https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/new-training-required-for-energy-star-partners/ Building science knowledge, HVAC design, & fun Wed, 24 Nov 2010 02:47:58 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/new-training-required-for-energy-star-partners/#comment-549 Wed, 24 Nov 2010 02:47:58 +0000 http://energyvanguard.flywheelsites.com/?blog_post=new-training-required-for-energy-star-partners#comment-549 Oops. Here’s the link for
Oops. Here’s the link for that top 6 sources of building science info article, Roy.

]]> https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/new-training-required-for-energy-star-partners/#comment-548 Wed, 24 Nov 2010 02:43:54 +0000 http://energyvanguard.flywheelsites.com/?blog_post=new-training-required-for-energy-star-partners#comment-548 Roy, I don’t know if they’ve
Roy, I don’t know if they’ve gotten accredited as a HERS training provider yet, but Kyle Chase of Energy Conservation Training Co. in Portland, Oregon would be a good contact for you and might be your closest HERS trainer.  
 
I think the best sources of answers for your general questions about becoming a HERS rater are the RESNET/BPI group on LinkedIn and Home Energy Pros. There’s already been a lot of discussion about that topic in both places, and you can always start a new one, too. 
 
One thing I recommend if you’re serious about this is to study as much as you can before you take a class. Buy a copy of Residential Energy and read it. Subscribe to our blog. Download a trial copy of REM/Rate and learn how to use it. Learn as much as you can. I wrote a little article here about my top 5 sources of building science info, too.

]]> https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/new-training-required-for-energy-star-partners/#comment-547 Sat, 20 Nov 2010 02:01:45 +0000 http://energyvanguard.flywheelsites.com/?blog_post=new-training-required-for-energy-star-partners#comment-547 I’m a real estate appraiser
I’m a real estate appraiser and also certified home inspector in the Seattle area. I recently took a built green class for appraisers. I’m interested in finding out about becoming an Energy Star rater. I would like to know who hires them, what businesses I might contact in my area, what kind of income can a rater expect, and what is involved in initial investment and training.

]]> https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/new-training-required-for-energy-star-partners/#comment-546 Thu, 12 Aug 2010 17:08:34 +0000 http://energyvanguard.flywheelsites.com/?blog_post=new-training-required-for-energy-star-partners#comment-546 The move from 2.0 to 3.0 is
The move from 2.0 to 3.0 is also consistent with the overall definition of Energy Star Rated Items. They represent the best 20% of what is being built. Because technology improves and builders build better, because competition causes builders to build better, because the American ethic of ‘build a better mousetrap’ is at work; we have a situation that causes all products, including houses to meet periodically increased standards for Energy Star Certification.

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