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HERS Rater Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass What do HERS Providers provide? - They provide software, oversight, marketing assistance, and quality assurance for the Rater. What role does a HERS Trainer play? - The Trainer trains Raters on how to perform HERS ratings. What are some of the re...

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HERS Rater Exam Questions and
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What do HERS Providers provide? - ✔✔They provide software, oversight, marketing assistance, and

quality assurance for the Rater.


What role does a HERS Trainer play? - ✔✔The Trainer trains Raters on how to perform HERS ratings.


What are some of the responsibilities of a HERS Rater? - ✔✔The Rater's responsibilities include

inspecting and testing the minimum rated features of the home, entering the data into a RESNET

accredited software tool, and providing the client with reports generated by the software.


Why was RESNET created and by whom? - ✔✔RESNET was created to use a scoring system that could

compare the energy use of different houses with each other on a level playing field. It was created to

oversee the HERS industry, provide standards for accreditation of Raters, Providers and Trainers, ethics

and protocols for inspection, testing and software analysis. It was created by the National Association of

State Energy Officers (NASEO) and Energy Rated Homes of America.


What are the minimum rated features of a home? - ✔✔The minimum rated features of a home include but

are not limited to the foundation, walls, roof-ceiling, rim joist, doors, windows, skylights, air infiltration,

heating and cooling equipment, heating and cooling distribution system, duct leakage, domestic water

heating, passive solar design, and solar water heating.


Can any energy analysis software be used to produce a HERS rating? - ✔✔No -- The software must be a

RESNET accredited software tool.




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Is a Home Energy Rater required to verify compliance with the local energy code? - ✔✔No - The rater is

not required to determine compliance with regulatory requirements such as construction codes.


If a Rater enters an existing home to perform inspections and testing and the owner's 9 foot Burmese

python is loose, does the Rater have to complete the inspection and testing? - ✔✔No - The Rater is not

required to enter any area or perform any procedure that is likely to be dangerous to the Rater.


Is a Rater required to perform Manual J load calculations? - ✔✔No - The Rater is not required to offer or

perform HVAC system design or sizing consultation.


What is a British thermal unit? - ✔✔A British thermal unit (Btu) is the amount of heat required to raise

the temperature of one pound of water on degree Fahrenheit at sea level when the water is 39.2°F.


A homeowner has paid for 17 CCF of natural gas on their monthly bill. How many Btu's did they use? -

✔✔1 CCF = 102,000 Btu's


17 CCF = 17 x 102,000 = 1,734,000


How many therms? - ✔✔1 CCF of natural gas = 1 therm


17 CCF of natural gas = 17 therms


How many kWh are in 14,000 Btu's? - ✔✔1 kWh = 3,413 Btu's


14,000 Btu's / 3,413 Btu's = 4.1 kWh


How many therms are in 18 CCF of natural gas? - ✔✔1 CCF of natural gas = 1 therm


18 CCF of natural gas = 18 therms


What is the building envelope? - ✔✔The building envelope is an air barrier and thermal boundary that

are continuous and touching and separate conditioned space from unconditioned space or the outside.




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