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Module 1 Learning through an EnergySmart Institute Online, On-Demand training course+
Unit 1 About EnergySmart Institute Training - How to navigate your course  
Unit 2 Meet your Instructor - HERS Rater  
Module 2 Introduction to Home Energy Ratings+
Unit 1 Introduction to Home Energy Ratings - Course Materials  
Unit 2 Home Energy Rating Systems and the Energy Index  
Unit 3 RESNET Structure and Organization  
Unit 4 HERS and The Energy Index Quiz  
Unit 5 Residential Energy Use  
Unit 6 Residential Energy Use Quiz  
Unit 7 Energy Rating vs. Energy Audit  
Unit 8 Energy Rating vs Energy Audit Quiz  
Unit 9 The HERS Rater  
Unit 10 HERS Rater Job Responsibilities  
Unit 11 The HERS Rater Quiz  
Unit 12 HERS Rater Research: Energy Efficiency Programs  
Unit 13 HERS Rater Certification Quiz on Home Energy Ratings  
Module 3 Energy Fundamentals+
Unit 1 Energy Fundamentals - Course Materials  
Unit 2 What is Energy?  
Unit 3 What is Energy Quiz  
Unit 4 Heat Transfer  
Unit 5 Radiant Heat Transfer  
Unit 6 Heat Transfer Quiz  
Unit 7 HERS Rater Heat Transfer Practice  
Unit 8 Air Flow  
Unit 9 Air Flow Quiz  
Unit 10 Moisture Movement and Human Comfort  
Unit 11 Moisture Movement and Human Comfort Quiz  
Unit 12 The Tell-Tale House  
Unit 13 The Language of Energy  
Unit 14 The Language of Energy Quiz  
Unit 15 HERS Rater Observations - Comfort, Durability, Energy, IAQ  
Unit 16 HERS Rater Quiz Energy Fundamentals  
Module 4 Construction Primer+
Unit 1 Construction Primer - Course Materials  
Unit 2 Ceilings and Attics  
Unit 3 Ceilings and Attics Quiz  
Unit 4 Anatomy of a Stud Frame Wall  
Unit 5 Walls and Floors  
Unit 6 Walls and Floors Quiz  
Unit 7 Windows and Doors  
Unit 8 Windows and Doors Quiz  
Unit 9 Foundations  
Unit 10 Slabs Slab Insulation and Capillary Action  
Unit 11 Foundations Quiz  
Unit 12 Reading Construction Plans  
Unit 13 Reading Construction Plans Quiz  
Unit 14 HERS Rater Certification Quiz - Construction Primer  
Module 5 Construction Math+
Unit 1 Construction Math - Course Materials  
Unit 2 Construction Math - Introduction  
Unit 3 Linear Feet  
Unit 4 Linear Measurements and Calculations Quiz  
Unit 5 Area  
Unit 6 Area Calculations Quiz  
Unit 7 Volume  
Unit 8 Volume Calculations Quiz  
Unit 9 Special Case Measurements  
Unit 10 Special Case Measurements and Calculations Quiz  
Unit 11 Generating Scale Drawings  
Unit 12 HERS Rater Assignment: Plan Drawings and Measurements  
Unit 13 HERS Rater Certification Quiz - Construction Math  
Module 6 Building Science and the Building Envelope+
Unit 1 Building Science and the Building Envelope - Course Materials  
Unit 2 The Building Shell Heating Load and Cooling Load  
Unit 3 Building Envelope Heating Load and Cooling Load Quiz  
Unit 4 The Building Shell Terminology and History  
Unit 5 Building Envelope Terminology and History Quiz  
Unit 6 The Building Shell Heat Loss and Heat Gain  
Unit 7 The Building Shell Assembly Calculations  
Unit 8 Building Envelope Heat Loss and Heat Gain Quiz  
Unit 9 Climate Zone Impacts on Construction Decisions  
