BPI Credentials
BPI Healthy Home Evaluator (HHE) Certification
From identifying asthma triggers and risk of lead poisoning to testing for CO and other health hazards, tremendous opportunity exists to incorporate a healthy home analysis into home performance assessments.
Training for this credential
What is the Healthy Home Evaluator Certification?
From identifying asthma triggers and risk of lead poisoning to testing for CO and other health hazards, tremendous opportunity exists to incorporate a healthy home analysis into home performance assessments.
The HHE was developed in partnership with the Green & Healthy Homes Initiative (GHHI). A Healthy Home Evaluator assesses home-based environmental health and safety hazards and provides a prioritized list of recommendations to address those hazards.
How to Qualify for the HHE Exam
The Healthy Home Evaluator must hold one of the following certifications prior to taking the HHE exam:
What Topics Are Covered on the Exam
A full list of functions and tasks for a Healthy Home Evaluator can be found in the BPI Healthy Home Evaluator Certification Scheme Handbook. Below is a high-level exam blueprint.
- Principles of a Healthy Home (e.g., Keep it Healthy) – 8% – 10%
- Data Collection – 38-42%
- Analysis and Interpretation – 18-20%
- Recommendation and/or Scope of Work – 18-20%
- Communication and Client Education – 5-10%
- Personal Safety, Insurance, and Liability – 8-10%
Exam Details
Candidates must pass an online exam to get Healthy Home Evaluator (HHE) certified. There is no field exam.
Online exam: 50 multiple-choice questions
Time limit: 1 ½ hours
Exam fee: $450
Time limit: 1 ½ hours
Exam fee: $450
Recertification
BPI Healthy Home Evaluators (HHEs) must recertify every three (3) years.
HHEs must maintain one of the five (5) prerequisite certifications (see Step 1 above).
Recertification is obtained by one of three methods:
1. Successfully challenge the HHE online exam prior to the certification expiration date
2. Accumulate a minimum of twenty-four (24) qualifying continuing education units (CEUs) over the three (3) years of certification and submit documentation of qualifying CEUs
3. For trainers or BPI Proctors, accumulate one hundred and fifty (150) hours of relevant Healthy Homes training over the three (3) years of certification and submit documentation of training
1. Successfully challenge the HHE online exam prior to the certification expiration date
2. Accumulate a minimum of twenty-four (24) qualifying continuing education units (CEUs) over the three (3) years of certification and submit documentation of qualifying CEUs
3. For trainers or BPI Proctors, accumulate one hundred and fifty (150) hours of relevant Healthy Homes training over the three (3) years of certification and submit documentation of training
To bypass the exam using methods 2 or 3, you must fill out the Application for Certification Renewal, submit it with all supporting documents, and pay the renewal fee prior to the certification expiration date.
Approved BPI CEU Hours
These BPI Advanced Credit Hours are approved for BPI Healthy Home Evaluator (HHE) Certification CEU renewal:
| A BPI Approved Course | Advanced Hours for Exam |
|---|---|
| 6 | |
| 16 | |
| 4 | |
| 4 | |
| 4 | |
| 1 | |
| 1 | |
| 1 | |
| 1 | |
| 1 | |
| 1 | |
| 1 | |
| 1 | |
| 8 | |
| 6 | |
| 4 | |
| 8 | |
| 11.3 | |
| 2 | |
| 6 |