Home Performance Career Training Program

Home Performance Career Training Program

Sustainable Westchester delivers climate solutions to the governments, businesses, organizations, and people of Westchester County. Through its innovative programming, extensive relationships, and effective advocacy, Sustainable Westchester has been at the forefront of regional and statewide efforts to achieve a clean energy transition, conserve natural resources, promote environmental justice, and help member communities become more prosperous, healthy, resilient, and equitable.

The Healthy Home Academy is a workforce training organization based in Brewster, NY, dedicated to preparing individuals for careers in energy efficiency, high-efficiency HVAC, and healthy, resilient housing through hands-on, industry-aligned instruction. The Academy was created in 2021 after it was apparent that prospective employees were ill prepared for the eco-science building industry. The Academy has changed that by preparing graduates to be ready on day one in their new careers.

100% Scholarship - No Cost to Participants

Sustainable Westchester is recruiting applicants for a career training program offered by The Healthy Home Academy. This program is provided at no cost to participants through a full scholarship and is designed for individuals interested in starting a career in the clean energy and building trades, with a focus on improving home comfort, efficiency, and sustainability. This is a career training and job readiness program, not a traditional class.

Participants who successfully complete the program will earn industry-recognized certifications, including BPI Building Science Principles, BPI Healthy Housing Principles, BPI Air Leakage Control Installer, and Department of Labor OSHA 10. Graduates will also receive job placement support.

Program Description

This program focuses on how homes function as complete systems and how to improve comfort, energy efficiency, and indoor air quality.

Training includes:

• Building science fundamentals
• Energy efficiency and weatherization concepts
• Air sealing and insulation practices
• Introduction to home performance testing and diagnostics
• Hands-on field experience in residential settings

This is an immersive program that relies on full participation. Participants are expected to attend all sessions, actively engage in learning, and complete required assignments and exams. When program expectations are not met, continued participation may not be possible.

Program length: 5 weeks

Program Requirements

• Be a resident of a state-designated Disadvantaged Community (DAC). DACs are communities identified by New York State as facing higher environmental, health, and economic burdens. Please use this link to search for your address and determine if you live within a DAC.
• Be physically able to perform hands-on work, including lifting to 50 lbs and standing or working on your feet for up to 8 hours per day
• Have a valid driver's license and access to a reliable vehicle
• Be interested in pursuing a long-term career, not short-term or temporary work

At Sustainable Westchester, we don't just accept differences of background, identity, or point of view – we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our work, and our community. Sustainable Westchester is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. Applicants will not be discriminated against because of race, color, creed, ideology, sex, sexual orientation, gender, age, religion, national origin, disability, ancestry, marital status, veteran status, medical condition, or any protected category prohibited by local, state or federal laws.

All aspects of employment are decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and organizational need.