The credential that builds expertise and opens doors.
BPI's Building Science Principles Certificate, now built for your phone. Learn how HVAC, insulation, and indoor air quality work together as one system, then earn a nationally recognized credential that never expires.
Course included with SkillCat. The exam is a separate $120. That's it.
Why SkillCat
Not your typical certification path
Same industry-recognized BPI credential. A faster, cheaper, more convenient way to get there.
Course
Exam
Course Format
Training + Testing
Typical Options
$150+
$120
Desktop text courses
Multiple payments and places
SkillCat + BPI BSP
FREE with SkillCat
$120
Interactive mobile course
One place
What's Included
What the course covers
Roughly six hours of self-paced instruction, built to give techs a whole-home perspective before they sit the BPI exam.
01
House-as-a-System Thinking
How every part of a home affects every other part.
02
Building Science Fundamentals
The core principles behind home performance.
03
Construction Basics
How homes are built, and why it matters for performance.
04
Indoor Air Quality
What affects the air inside a home, and how to improve it.
05
Occupant Health & Safety
How performance decisions affect the people living there.
06
Efficiency Before Solar & Geothermal
Why tightening up a home comes before adding new systems.
How It Works
Three steps to your certificate
1
Complete the course
Self-paced, roughly six hours, right in the SkillCat app.
Included with SkillCat subscription
2
Sit the BPI exam
100 questions. This is the one cost outside your subscription.
$120
3
Earn your certificate
A credential that never expires, plus 6 BPI CEUs if you're already BPI certified.
Included
Who It's For
Built for the people already doing this work
HVAC, plumbing & electrical pros: build the whole-home perspective the trade increasingly demands.
Insulation & weatherization techs: deepen the building science behind the work you already do.
Contractors: upskill your team and go after home performance work you weren't quoting before.
People breaking into the trades: start with a nationally recognized credential.