NCAT Offers Home Energy Rater Training

The National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT) will provide Home Energy Rater (HERS) training in Missoula, MT, beginning October 8. The week-long training will provide comprehensive energy auditor training with an emphasis on new residential construction and the HERS rating process, along with information about the ENERGY STAR New Homes program.

“This training and subsequent National HERS Rater test is the first step to becoming a HERS Rater,” said Dale Horton, manager of NCAT’s Energy Services programs and a certified trainer. “It will prepare the participant to take the tests necessary to become a certified HERS Rater, a Northwest ENERGY STAR Homes Verifier, and a Northwest ENERGY STAR Homes Performance Tester.”

The training will be held at the Grant Creek Inn in Missoula. Courses will be taught from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday, October 8 to 11. On Friday, October 12, training will be provided from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., and the National Rater Exam will be administered from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Cost for the training is $1,300 per person. Travel, lodging, food and exam fees are additional. Participants will receive a training manual and reference CD at the time of registration.

In addition to the training and successful completion of the National HERS Rater Exam, participants are required to perform two ratings supervised by a HERS certified trainer and complete three additional probationary ratings that are approved by a HERS certified provider, in order to become a certified HERS rater. NCAT is a RESNET-accredited HERS Rater Provider and Rater Training Provider.

For more information and to register, visit http://www.ncat.org and click on the “Events” button, or call Horton at 406-494-8653, or email him at [email protected].