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HERS (Home Energy Rating System) Rater Newest ||Just Out!!!
What do HERS Providers ~provide~ for the Rater? (4 things) -
ANSWER-1) Software
2) Oversight
3) Marketing assistance
4) Quality assurance
Memory tool:
"S O MA QA"
(Sony Only MAkes Quality)
Why was RESNET created? (3 main functions) - ANSWER-1 ) "To
oversee the HERS industry"
2) "Provide standards for accreditation" of Raters, Providers and
Trainers
3) "Provide standards for...
-ethics
-inspection
-testing and
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-software analysis"
Memory tool:
Oversee, accredit, standard
OAS
Overly Acrid Screwdriver (like O.J.+vodka)....
Windows of the reference home are... - ANSWER-Equally
distributed N, E, W, and S
a confirmed rating does not need... - ANSWER-plans that are
drawn to scale
wood surfaces that are below the dew point WRT the air are
likely to have... - ANSWER-condensation occur
which views shows construction details and locations of attic
knee walls? - ANSWER-sectional view
how many kWh are in 1 MBtu? - ANSWER-293 kWh
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An Energy Improvement Mortgage (EIM) allows - ANSWER-The
buyer / owner to include the cost of energy efficient
improvements in the mortgage
What's the Efficiency Rating of an Air Source Heat Pump in
heating mode? - ANSWER-HSPF (heating seasonal performance
factor)
EEMs do not feature... - ANSWER-reduced interest rates
Which view shows insulation levels and placement? - ANSWER-
Section View
A heat pump water heater's efficiency rating is expressed as... -
ANSWER-EF
When conducting a blower door test, you depressurize the
house to -50 Pa with a fan pressure of 20 PA. What should you
do? - ANSWER-Record the fan pressure and look up the flow
rate from the chart
Unit typically used to measure natural gas consumption? -
ANSWER-Therms
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U-factor is defined as - ANSWER-The rate of heat transmission
through a unit area (building section) per degree difference in
temperature
What's the most useful information we get by performing multi-
point tests compared to a single-point test? - ANSWER-we get
an estimation of leakage area
Ducted heating/ cooling systems are an example of what type
of heat transfer? - ANSWER-Convection
Gross wall area is... - ANSWER-the net wall area + window areas
and door areas
"Stretching" a qualifying ratio means... - ANSWER-the borrower
is permitted more debt of the income level than standard
Therms to Btu conversion - ANSWER-FIND AND ENTER
Projected ratings are... - ANSWER-Performed before the home
is built or improvements are made
HERS (Home Energy Rating System) Rater Newest ||Just Out!!!
What do HERS Providers ~provide~ for the Rater? (4 things) -
ANSWER-1) Software
2) Oversight
3) Marketing assistance
4) Quality assurance
Memory tool:
"S O MA QA"
(Sony Only MAkes Quality)
Why was RESNET created? (3 main functions) - ANSWER-1 ) "To
oversee the HERS industry"
2) "Provide standards for accreditation" of Raters, Providers and
Trainers
3) "Provide standards for...
-ethics
-inspection
-testing and
,2|Page
-software analysis"
Memory tool:
Oversee, accredit, standard
OAS
Overly Acrid Screwdriver (like O.J.+vodka)....
Windows of the reference home are... - ANSWER-Equally
distributed N, E, W, and S
a confirmed rating does not need... - ANSWER-plans that are
drawn to scale
wood surfaces that are below the dew point WRT the air are
likely to have... - ANSWER-condensation occur
which views shows construction details and locations of attic
knee walls? - ANSWER-sectional view
how many kWh are in 1 MBtu? - ANSWER-293 kWh
,3|Page
An Energy Improvement Mortgage (EIM) allows - ANSWER-The
buyer / owner to include the cost of energy efficient
improvements in the mortgage
What's the Efficiency Rating of an Air Source Heat Pump in
heating mode? - ANSWER-HSPF (heating seasonal performance
factor)
EEMs do not feature... - ANSWER-reduced interest rates
Which view shows insulation levels and placement? - ANSWER-
Section View
A heat pump water heater's efficiency rating is expressed as... -
ANSWER-EF
When conducting a blower door test, you depressurize the
house to -50 Pa with a fan pressure of 20 PA. What should you
do? - ANSWER-Record the fan pressure and look up the flow
rate from the chart
Unit typically used to measure natural gas consumption? -
ANSWER-Therms
, 4|Page
U-factor is defined as - ANSWER-The rate of heat transmission
through a unit area (building section) per degree difference in
temperature
What's the most useful information we get by performing multi-
point tests compared to a single-point test? - ANSWER-we get
an estimation of leakage area
Ducted heating/ cooling systems are an example of what type
of heat transfer? - ANSWER-Convection
Gross wall area is... - ANSWER-the net wall area + window areas
and door areas
"Stretching" a qualifying ratio means... - ANSWER-the borrower
is permitted more debt of the income level than standard
Therms to Btu conversion - ANSWER-FIND AND ENTER
Projected ratings are... - ANSWER-Performed before the home
is built or improvements are made