Unit 10 Climate Zone Quiz  
Unit 11 HERS Rater Research - Your Climate Zone  
Unit 12 HERS Rater Certification Quiz - Building Envelope and Climate Zones  
Module 7 Indoor Air Quality+
Unit 1 Introduction to Indoor Air Quality  
Unit 2 Indoor Air Quality Quiz  
Unit 3 Mechanical Ventilation Course Materials  
Unit 4 Ventilation Requirements  
Unit 5 Ventilation Requirements Quiz  
Unit 6 Types of Mechanical Ventilation  
Unit 7 Types of Mechanical Ventilation Quiz  
Unit 8 Testing Mechanical Ventilation  
Unit 9 How to Test Mechanical Ventilation  
Unit 10 Mechanical Ventilation System Testing Quiz  
Unit 11 HERS Rater Certification Quiz - Indoor Air Quality and Mechanical Ventilation  
Module 8 Heating, Cooling and Water Heating Systems+
Unit 1 Heating Cooling Water Heating - Course Materials  
Unit 2 Heating System Types and Efficiencies  
Unit 3 Heating System Safety and Data Gathering  
Unit 4 Residential Gas Heating Systems  
Unit 5 Heating System Types and Efficiencies Quiz  
Unit 6 Cooling System Types and Efficiencies  
Unit 7 Cooling System Types and Efficiencies Quiz  
Unit 8 Design Ductwork Controls and Efficiency  
Unit 9 Water Heater Types and Efficiencies  
Unit 10 Water Heating System Types and Efficiencies Quiz  
Unit 11 HERS Rater Research - Equipment  
Unit 12 Heating, Cooling and Water Heating Systems Quiz  
Module 9 Combustion Appliance Safety and Testing+
Unit 1 Combustion Safety Introduction and Course Materials  
Unit 2 The Combustion Cycle  
Unit 3 The Combustion Cycle Quiz  
Unit 4 The Combustion Appliance Zone  
Unit 5 The Combustion Appliance Zone Quiz  
Unit 6 Personal Safety and Combustion Testing Tools  
Unit 7 Personal Safety and Combustion Testing Tools Quiz  
Unit 8 Gas Line Leak Testing  
Unit 9 Gas Line Leak Testing Quiz  
Unit 10 CAZ Depressurization  
Unit 11 CAZ Depressurization Quiz  
Unit 12 CO Monitoring  
Unit 13 CO Monitoring Quiz  
Unit 14 Combustion Water Heater Testing  
Unit 15 Combustion Water Heater Testing Quiz  
Unit 16 Combustion Furnace Testing  
Unit 17 Combustion Furnace Testing Quiz  
Unit 18 Testing Other Combustion Appliances  
Unit 19 Testing Combustion Appliances Quiz  
Unit 20 Putting it all Together - Combustion Appliance Inspections and Testing  
Unit 21 Combustion Appliances and Safety Exam  
Unit 22 RESNET CAZ Testing Practice in the Simulation Tool  
Module 10 Air Distribution Systems and Duct Leakage+
Unit 1 The Conditioned Air Distribution System  
Unit 2 The Conditioned Air Distribution System Quiz  
Unit 3 Duct Leakage Testing  
Unit 4 Duct Leakage Testing Quiz  
Unit 5 Duct Failures  
Unit 6 Duct Failures Quiz  
Unit 7 Duct Leakage Calculations  
Unit 8 Duct Leakage Calculations Quiz  
Unit 9 HERS Rater Research - Your Conditioned Air Distribution System  
Unit 10 HERS Rater Quiz Conditioned Air Distribution Systems  
Module 11 Air Infiltration and Exfiltration+
Unit 1 The Air Barrier  
Unit 2 Air Barrier Quiz  
Unit 3 Problem Areas in the Building Envelope  
Unit 4 Air Infiltration Testing and Diagnostics  
Unit 5 Air Infiltration Testing and Diagnostics Quiz  
