HERS Rater
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 Visalia are needed for the following inspections. Title 24, energy, energy efficiency, low-rise residential buildings, building envelope,domestic water heating, HVAC, indoor outdoor lighting, performance approach, prescriptive approach, mandatory requirements, residential compliance manual, HERS rating, diagnostic testing,
solar, residential cool roofs, residential additions alterations repairs, climate zone
Cities throughtout the country are recieving money from the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant from the U.S. Department of Energy. These grants are suppplying homeowners with energy efficient measures that reduce energy bills and increase comfort in the homes. Visalia has entered into similar programs and some which will require a HERS Rater to verify and diagnose that the work was done properly. The HERS Rater is qualified to find where the problems exist in the home so that the contractors may install the appropriate measures. Once the work is done a Hers Rater called a Field Verification and Diagnostic Testing Rater will certify on form CF-4R that the work is correct to standard and submit the forms to the nessessary provider. Visalia Hers Raters listed on CaliforniaHersRater.org are in good standing with the California HERs Raters Association._ |
