RESNET/BPI Archives - Energy Vanguard https://www.energyvanguard.com/tag/resnet-bpi/ Building science knowledge, HVAC design, & fun Sat, 07 Aug 2021 11:15:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 Modeling Is Not a Four-Letter Word https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/modeling-is-not-a-four-letter-word/ https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/modeling-is-not-a-four-letter-word/#view_comments Thu, 26 Feb 2015 05:00:00 +0000 http://energyvanguard.flywheelsites.com/?blog_post=modeling-is-not-a-four-letter-word Energy modeling has gotten a bad reputation in the home performance world. One conference I’ve attended has gone so far as to say that it’s “outside the sandbox” of topics presenters can cover. They want to see data, not modeled…

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]]> https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/modeling-is-not-a-four-letter-word/feed/ 40 Should We Change the HERS Reference Home’s Energy Code? https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/should-we-change-the-hers-reference-homes-energy-code/ https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/should-we-change-the-hers-reference-homes-energy-code/#view_comments Tue, 17 Feb 2015 05:00:00 +0000 http://energyvanguard.flywheelsites.com/?blog_post=should-we-change-the-hers-reference-homes-energy-code The HERS Index is a number that gives you a measure of how energy efficient a home is. We can debate how relevant that number is or how accurate is the energy model it’s based on, but the fact is…

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]]> https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/should-we-change-the-hers-reference-homes-energy-code/feed/ 36 New Mexico Green Builders Create Water Efficiency Rating System https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/new-mexico-green-builders-create-water-efficiency-rating-system/ https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/new-mexico-green-builders-create-water-efficiency-rating-system/#view_comments Wed, 11 Feb 2015 05:00:00 +0000 http://energyvanguard.flywheelsites.com/?blog_post=new-mexico-green-builders-create-water-efficiency-rating-system Energy usually gets top billing in the green building community. It has a huge impact on the environment. We sometimes pay a significant amount for it (although most of us don’t pay enough to motivate serious change, but that’s another…

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]]> https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/new-mexico-green-builders-create-water-efficiency-rating-system/feed/ 22 Fiberglass Insulation Manufacturer Gets Serious About Installation https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/fiberglass-insulation-manufacturer-gets-serious-about-installation/ https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/fiberglass-insulation-manufacturer-gets-serious-about-installation/#view_comments Fri, 16 Jan 2015 05:00:00 +0000 http://energyvanguard.flywheelsites.com/?blog_post=fiberglass-insulation-manufacturer-gets-serious-about-installation One of the major fiberglass insulation manufacturers (the color in the photo below gives away which one I’m talking about) is getting serious about the installation quality of fiberglass batt insulation. They’ve put out a video (embedded below) and a…

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]]> https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/fiberglass-insulation-manufacturer-gets-serious-about-installation/feed/ 38 Energy Vanguard Offers Special CAZ Class for Procrastinators https://www.energyvanguard.com/newsroom/energy-vanguard-offers-special-caz-class-for-procrastinators/ https://www.energyvanguard.com/newsroom/energy-vanguard-offers-special-caz-class-for-procrastinators/#view_comments Thu, 23 Oct 2014 04:00:00 +0000 http://energyvanguard.flywheelsites.com/?newsroom=energy-vanguard-offers-special-caz-class-for-procrastinators Certified home energy raters are going through the process of meeting RESNET’s new combustion safety requirements this year, but word on the street is that many raters are procrastinating. “Only 45% of our raters have completed the requirements so far,”…

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]]> https://www.energyvanguard.com/newsroom/energy-vanguard-offers-special-caz-class-for-procrastinators/feed/ 1 RESNET Changes Training Policy with Interpretation https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/resnet-changes-training-policy-with-interpretation/ https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/resnet-changes-training-policy-with-interpretation/#view_comments Tue, 30 Sep 2014 04:00:00 +0000 http://energyvanguard.flywheelsites.com/?blog_post=resnet-changes-training-policy-with-interpretation The RESNET board of directors last week issued Formal Interpretation 2014-04 (pdf). If you’re on RESNET’s mailing list, you may not have noticed this one come through on 24 September because they send out so many emails, but it’s an…

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]]> https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/resnet-changes-training-policy-with-interpretation/feed/ 1 The Best Way to Practice with RESCAZ – A New Energy Vanguard Video https://www.energyvanguard.com/newsroom/the-best-way-to-practice-with-rescaz-a-new-energy-vanguard-video/ https://www.energyvanguard.com/newsroom/the-best-way-to-practice-with-rescaz-a-new-energy-vanguard-video/#view_comments Sun, 28 Sep 2014 04:00:00 +0000 http://energyvanguard.flywheelsites.com/?newsroom=the-best-way-to-practice-with-rescaz-a-new-energy-vanguard-video Energy Vanguard has put together an online CAZ training course to supplement the RESCAZ simulation and our in-person classes. For HERS raters who are also certified as BPI Building Analysts, the online course will satisfy RESNET’s requirements. The video below…

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]]> https://www.energyvanguard.com/newsroom/the-best-way-to-practice-with-rescaz-a-new-energy-vanguard-video/feed/ 4 All Over the Map — The Imprecision of 24 California HERS Ratings https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/all-over-the-map-the-imprecision-of-24-california-hers-ratings/ https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/all-over-the-map-the-imprecision-of-24-california-hers-ratings/#view_comments Tue, 16 Sep 2014 04:00:00 +0000 http://energyvanguard.flywheelsites.com/?blog_post=all-over-the-map-the-imprecision-of-24-california-hers-ratings A home energy rating is supposed to tell you how energy efficient your home is. A certified home energy rater goes to the home and collects all the data relevant to energy consumption in the home (well, all the data…

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]]> https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/all-over-the-map-the-imprecision-of-24-california-hers-ratings/feed/ 14 Why Is RESNET Limiting Its Options for Improvement? https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/why-is-resnet-limiting-its-options-for-improvement/ https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/why-is-resnet-limiting-its-options-for-improvement/#view_comments Fri, 29 Aug 2014 04:00:00 +0000 http://energyvanguard.flywheelsites.com/?blog_post=why-is-resnet-limiting-its-options-for-improvement In case you haven’t heard, last year RESNET created a task force to look at ways to improve the consistency of results among certified home energy raters (aka HERS raters). One week ago, executive director Steve Baden sent an email…

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]]> https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/why-is-resnet-limiting-its-options-for-improvement/feed/ 13 Our First Hybrid HERS Rater Training – How Did We Do? https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/our-first-hybrid-hers-rater-training-how-did-we-do/ https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/our-first-hybrid-hers-rater-training-how-did-we-do/#view_comments Sat, 07 Jun 2014 04:00:00 +0000 http://energyvanguard.flywheelsites.com/?blog_post=our-first-hybrid-hers-rater-training-how-did-we-do We just completed our first combined online and in-person home energy rater training class. I’ve been wanting to do this for a while now because I’ve suspected that our attempt to buck the industry preference for a 5-day class by…

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