BCC enrolling course for weatherization installers

FALL RIVER – Bristol Community College’s Green Center is enrolling for the next phase of the pilot weatherization-installer course, which prepares builders, contractors, and others to work as professional air-sealing technicians and insulation installers.
Topics include ventilation, air leakage, insulation, air sealing and health and safety. Students who complete the hands-on course will have the opportunity to complete the Building Performance Institute’s exam for Residential Building Whole House Air Leakage Control Installer.
The pilot program, which the school said is valued at $2,000, is available for only $450 due to partial funding from the MassGREEN Initiative, in affiliation with the Mass. Clean Energy Center and the Mass. Department of Housing and Community Development.
Space is limited to 12 students who must meet the following prerequisites for enrollment: at least a high school equivalency diploma; basic math skills; ability to read a measuring tape and calculate simple measurements; English-language proficiency and basic carpentry skills.
For information, call Julia Gold, at (508) 678-2811, ext. 2565. &#8226