Unit 6 Infiltration Calculations  
Unit 7 Infiltration Calculations Quiz  
Unit 8 HERS Rater Quiz Air Infiltration and Exfiltration  
Module 12 Work Scope Generation+
Unit 1 Work Scope Generation Course Materials  
Unit 2 Biddable Scope of Work  
Unit 3 The Test Out  
Unit 4 Work Scope Generation Quiz  
Module 13 Field Data Collection Tool+
Unit 1 Field Data Collection  
Module 14 Performing a HERS Rating-
Unit 1 Performing a HERS Rating: Study Materials  
Unit 2 Consistency and the HERS Rating Process  
Unit 3 HERS Rater Standards Quiz  
Unit 4 Inspection Procedures for Minimum Rated Features  
Unit 5 Inspection Procedures and Minimum Rated Features Quiz  
Unit 6 General Project Information  
Unit 7 General Project Information Quiz  
Module 15 Insulation and Radiant Barrier Evaluation+
Unit 1 General Installation Requirements  
Unit 2 HERS Rating Insulation Evaluation General Requirements Quiz  
Unit 3 Specific Application Requirements  
Unit 4 HERS Rating Minimum Specific Application Requirements Quiz  
Unit 5 Specific Material Requirements  
Unit 6 HERS Rating Minimum Specific Material Requirements Quiz  
Unit 7 Reflective Materials Installation  
Unit 8 Reflective and Radiant Installation Requirements Quiz  
Unit 9 Insulation and Radiant Barrier Grading  
Unit 10 HERS Rating Insulation and Radiant Barrier Grading Quiz  
Unit 11 HERS Rater Insulation and Radiant Barrier Evaluation Quiz  
Unit 12 Insulation Evaluation Field Trip  
Module 16 Floor and Foundation Assembly Inspection Protocols+
Unit 1 HERS Rating Volume and Area Calculations  
Unit 2 HERS Rating Volumes and Area Quiz  
Unit 3 Foundation Basement Walls  
Unit 4 Basement Walls Quiz  
Unit 5 Crawl Space Walls  
Unit 6 Crawl Space Walls Quiz  
Unit 7 Slab Floors  
Unit 8 Slab Floors Quiz  
Unit 9 Frame Floor  
Unit 10 Frame Floors Quiz  
Module 17 Above Grade Wall Assembly Inspection Protocols+
Unit 1 Wall Assembly  
Unit 2 Wall Assembly Quiz  
Module 18 Roof and Ceiling Assembly Inspection Protocols+
Unit 1 Roof and Ceiling Assembly  
Unit 2 Roof and Ceiling Assembly Quiz  
Module 19 Rim and Band Joist Assembly Inspection Protocols+
Unit 1 Rim and Band Joist Assembly  
Unit 2 Rim and Band Joist Quiz  
Module 20 Fenestration Assembly Inspection Protocols+
Unit 1 Door Inspection and Data Collection  
Unit 2 Door Inspection Quiz  
Unit 3 Window Inspection and Data Collection  
Unit 4 Window Inspection Quiz  
Unit 5 Skylight Inspection and Data Collection  
Unit 6 Skylight Inspection Quiz  
Module 21 Passive Solar Sun Room Inspection Protocols+
Unit 1 Passive Solar Sun Rooms  
Unit 2 Sun Room Inspection Quiz  
Module 22 Air Leakage Evaluation+
Unit 1 Air Leakage Terminology and Data Gathering  
Unit 2 Air Leakage Terminology and Data Gathering Quiz  
Unit 3 Preparing the Building Envelope for Airtightness Testing  
Unit 4 Preparing the Building Envelope for Airtightness Testing Quiz  
Unit 5 Airtightness Testing Introduction  
Unit 6 Single-Family One-Point Depressurization Airtightness Test  
Unit 7 Single-Family One-Point Pressurization Airtightness Test  
Unit 8 Single Family One Point Airtightness Test Quiz  
