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			<title>GreenPoint Rated Existing Home #EH100826A on Aug 26, 2010 8:00 AM</title>

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&lt;span class=&quot;summary&quot;&gt;GreenPoint Rated Existing Home #EH100826A&lt;/span&gt;
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&lt;span class=&quot;tdtstart&quot;&gt;Start Date:&lt;/span&gt; &lt;abbr class=&quot;dtstart&quot; title=&quot;20100826T150000Z&quot;&gt;Aug 26, 2010 8:00 AM&lt;/abbr&gt;
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&lt;span class=&quot;tdtend&quot;&gt;End Time:&lt;/span&gt; 
&lt;abbr class=&quot;dtend&quot; title=&quot;20100828T000000Z&quot;&gt;Aug 27, 2010 5:00 PM&lt;/abbr&gt;
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&lt;span class=&quot;tlocation&quot;&gt;Location:&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;location&quot;&gt;
North Coast Builders Exchange, Santa Rosa, CA 95407&lt;/span&gt;
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&lt;span class=&quot;tdescription&quot;&gt;Event Details:&lt;/span&gt; &lt;div class=&quot;description&quot;&gt;&lt;h3&gt;
	&lt;span &gt;Learn more about our sponsor &amp;amp; host:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
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				&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.jm.com&quot; title=&quot;Johns Manville&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; height=&quot;106&quot; src=&quot;/_files/_Images/DevCom/Sponsors/__%20Logos/Johns%20Manville/Logos/JM_Logo-2009.10.05.jpg&quot; width=&quot;130&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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				&lt;a href=&quot;http://ncbeonline.com&quot; title=&quot;North Coast Builders Exchange&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; height=&quot;119&quot; src=&quot;/_files/_Images/DevCom/Sponsors/__%20Logos/NCBE/ncbegreenweb72.gif&quot; width=&quot;119&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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					&lt;span &gt;Gabe Baradet&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
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					&lt;span &gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ncbeonline.com&quot; title=&quot;North Coast Builders Exchange&quot;&gt;NCBEonline.com&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
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		GreenPoint Rated: Existing Home Advisor &amp;amp; Rater Training&lt;/h3&gt;
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		&lt;strong&gt;Thursday, August 26, 2010 - 8:00AM - 5:00PM&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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		&lt;strong&gt;Friday, August 27, 2010 - 8:00AM - 5:00PM&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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		Skip To:&lt;/div&gt;
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		&lt;a href=&quot;#CourseDescription&quot;&gt;Course Description&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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		&lt;a href=&quot;#EHAdvisor&quot;&gt;Eligibility Requirements - Advisor&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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		&lt;a href=&quot;#EHRater&quot;&gt;Eligibility Requirements - Rater&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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		&lt;a href=&quot;#SubmitPetition&quot;&gt;Petition for Participation&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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		&lt;a href=&quot;#todo&quot;&gt;What would you like to do? &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
	&lt;a href=&quot;#EventInfo&quot;&gt;Event &amp;amp; Venue Information&lt;/a&gt;
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			&lt;a id=&quot;CourseDescription&quot; name=&quot;CourseDescription&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Course Description&lt;/h3&gt;
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		&lt;this -=&quot;&quot; .=&quot;&quot; actual=&quot;&quot; advisor=&quot;&quot; an=&quot;&quot; and=&quot;&quot; be=&quot;&quot; case=&quot;&quot; construction=&quot;&quot; course=&quot;&quot; demonstrating=&quot;&quot; each=&quot;&quot; effective=&quot;&quot; energy=&quot;&quot; examples=&quot;&quot; exercises=&quot;&quot; existing=&quot;&quot; for=&quot;&quot; gpr=&quot;&quot; greenpoint=&quot;&quot; help=&quot;&quot; home=&quot;&quot; how=&quot;&quot; in=&quot;&quot; interactive=&quot;&quot; learn=&quot;&quot; measures.=&quot;&quot; of=&quot;&quot; or=&quot;&quot; participate=&quot;&quot; process.=&quot;&quot; processes=&quot;&quot; rated=&quot;&quot; rater=&quot;&quot; software=&quot;&quot; step-by-step=&quot;&quot; studies=&quot;&quot; the=&quot;&quot; to=&quot;&quot; uses=&quot;&quot; verify=&quot;&quot; visual=&quot;&quot; will=&quot;&quot; you=&quot;&quot;&gt;
