Hey, HERS raters, what if I told you that you could get the volume of a multi-pitched roof for all of your home energy ratings without the need to calculate a single algebraic formula? Or, how about wall area? I know, I'm…
OK, I'll admit it. The highlight of my week at the 2011 RESNET Building Performance Conference was getting to meet The Energy Avenger. I've been showing a video of him teaching people how to wrap a water heater for years,…
The annual RESNET conference officially starts today, but the weekend was filled with preconference sessions, committee & board meetings, and lots of networking and reconnecting. Chris and I arrived Saturday at about 4 o'clock and went out to dinner that…
Yesterday we finished up our first two-day class on ENERGY STAR Version 3 for HERS Raters. We spent the morning of the first day going over the basics - the changes, the transition from V2 to V3 via V2.5, and…
Whether you're brand new in the community of home energy auditors, home energy raters, and home performance pros or have been in it for years, these two events are at the top of the heap for learning and networking. Whether…
Yesterday we began our latest HERS rater class, training a new group of home energy raters. We have 11 students this time, mostly from Georgia but also one from Virginia and one from Tennessee. We spent the first half of…
The RESNET conference is coming up at the end of February in Orlando, Florida, and Energy Vanguard will be teaching a two-day ENERGY STAR Version 3 class for HERS raters immediately afterward. Why not combine the amazing learning and networking…
After receiving accreditation from RESNET as a HERS Rater Training Provider, Energy Vanguard has moved quickly to establish itself as one of the leaders in the field. One resource we provide that is unparalleled among HERS trainers is our blog,…
About two years in the making, ENERGY STAR Version 3 is in the home stretch to adoption. Starting with homes permitted on or after 1 April 2011, the new guidelines begin the transition to being fully required by 1 January…
I've been involved with ENERGY STAR homes since 2004, when it was still in Version 1 of the program. It wasn't called that at the time, though. It was just ENERGY STAR. At that time, a home needed only one…