The CBPCA 2008 HERS II certification training provides the training in Title 20 and in the use of the EnergyPro software. This training partially fulfills the requirements to qualify as a California Whole-House Home Energy Rater or a Building Performance Contractor under the 2008 Standards. This course will qualify you for developing HERS II home energy audits as specified by Title 20.
Prerequisites: None,For a list of classes required to be certified as a whole house home energy rater or a home performance contractor, see HERS and Home Performance Training Required for the Five Levels of CEC-defined Professionals.
If you have questions about the class or the registration process, or if you have technical questions about the state regulations or the job of a HERS rater, you can call our CBPCA HERS Training hotline at 888-931-1116.
Important Note: The California Energy Commission (CEC0 is currently evaluating the applications for recertification and the course curriculums of all HERS Providers as required by the 2008 Building Energy Efficiency Standards. The CEC has ruled that a Provider cannot certify raters to work under the 2008 Standards until both the Provider and the Provider’s curriculum are approved and certified. Therefore, if the CBPCA’s application and curriculum are not approved by the time a class takes place, it will be necessary for all students to take a half-day make-up class and to take the CEC approved exam. The CBPCA will offer these make-up classes as soon as we get approvals from the CEC and will make them very affordable.
Successful completion of this course along with completion of the additional steps required will certify the participant as a California Whole House Home Energy Rater or a Building Performance Contractor. This certification and association with a HERS Provider will enable the rater develop state certified HERS II Energy Indexes for new and existing homes.
Training will include:
Upon completion of this two-day course, you will be given a CEC-mandated written test. When you pass this test, you will be presented with a certificate of completion for this class. Before you can become a CBPCA certified whole house home energy rater, you must complete the requirements to be a California Field Verification and Diagnostic Testing Rater. Please see 2008 HERS Basic Certification Training page for requirements.
After fulfilling the requirements for a CBPCA certified California Field Verification and Diagnostic Testing Rater and completing the HERS II certification training, you will be entitled to be a California Whole-house Home Energy Rater and will be qualified to develop state certified HERS II home energy audits as recognized by Title 20 of the State of California.
The CBPCA will be required to audit 5% of each type of the jobs that you perform each year. The cost of the audits will be approximately $400 each and is the responsibility of each rater.
As a member of the CBPCA, you will be eligible to purchase testing equipment at a discounted rate.
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