Learning To Become An Energy Assessor

[Dominick Penny]

As natural gas and thus utility rates climb in the United States more
and more homeowners and rental property owners are demanding energy
efficiency of their home construction and appliances. The home energy
inspection industry has become a booming industry - and highly
competitive.
What this means is that there is no better time to consider becoming
an energy assessor. Not only would you be in much demand but as
competition drives up the need, it will also drive up the energy
assessor wages as well.
Some private as well as government agencies now offer certification as
an energy assessor. With these organizations you can generally get
training to qualify for certification. Many will teach you to conduct
energy audits, which can only advance your value as an energy assessor
or even utility provider or repair person.
Certification as an energy assessor gives you credibility. It
indicates you have experience, you have expertise and you have
satisfied customers. With this certification you distinguish yourself
from your energy assessor peers, which can create a demand for your
services and drive up your fee and / or your wages.
If your customers and your potential employers know that not only did
you train as an energy assessor but that you went to the additional
training and trouble to get yourself certified theyll know two things
about you.
Theyll know that your value to them is high as compared with other
energy assessors, and that your interest in helping homeowners become
energy efficient surpasses those assessors not certified.
The energy assessor certification training course provides each
student with a comprehensive understanding of residential energy
efficiency. The curriculum is two full days long and very hands on.
Each energy assessor will take away from the course a full
understanding of how residential dwellings work as an energy unit.
Theyll learn the principles of heat transference and how that has an
impact on the homes energy performance. Theyll learn the correct use
of various state of the art equipment for diagnoses of energy
efficiencies.
These include duct blasters and blower doors, for example. Theyll
complete the energy assessor course ready to produce an entire
analysis of a homes energy efficiency, including the use of software
designed for energy field audits.
Theyll know how to sell their energy assessor field services to real
estate agents as well as residential clients. Theyll also learn about
the various rebates provided by utility companies as well as energy
improvement financing, incentives on taxes and other assistance in the
payment of home energy improvements.
An energy assessor who completes this home audit course can charge a
higher per-inspection fee, and can increase the number of home
inspections that she or he can complete in any given week thanks to
the learned speed and software proficiency.
The graduating energy assessor can now market more effectively to real
estate agents and brokers and can collaborate with energy efficiency
organizations to grow their clientele.

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