers
 Opportunity to work with local community, builders and
other professionals
 Changing demographic market/needs
 Leader in the ever increasing Energy Efficiency industry
 Diversification helps us to weather the ups and downs of
government funding
Opportunities
 Training (installer, crew lead, assessor and inspector)
 Weatherization plus Health - IAQ and asthma
 Environmental services Lead, Asbestos, Radon, Mold
 The New Energy Code (duct and blower door testing)
 Multifamily and large building air sealing
More Opportunities
 Field testing and research
 Design Build Consulting (energy modeling)
 Working with your Utilities
 Housing Quality Standard (HQS) inspections
 Building Performance Institute (BPI) certifications
 Time of Sale … Energy Performance Scores (MPG)
 Sealed Crawlspace with Rodent Exclusion
 Facilities Rental
Thank you
 Contact information
 Email [email protected]
 Website Bpc.oppco.org
 Phone 360 734-5121 ext. 103