Unit 9 Single-Family Multi-Point Depressurization Airtightness Test  
Unit 10 Single-Family Multi-Point Pressurization Airtightness Test  
Unit 11 Single-Family Multi-Point Airtightness Test Quiz  
Unit 12 Multi-Family Airtightness Testing  
Unit 13 Multi-Family Airtightness Test Quiz  
Module 23 Distribution System Evaluation and Inspection Protocols+
Unit 1 Distribution System Data Gathering  
Unit 2 Distribution System Data Gathering Quiz  
Unit 3 Distribution System Test Preparation  
Unit 4 Distribution System Test Preparation Quiz  
Unit 5 Distribution System Testing: Pressurization vs Depressurization  
Unit 6 Performing the Total Duct Leakage Test  
Unit 7 Performing the Duct Leakage to Outside Test  
Unit 8 Performing the Duct Leakage Test Quiz  
Module 24 Mechanical Equipment Inspection Protocols and Data Gathering+
Unit 1 Heating and Cooling Equipment Inspection Protocols and Data Gathering  
Unit 2 Heating and Cooling Equipment Inspection Protocols and Data Gathering Quiz  
Unit 3 Control Systems Data Gathering  
Unit 4 Control Systems Data Gathering Quiz  
Unit 5 Domestic Water Heating Equipment Data Gathering Protocols  
Unit 6 Water Conservation and Water Energy Conservation Equipment Data Gathering  
Unit 7 Water Heating Equipment and Conservation Quiz  
Unit 8 Whole House Mechanical Ventilation Systems Evaluation and Inspection  
Unit 9 Mechanical Ventilation Systems Quiz  
Module 25 Appliance Data Gathering+
Unit 1 Refrigerator Data Gathering  
Unit 2 Dishwasher Data Gathering  
Unit 3 Understanding Standards Updates  
Unit 4 Range and Oven Data Gathering  
Unit 5 Clothes Washer Data Gathering  
Unit 6 Clothes Dryer Data Gathering  
Unit 7 Appliance Data Gathering Quiz  
Module 26 Light Fixture and Ceiling Fan Data Gathering+
Unit 1 Light Fixture Data Gathering  
Unit 2 Ceiling Fan Data Gathering  
Unit 3 Light Fixtures and Ceiling Fans Quiz  
Module 27 Solar System Data Gathering+
Unit 1 Solar System Primer  
Unit 2 Solar System and On-Site Power Production Inspection Protocols  
Unit 3 Solar System and On-Site Power Production Quiz  
Module 28 The RESNET Simulation Tool - Performing a HERS Rating+
Unit 1 RESNET Practical Simulation Tool Practice  
Module 29 The Process of Energy Modeling+
Unit 1 The Process of Energy Modeling  
Unit 2 Utility Rates and Rate Structures  
Module 30 Sampling HERS Ratings+
Unit 1 Introduction: Sampling Protocols  
Unit 2 Sampling Materials  
Unit 3 Sampling Webinar Video  
Unit 4 Sampling Protocols Quiz  
Module 31 HERS Rating Reports+
Unit 1 HERS Rating Reports  
Unit 2 Reporting Quiz  
Unit 3 Improvement Analysis and Energy Mortgages  
Unit 4 Improvement Analysis Quiz  
Unit 5 Energy Code Compliance Reporting  
Unit 6 Energy Code Compliance Reporting Quiz  
Unit 7 Federal Tax Credit and Other Programs  
Module 32 Preparing for the RESNET National Exams+
Unit 1 Preparing for the National Exams  
Unit 2 Navigating the Standards  
Unit 3 HERS Rater Practice Exam #1  
Unit 4 HERS Rater Practice Exam #2  
Unit 5 HERS Rater Practice Exam #3  
Unit 6 Next Steps  
Unit 7 End of the Road (For Now)