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 All Cities 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 All Cities are needed for these inspections.
These are the Hers raters in the city of All Cities that are members of the "California Hers Raters Association" and in good standing.
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