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			&lt;strong&gt;In this course, you will learn:&lt;/strong&gt;
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				The objectives of GreenPoint Rated - EH program&lt;/li&gt;
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				Verification of the GreenPoint Rated - EH measures&lt;/li&gt;
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				How to perform ratings for both Whole House and Elements&lt;/li&gt;
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				GreenPoint Rated - EH Program Policies and Procedures&lt;/li&gt;
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				Health and other required safety measures&lt;/li&gt;
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				Energy consumption requirements&lt;/li&gt;
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				Energy software demonstration&lt;/li&gt;
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				&lt;span&gt;Services and resources available from Build It Green&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
		&lt;/ul&gt;
		&lt;/this&gt;
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			&lt;this -=&quot;&quot; .=&quot;&quot; actual=&quot;&quot; advisor=&quot;&quot; an=&quot;&quot; and=&quot;&quot; be=&quot;&quot; case=&quot;&quot; construction=&quot;&quot; course=&quot;&quot; demonstrating=&quot;&quot; each=&quot;&quot; effective=&quot;&quot; energy=&quot;&quot; examples=&quot;&quot; exercises=&quot;&quot; existing=&quot;&quot; for=&quot;&quot; gpr=&quot;&quot; greenpoint=&quot;&quot; help=&quot;&quot; home=&quot;&quot; how=&quot;&quot; in=&quot;&quot; interactive=&quot;&quot; learn=&quot;&quot; measures.=&quot;&quot; of=&quot;&quot; or=&quot;&quot; participate=&quot;&quot; process.=&quot;&quot; processes=&quot;&quot; rated=&quot;&quot; rater=&quot;&quot; software=&quot;&quot; step-by-step=&quot;&quot; studies=&quot;&quot; the=&quot;&quot; to=&quot;&quot; uses=&quot;&quot; verify=&quot;&quot; visual=&quot;&quot; will=&quot;&quot; you=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/this&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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			&lt;span&gt;At the end of this course, you should be able to demonstrate how to:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
		&lt;this -=&quot;&quot; .=&quot;&quot; actual=&quot;&quot; advisor=&quot;&quot; an=&quot;&quot; and=&quot;&quot; be=&quot;&quot; case=&quot;&quot; construction=&quot;&quot; course=&quot;&quot; demonstrating=&quot;&quot; each=&quot;&quot; effective=&quot;&quot; energy=&quot;&quot; examples=&quot;&quot; exercises=&quot;&quot; existing=&quot;&quot; for=&quot;&quot; gpr=&quot;&quot; greenpoint=&quot;&quot; help=&quot;&quot; home=&quot;&quot; how=&quot;&quot; in=&quot;&quot; interactive=&quot;&quot; learn=&quot;&quot; measures.=&quot;&quot; of=&quot;&quot; or=&quot;&quot; participate=&quot;&quot; process.=&quot;&quot; processes=&quot;&quot; rated=&quot;&quot; rater=&quot;&quot; software=&quot;&quot; step-by-step=&quot;&quot; studies=&quot;&quot; the=&quot;&quot; to=&quot;&quot; uses=&quot;&quot; verify=&quot;&quot; visual=&quot;&quot; will=&quot;&quot; you=&quot;&quot;&gt;
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				Talk with homeowners about the benefits of having their homes rated&lt;/li&gt;
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				Work with the homeowner&lt;/li&gt;
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				Compare this program to other rating systems and relevant programs&lt;/li&gt;
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				Complete an Energy Consumption Take-Off&lt;/li&gt;
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				Understand the usage of the energy software&lt;/li&gt;
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				Rate or Advise to design/build an existing home, step-by-step&lt;/li&gt;
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				Work with Build It Green during the rating process&lt;/li&gt;
		&lt;/ul&gt;
		&lt;a href=&quot;../../course-description-greenpoint-existing-home-training/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Learn more about the GreenPoint Rated - Existing Home Course&quot;&gt;READ FULL COURSE DESCRIPTION&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
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				Eligibility Requirements&lt;/h3&gt;
			&lt;a id=&quot;EHAdvisor&quot; name=&quot;EHAdvisor&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The GreenPoint Rated: Advisor and Rater Existing Home training is open to GreenPoint Rated: Advisors or Raters (New Home) who are interested in adding green ratings and advising for&amp;nbsp;existing homes to their portfolio of services.
