HERS Rater

PIs are all HERS Raters!

To prepare to implement this project, PI, Dr. Son, and co-PI, Dr. Attallah completed training in energy assessment offered by the Residential Energy Services Network (RESNET); they awarded certification as Home Energy Rating System Raters (HERS). Certified raters are qualified to assess all multi-family residential buildings, regardless of the number of stories or configuration of heating, cooling, ventilation, and domestic hot water systems.

The PIs will conduct onsite inspections with students, typically including an airtightness test, a heating, and cooling test, a domestic hot water test, a ventilation test, and a duct test.

The PIs will introduce these newly acquired skills to students to support the successful implementation of the project.

This immersive learning project gives students the opportunity to have hands-on experience, apply their knowledge in an actual setting, the ability to present their findings at forums and workshops. Importantly, as part of each assessment visit, students will meet and interact with each home’s owner or caretaker, developing soft skills in communication and negotiation and gaining a more diverse knowledge of potential clients in a community.

What is a HERS Rater (Home Energy Rating System Rater)?

An individual who is certified by an accredited Rating Provider to inspect and test a home in order to evaluate each of the minimum rated features and complete a Home Energy Rating according to the RESNET Standards.