Course Description: GreenPoint Rater - Existing Home Training
Differentiate yourself in today's green building marketplace!
Current GreenPoint Raters can attend this 2-day course to become a Certified GreenPoint Rater for existing and remodeled homes. This course builds on the GreenPoint Rater - New Home (GPR-NH) Training.
***NOTE: YOU MUST MEET THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS IN ORDER TO ATTEND THIS TRAINING***
This course uses visual examples of actual construction sites, demonstrating how to verify each of the GreenPoint Rated - Existing Home measures. You will participate in interactive exercises and case studies to help you learn the process. Energy software will be demonstrated, and you will learn step-by-step processes to be an effective GreenPoint Rater - Existing Home (GPR - EH).
To become a GreenPoint Rater - EH, you must:
- Meet eligibility requirements
- Take course and pass exam
In this course, you will learn:
- The objectives of GreenPoint Rated - EH
- Verification of the GreenPoint Rated - EH measures
- How to perform ratings for both Whole House and Elements
- GreenPoint Rated - EH Program Policies and Procedures
- Health and other required safety measures
- Energy consumption requirements
- Energy software demonstration
- Services and resources available from Build It Green
At the end of this course, you should be able to demonstrate how to:
- Talk with homeowners about the benefits of having their homes rated
- Work with the homeowner
- Compare this program to other rating systems and relevant programs
- Complete an Energy Consumption Take-Off
- Understand the usage of the energy software
- Rate an existing home, step-by-step
- Work with Build It Green during the rating process
Course Agenda
- Development of the GreenPoint Rated - EH Rating System
- GreenPoint Rated - EH Program, Policies & Procedures
- Comparing the GreenPoint Rated - EH Rating System to the GreenPoint Rated - NH Rating System
- Verification methods of the GreenPoint Rated - EH measures
- How to perform ratings for a Whole House and Elements
- Case Studies of the Whole House and Elements ratings
- Demonstration of energy software and energy budget take-off
Once certified, you will receive:
- Certification status as a GreenPoint Rater - EH
- Designation as a GreenPoint Rater - EH in the GreenPoint Rater Directory
- GreenPoint Rater - EH Certificate
- GreenPoint Rater - EH Letter of Achievement
- GreenPoint Rater - EH ID Card
- Online access to Raters-only resources and software tools
- Samples of the educational materials to provide homeowners
- How to work with the Build It Green staff
What is not covered in class?
- Basic HERS knowledge, including exterior envelope, duct testing, insulation type and density, air flow, EER values, etc.
- Basic construction education
- Basic building science
- Home performance
- Training and verifications included in GPR or CGBP training
Certifying Agency
Build It Green is the certification body for the GreenPoint Rater Training and is responsible for class logistics, development of training content, management of instructors, marketing, examinations, issuing certificates, maintenance of the GreenPoint Raters Directory, quality control of Certified Raters, and communication to Certified Raters regarding recertification requirements.
Instructor
Marc Richmond, President of Practica Consulting, is a nationally recognized green building educator with more than 15 years experience in the construction industry green building field. He spent seven years as part of the Austin Energy Green Building Program, where he helped design and manages one of the first rating programs in the country. Marc has worked extensively in Texas, California, Colorado and Pennsylvania as green building consultant, construction supervisor, and energy services company project manager. He received his Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Moravian College in Pennsylvania, and his Master of Business Administration and his Master of Energy & Environmental Policy from Claremont Graduate School in Los Angeles.
