WAP Wire | December 2017

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December 2017


Mid-year Policy Changes

We want to hear from you: Commerce has created a new place for you to offer suggestions for changes to weatherization policies and guidance documents. Please visit our new Policy and Procedures Change Form on the Commerce website to suggest policy, state plan, or guidance changes. Any suggested policy-related changes received by January 5, 2018 will be reviewed for inclusion within the mid-year policy update on January 17, 2018.

Holiday Hours

The Department of Commerce will be closed December 25, 2017 and January 1, 2018.  We will have limited staff availability from December 26 through January 3, 2018. Please send all correspondence to the Commerce mail box at weatherization.commerce@state.mn.us and someone will reply to you as soon as possible.

Program Year 2017 Mid-year Policy Training and FACS Pro Introduction

The PY17 Mid-year Policy Training will be held over two days:

Day One: Wednesday, January 16, 2018, 11:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.: Half day introduction on FACS Pro 

Day Two: Thursday, January 17, 2018, 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.: Policy review and program update

The training will be held at the Coyote Moon Grille in St. Cloud. WAP Service Providers are invited to register up to three people, including the WAP coordinator, lead technical staff member, and one other key staff member who works directly with WAP. Registration for the FACS Pro Introduction can be found here, and registration for the Mid-year Policy Training can be found here; please register individually for both events.

Upcoming Trainings

Energy Auditor Training: A two-week course held at Fond du Lac Tribal & Community College the weeks of January 9-13 and January 22-26, 2017. There is still one space available in this course. Contact Commerce or Community Housing Partners for registration information. Please be aware that Commerce is looking into facilitating a Building Analyst Review and Testing Session for attendees of this course in late winter or early spring of 2018.

Quality Control Inspector Recertification: A one-day review with field testing on subsequent days held at Fond du Lac Tribal & Community College the week of February 5, 2017. If you have not already, please let Commerce know if you are interested. Registration information will be sent out in the near future.

Mechanical Training: A three-day course on Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps, Combustion Safety/CAZ testing, and Ventilation. Anticipated training dates are February and March of 2018. Dates TBD.

Registration information for these trainings will be sent to all Service Providers. Contact Commerce with questions.

Save the Date: PY17 Minnesota WAP Energy Conference

The Minnesota Energy Conference Committee is hard at work preparing for this year’s conference, planned for April 25-27, 2018. Conference details to follow soon.