Starting January 1, 2010, The California Energy Commissions 2008 Standards go into effect Download Here which requires a HERS Rater to be involved at various stages of the construction process on or after January 1st 2010.
This is done with the idea of making the building of houses energy efficient. The California Hers Rater is a very important part of the process and is considered a "special inspector". There are only 3 authorized "providers" in California; theses are "Calcerts, Cheers, and CBPCA (California Building Contractors Association). A California Hers Rater is trained and watched over by one of the three providers.
Here you will find a list of HERS Raters in good standing with the "California Hers Rater Association". Much like the Better Business Bureau this is a voluntary membership and is not mandated by any of the providers.
The HERS rater is certified by an Energy Commission-approved HERS provider to perform the field verification and diagnostic testing that may be required to demonstrate and document compliance with the Standards. HERS raters receive special training in diagnostic techniques and building science as part of the HERS rater certification process administered by the HERS provider; thus HERS raters are to be considered special inspectors by enforcement agencies and shall demonstrate competence, to the satisfaction of the enforcement agency, to conduct the required visual inspections and diagnostic testing of the regulated energy efficiency features installed in the dwelling. If the documentation author who produced the certificate of compliance documentation for the dwelling is not an employee of the builder or subcontractor, the documentation author for the dwelling may also act to perform the responsibilities of a HERS rater, provided the documentation author has met the requirements and has been certified as a HERS rater, and is associated with one of the Energy Commission-approved HERS providers. If requested to do so by the builder or subcontractor, the HERS rater may assist the builder or subcontractor in transmitting/submitting the Installation Certificate (CF-6R) information to the HERS provider for registration. However, the HERS rater may not certify the information on an Installation Certificate. The builder or subcontractor responsible for the installation must provide the Installation Certificate certification/signature to confirm the information submitted to the provider data registry, even if the HERS rater has assisted with transmittal of the
data. Refer to Reference Residential Appendix Section RA2.5 for more
information that describes these procedures for document registration for which the HERS rater may assist the builder or subcontractor.In the city of Los Angeles there are many building professionals that are responsible for the proper building of houses and commercial buildings. The CEC (California Energy Commission) 2008 Standards are in effect Download Here which require "Hers Rating" to take place on any new construction on or after 1/1/2010 at various stages of the construction process.
Hers Raters for the City of Los Angeles are needed for these inspections.
These are the Hers raters in the city of Los Angeles that are members of the "California Hers Raters Association" and in good standing.
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