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					Eligibility&amp;nbsp;for GreenPoint Rated:&amp;nbsp;Existing Home Advisor&lt;/h3&gt;
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				To earn GreenPoint Advisor - Existing Home certification, you need to complete the GreenPoint Rated: Advisor&amp;nbsp;or Rater&amp;nbsp;application for&amp;nbsp;Existing Homes and&amp;nbsp;meet each the following requirements:&lt;/p&gt;
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						Be a current Certified GreenPoint Rater in good standing&lt;/li&gt;
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						Provide documentation of at least ONE credential&amp;nbsp;showing building or home performance experience - listed on our GreenPoint Rated Eligibility Page - &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/rater-advisor/#GPREH&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Learn More about Eligibility Requirements&quot;&gt;READ MORE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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				&lt;a id=&quot;EHRater&quot; name=&quot;EHRater&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Eligibility&amp;nbsp;for GreenPoint Rated:&amp;nbsp;Existing Home Rater&lt;/h3&gt;
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				In addition to completion of the Certified GreenPoint Rater New Home training, Raters attending the Existing Home training&amp;nbsp;must have&amp;nbsp;prior experience with home performance testing and building science, as well as working knowledge of construction and experience with vintage features.&lt;/div&gt;
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				&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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				To earn GreenPoint Rated: Existing Home&amp;nbsp;Rater certification, you need to complete the GreenPoint Rated: Advisor&amp;nbsp;or Rater&amp;nbsp;application for&amp;nbsp;Existing Homes and meet ALL of the following requirements:&lt;/div&gt;
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						Be a current Certified GreenPoint Rater in good standing&lt;/li&gt;
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						Provide documentation of at least ONE credential&amp;nbsp;showing building or home performance experience - listed on our GreenPoint Rated Eligibility Page - &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/rater-advisor/#GPREH&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Learn More about Eligibility Requirements&quot;&gt;READ MORE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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				Certification for both GreenPoint Rated: Existing Home Rater and Advisor&amp;nbsp;designations are valid for two years, at which time &lt;a href=&quot;/Recertification&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;About Recertification&quot;&gt;Recertification&lt;/a&gt; is required to keep certification current.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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				&lt;a id=&quot;SubmitPetition&quot; name=&quot;SubmitPetition&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Petition for Participation&lt;/h3&gt;
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				For students who do not have one of the prerequisite credentials listed on our GreenPoint Rated Eligibility Page, we offer a petition option.&amp;nbsp; A petition is a written explanation and documentation of how the student has the equivilent of 4 years mastery level experience in new home construction or existing home retrofit and remodel. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/rater-advisor/#GPREH&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Learn More about Eligibility Requirements&quot;&gt;READ MORE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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					&lt;a id=&quot;todo&quot; name=&quot;todo&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;What would you like to do?&lt;/h3&gt;
			&lt;/div&gt;
			&lt;a href=&quot;/course-description-greenpoint-existing-home-training/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Learn more about the GreenPoint Rated - Existing Home Course&quot;&gt;LEARN MORE&lt;/a&gt; about what this training will offer.&lt;br&gt;
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			&lt;a href=&quot;/rater-advisor/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Review Eligibility Requirements&quot;&gt;REVIEW&lt;/a&gt; eligibility requirements.&lt;br&gt;
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				&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/attachments/contentmanagers/270/EH%20Application.doc&quot; title=&quot;Complete your Application for acceptance to GPR-EH today!&quot;&gt;SUBMIT&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt; your application today!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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					&lt;a id=&quot;EventInfo&quot; name=&quot;EventInfo&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Event &amp;amp; Venue Information&lt;/h3&gt;
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				&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span &gt;Refreshments:&lt;br&gt;
				&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span &gt;Beverages will be available throughout the day.&amp;nbsp;An afternoon snack will be provided.&amp;nbsp;Attendees will be responsible for their own breakfast and lunch.&lt;/span&gt;
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					&lt;span &gt;&lt;strong&gt;Registration&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
					Please plan to arrive 15 to 30 minutes early so that we can begin the course promptly&lt;/span&gt;
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						&lt;span &gt;&lt;strong&gt;Parking&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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						&lt;span &gt;There is ample parking available at NCBE.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;a class=&quot;url fn&quot; href=&quot;http://www.BuildItGreen.org&quot;&gt;North Coast Builders Exchange
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&lt;div class=&quot;street-address&quot;&gt;1030 Apollo Way&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;span class=&quot;locality&quot;&gt;Santa Rosa&lt;/span&gt;,
&lt;span class=&quot;region&quot;&gt;CA&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;span class=&quot;country-name&quot;&gt;US&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;span class=&quot;postal-code&quot;&gt;95407&lt;/span&gt;
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