EnergySmart Institute | Site-Wide Activity https://energysmartinstitute.com/activity/ Activity feed for the entire site. Tue, 17 Mar 2026 01:53:56 -0600 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 42e617165320649acc475e3c17654885 Sharla Riead wrote a new post https://energysmartinstitute.com/?p=7645 Tue, 12 Dec 2023 17:34:54 -0600 What does the Future Hold? New Information from RESNET 2023 Conference What’s new and what’s news in the world of energy and Home Energy Ratings (HERS Ratings)?  RESNET held its first-ever end of the year conf […]

]]> b383a87002f6d04713b517f9ff887ddf Kaycie Riead wrote a new post https://energysmartinstitute.com/?p=7351 Tue, 28 Feb 2023 21:33:05 -0600 Does your Representative “represent” your concerns about energy efficiency in construction?Missourians live in a “Home Rule” state. Local jurisdictions adopt the building codes, including energy codes, that work for the residents and […]

]]> 41c7050d05684158d3bfa24cdd324e2e Ken Riead wrote a new post https://energysmartinstitute.com/?p=7292 Thu, 15 Dec 2022 21:29:23 -0600 The need for certified home energy raters is growing quickly. Excellent full or part-time work for students up to retirement. Control your own schedule.

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]]> 581500826de074a76cb71d2cd6ab1aae Ken Riead wrote a new post https://energysmartinstitute.com/?p=6828 Thu, 18 Aug 2022 18:21:56 -0600 President Biden has signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law.  This act includes some excellent incentives for residential new construction that are guaranteed to save energy and prepare residences to become […]

]]> 9a2a901d0bdabab31b4551f27f9fdcd2 Kaycie Riead wrote a new post https://energysmartinstitute.com/?p=6710 Thu, 02 Jun 2022 19:56:59 -0600 Is a Solar Home for You?
The use of solar energy and solar technologies in home construction is becoming quite popular.  And why wouldn’t it?  The sun provides free heat and light energy to us every day.  Many […]

]]> 57a4e0a0d600f490ae8addb045dea377 Ken Riead wrote a new post https://energysmartinstitute.com/?p=6466 Thu, 31 Mar 2022 18:54:21 -0600 Energy ModelingWe hear a lot about Global Warming and the need to save energy.  Energy prices are rising and we are told to conserve.  But, how dRead More

]]> 838d8490732298c45d32a40ca68eb12e Ken Riead wrote a new post https://energysmartinstitute.com/?p=6282 Wed, 12 Jan 2022 20:26:17 -0600 Do you find it difficult to breathe?  Not because of your health or your lungs, but because of all the viruses, droplets, and other nasty things we never thought about before?  With the advent of Covid 19, we h […]

]]> 32bf4c9af016d9c9921805c768fb8066 Ken Riead started the topic Using HERS Raters for Energy Code Compliance Inspections in the forum Help for Energy Code Officials https://energysmartinstitute.com/forums/topic/using-hers-raters-for-energy-code-compliance-inspections/ Wed, 22 Jan 2020 21:21:06 -0600 Information in this topics is related to how certified home energy raters (HERS Raters) can perform energy code compliance inspections on behalf of code inspectors.

]]> 0c296587540f7d3a0884baffebe3e93d Ken Riead started the topic Updates on EnergySmart Contractor Program in the forum EnergySmart Contractors https://energysmartinstitute.com/forums/topic/updates-on-energysmart-contractor-program/ Wed, 22 Jan 2020 20:10:08 -0600 The EnergySmart Contractor and Teams Certification Programs are administered by the EnergySmart Institute. This innovative program was introduced at the 2010 RESNET Conference and was later rolled out under two initiative names by RESNET: Certified EnergySmart Builders Program and the Certified EnergySmart Contractor and Teams Programs. The Builder…[Read more]

]]> fac87328fc0e42f1b0552529e572a721 Test User replied to the topic Questions from the Optimized Sketchup for Energy Modeling Course in the forum Questions from the Optimized Sketchup for Energy Modeling Course https://energysmartinstitute.com/forums/topic/questions-from-optimized-sketchup/#post-1601 Wed, 08 Aug 2018 23:29:11 -0600 Please provide another course like this that goes into more detail for a more complex home and shows how to do the takeoffs from pdfs step-by-step. Thanks!

]]> 25a5f5b1dd0934eac0099299af3c4379 Ken Riead replied to the topic Questions from the Optimized Sketchup for Energy Modeling Course in the forum Questions from the Optimized Sketchup for Energy Modeling Course https://energysmartinstitute.com/forums/topic/questions-from-optimized-sketchup/#post-1540 Fri, 20 Jul 2018 17:06:57 -0600 I have a question about the Optimized Sketchup course: Can you have a similar course that has ways to calculate various roof types, cantilevers and overhangs? Thank you.

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