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| Module 1 | Learning through an EnergySmart Institute Online, On-Demand training course | + |
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| 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) | |