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Phius Certified Verifier Training
May 13th and 14th, Two Full Day Sessions
9:00 am – 5:00pm, In-person in Boston (location information below)
Phius Certified Verifiers deliver on-site quality assurance for multi-family residential and non-residential passive building projects. This course is geared toward HERs Raters testing and commissioning multifamily buildings and professionals familiar with non-residential buildings. Training provides grounding in Phius building principles and onsite quality assurance for the Phius Certification program. This training is delivered in person over two days and is a combination of presentation and discussion. Approximately 8 hours of self-guided material is provided before the first session for review.
Refund Policy
Full refunds are available only if written notice is provided 7 days prior to course start date. There will be no refund if less than one week’s notice is given. Please note: Full refunds will be issued less the standard processing fee. In general, rescheduling is always preferred over refunds. Registration transfers are only allowed for rescheduling to a future training and cannot be transferred between individuals.
Trainees are eligible to earn 14 Phius Continuing Education Units and 14 RESNET Professional Development Hours.
About Phius
Phius (Passive House Institute US) trains and certifies professionals, maintains the Phius climate-specific passive building standard, certifies and quality assures passive buildings, certifies high-performance building products and conducts research to advance high-performance building.
Location Details
294 Washington St., Suite 830
Boston, MA 02108
When attendees arrive, take the elevator to the 8th floor. Upon exiting the elevator, the entrance is to the left. The door will be locked prior to the course starting.
Course Topics
2. All requirements for the Phius Multifamily and Commercial certification programs, including requirements for 3rd party co-requisite programs
3. Large building air-tightness testing strategies and protocol for testing for Phius Certification compliance
4. Typical designs for passive building mechanical heating, cooling and ventilation systems and corresponding testing requirements
5. Passive building hot water delivery requirements and testing strategies
Prerequisites
Workforce Training Fund Express Grant Funding
Express Funding Announcement
Funding for training grants from the Workforce Training Fund Program has been exhausted for State Fiscal Year 2025 (July 2024 – June 2025). Applications for the Express Program grants have been paused until funds for State Fiscal Year 2026 (July 2025 – June 2026) are available. While specific dates are not yet available, we hope applications can be submitted again in July 2025. Refer to the Program website for updates.
In recent years the Workforce Training Fund Program has experienced unprecedented levels of participation. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis throughout the year, until funds are exhausted.
The Express Program is designed to help businesses with 100 or fewer Massachusetts employees respond quickly to emerging needs and keep employees engaged. With bite-size grants for just-in-time training and no waiting periods between grants, the Express Program is the Workforce Training Fund’s fastest path to funding.
Express Grant Eligibility
Employers with 100 or fewer Massachusetts, W-2 employees are eligible to receive Express Program grants*. Express Program grant applications must be submitted no fewer than 21 days before the training date.
The contracting period of approved Express Grants begins 21 days after the grant application date and ends one year from this date. All training must be completed within the contract period to be eligible for reimbursement.
*Review the BE+ Workforce Training Grant webpage for additional eligibility requirements and other updates made by the Commonwealth Corporation.
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