Program/s: Comfort Home To: Participating Contractors Summary: Comfort Home NYHEP Introduction and Training Session Contact with Questions: Please contact Contractor Support with any questions on how to register for upcoming events.
NYSERDA is hosting a series of Comfort Home training courses for Participating Contractors as the Program is migrating to the NYHEP Portal. Please see the scheduled dates below. Recordings of the training will be available on the Contractor Support website and the Comfort Home SharePoint after the training.
Scheduled Dates:
Tuesday, April 29th at 10AM – 11AM EST (Register here)
Thursday, May 1st at 2PM – 3PM EST (Register here)
Tuesday, May 6th at 10AM – 11AM EST (Register here)
Thursday, May 8th at 2PM – 3PM EST (Register here)
Program/s: EmPower+, Residential Energy Assessments, Comfort Home To: Participating Contractors Summary: NYSERDA Participating Contractor Heat Pump Training Series II Contact with Questions: max.ciovacco@nyserda.ny.gov
NYSERDA Heat Pump Training Series Fridays 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. ET To register for the series, please click here.
Date
Topic
Presenter
04/11/25
Over-sizing, Over-zoning, under-sizing with back up heat (5kw up to 20% of heating load)
SWA – Robb Aldrich
04/25/25
Equipment Selection 1.5 hrs
TRC – JJ Sawicki
05/09/25
Design and placement of the system, Value engineering principles and practices
Program: EmPower+ and Comfort Home To:EmPower+ and Comfort Home Participating Contractors Summary: Required Spray Foam Training-Due October 2025 Contact with Questions: Contract support at (800) 284 – 9069 or email at support.residential@nyserda.ny.gov
For Participating Contractors installing spray foam through EmPower+ or Comfort Home, NYSERDA is requiring training for individuals to be completed no later than October 1, 2025. A list of the required training for Field Employees, Applicators, Crew Leaders, and Auditors can be found on the contractor support site at https://hpwescontractorsupport.com/program-resources/sprayfoamresources/.
Contractors are required to keep documentation of all staff that attended the trainings. Documentation must include the training title, staff names, and dates the training was completed. At NYSERDA’s request, contractors must submit the training documentation within 48 hours of request.
For EmPower+ Participating Contractors, Section 5.2 of the Program Manual has been updated with the Spray Foam Training Requirements.
Information on the Spray Foam Training Requirements was provided as part of the November 1, 2024 Contractor Check-in Webinar, which was recorded and can be found at https://hpwescontractorsupport.com/webinars/.
Program/s: EmPower+, Residential Energy Assessments, Comfort Home To: Participating Contractors Summary: NYSERDA Participating Contractor Heat Pump Training Series II Contact with Questions: max.ciovacco@nyserda.ny.gov
NYSERDA Heat Pump Training Series Fridays 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. ET To register for the series, please click here.
Date
Topic
Presenter
03/14/25
Manual J – Overview, including inputs & data gathering -Take offs
Matt Christie/TRC+
03/28/25
Equipment Selection/ Manual D & S (NEEP tool) -Determine design heating capacity, select equipment -Avoiding oversizing -When/how to use supplemental systems- guidelines of minimum size
NYSERDA/Max Ciovacco or TRC – Manual D
04/11/25
Over-sizing, Over-zoning, under-sizing with back up heat (5kw up to 20% of heating load)
SWA – Robb Aldrich
04/25/25
Design and placement of the system, Value engineering principles and practices
Program/s: Comfort Home To: All Comfort Home contractors Summary: Attic insulation photos for Package B Contact with Questions: Keith Bohling, keith.bohling@nyserda.ny.gov
Comfort Home installations submitted for package B where attic gable walls are included must include photos. The photos must show the attic walls being insulated. If attic wall insulation is added to insulate an adjacent conditioned space, the photos must show both the attic and the conditioned spaces. For more details, please review the December 2024 contractor webinar slides here.