https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/energy-auditor-training-caveat-emptor/ Building science knowledge, HVAC design, & fun Mon, 21 Nov 2011 21:57:27 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/energy-auditor-training-caveat-emptor/#comment-3202 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 21:57:27 +0000 http://energyvanguard.flywheelsites.com/?blog_post=energy-auditor-training-caveat-emptor#comment-3202 Stan:
Stan: Great points! Even teaching the class in 8 days, as we do here at Energy Vanguard, isn’t enough. Ideally, the schools and colleges that teach builders, HVAC technicians, architects, and engineers will convey all this knowledge to their students and give them the hands-on experience they need as well, and they’ll do it over months or years, rather than days.  
 
Until then, we’re stuck with the system we have, and the problems that result from it. And people like you and me will have to keep speaking out and educating others so we can raise the quality of work being done in people’s homes.

]]> https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/energy-auditor-training-caveat-emptor/#comment-3201 Fri, 18 Nov 2011 22:11:20 +0000 http://energyvanguard.flywheelsites.com/?blog_post=energy-auditor-training-caveat-emptor#comment-3201 Nice Message Allison. I
Nice Message Allison. I “get” your passion. My take is that the best teacher in the world can’t transform a person with no building knowledge into an energy auditor, or rater, in 5 days, or 10 days, or maybe any number of days, and with one course. From what I can see, there isn’t much concern for qualifying prospective students for these courses, which would turn some number away, or redirect them to more appropriate preparatory training. And that’s not good for the bottom line, which is, after all, the way our businesses are judged. So, training is provided to some who can’t apply it. Unfortunately, some believe they really are qualified to do the job, and the result is we all suffer when a poor job is done. We still deal with the guy who set up a website to braodcast that all raters are cheaters because of the actions of one of us. I read a recent post on one of the forums by a new auditor asking for guidance on how to deal with a very basic issue; proof that they aren’t qualified, but they’re out there “doing the job.” You know all too well that the lawyers are salivating, waiting for this baby “industry” of ours to provide them with a new source of income. And, we all should know that poor quality work results in possible personal safety hazards to our clients, and definite harm to their wallets. 
 
Keep up your passion for doing it right.

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