Home Energy Rating Services
How to become a Rater
A Certified Home Energy Rater is a person trained and certified by an accredited Home Energy Rating Provider like MABEP HERS to inspect and evaluate a home’s energy features, prepare a home energy rating and make recommendations for improvements that will save the homeowner energy and money.
Adding the Home Energy Rating certification to your business will:
Adding the Home Energy Rating certification to your business will:
- provide the new ability to find building flaws that can cause discomfort, high utility bills, and moisture problems,
- identify indoor air quality problems by using state of the art diagnostic tools,
- allow you to help builders reap the benefits of utility incentives and state and federal tax credits,
- be able to evaluate both new and existing homes using cutting edge energy analysis software,
- learn how to create or expand your business by selling home comfort and diagnostics,
- develop a sound understanding of building science principles and residential energy use,
- take advantage of the opportunities in green building which is a rapidly expanding market niche,
- assist your builder clients to qualify for such programs as ENERGY STAR, federal tax credits, the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Builders Challenge, LEED Homes, NAHB’s Green Building Program, and offer innovative mortgage financing.
