ICP IREE Certification Training

The first step to becoming a project developer and leveraging the ICP system is to get trained on what it requires. This training is not designed to teach engineers how to do their job, but instead is focused on the requirements of the ICP system to you can most efficiently meet the requirements. This training takes a matter of a few hours and will set project developers up for success.

IREE™ certification allows investors, owners, and all stakeholders to instantly gain confidence in project engineering practices and predicted energy savings enabling more projects to get funded and approved.

ICP's IREE™  Certification Training provides project developers, energy service providers, contractors, and quality assurance assessors with a comprehensive view of the requirements of the ICP Protocols and what it takes to get projects certified as IREE™ .

The intended audience for this course are experienced project developers who understand the fundamentals of project development and are familiar with the industry terminology and standards used within the ICP Protocols.  The content focuses specifically on the process and requirements of IREE™ ​ certification.
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The ICP Project Developer Network features qualified firms that have been trained on developing IREE projects and vetted for industry experience and credentials.  If you are an experienced project developer, connect with ICP partner programs and the ICP Investor Network members by applying to the ICP Project Developer Network.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Course 1: An Introduction to ICP and IREE Certification
  1. Describe the Investor Confidence Project and the ICP methodology
  2. Define the types of risk associated with the development of energy efficiency (or EE) projects
  3. Identify how ICP addresses several market barriers that typically prevent the development of EE projects
  4. Explain the Investor Ready Energy Efficiency (IREE™) certification process
  5. Describe the ICP Networks and various opportunities for professional development
Course 2: The ICP Protocols and the Role of the Project Developer in IREE Certification 
Module 1: selecting a protocol
  1. Describe the differences between the ICP Protocols and the process for selecting the appropriate protocol for an energy efficiency project
Module 2: Baseline Development
  1. ​Identify required procedures and documentation for Baselining in the ICP process
  2. Examine common baselining challenges for the project developer
  3. Identify available ICP tools and resources
Module 3: Savings Calculations
  1. ​Identify requirements for developing a calibrated baseline dynamic building simulation.
  2. Identify requirements for calculating energy and cost savings using dynamic building simulation and non-dynamic building simulation methods
  3. Develop economic evaluation of energy conservation measures (ECMs) and a package of ECMs
  4. Examine common savings calculation challenges for the project developer
  5. Identify available ICP tools and resources
Module 4: Design, Construction & Verification
  1. ​Identify procedures and requirements associated with operational, performance verification, or OPV
  2. Examine common design, construction and verification challenges for the project developer
  3. Identify available ICP tools and resources
Module 5: Operations, Maintenance & Monitoring
  1. ​Describe the importance of operations, maintenance and monitoring and how it affects the ongoing energy performance of buildings
  2. Identify procedures and requirements for operations, maintenance and monitoring in the ICP process
  3. Examine common operations, maintenance and monitoring challenges for the project developer
  4. Identify available ICP tools and resources
Module 6: Measurement & Verification
  1. ​Identify procedures and requirements for measurement and verification (M&V) in the ICP process
  2. Examine common measurement and verification challenges for the ICP project developer
  3. Identify available M&V-related ICP tools and resources
 FEE
$199 USD.  This fee includes access to the following for 365 days or one year:

  • Course 1: 30-minute introduction to ICP and IREE certification
  • Course 2: 90-minute online course comprised of six modules presenting the requirements provided in the ICP Protocols that a project developer must adhere to in order to achieve IREE certification
  • 20-question, end-of-course exam

ICP Quality Assurance Assessor Training

ICP Quality Assurance  Assessors are experienced firms with the necessary qualifications and certifications to competently perform technical reviews of projects seeking IREE certification.  ICP Quality Assurance Assessors play a crucial role in the ICP System and provide independent  verification that projects are compliant with the ICP Protocols and are eligible for certification as IREE™ projects by GBCI. The ICP System requires that QA Assessors to be independent third-parties to the particular transaction, thus ensuring that there is no conflict of interest associated with the review. ​

A key requirement for joining the program the requisite training.  Required training consists of the ICP IREE Certification Training (see above) AND the ICP Quality Assurance Assessor Training.  If your firm has experience performing third-party technical review of other firms' projects in conjunction with incentive programs and you are interested in becoming an ICP Quality Assurance Assessor, please review the requirements on the program page and then contact ICP so that we can direct you to the training resources and application.  Firms with technical review experience, such as owner's representatives, may also be considered.

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