Accurate Rater Network Membership Benefits
The Accurate Rater Network invites Independent Certified HERS Raters, HERS Rating Companies, Energy Auditors and BPI Certified Building Analysts to join our network.  At ARN we have a large staff of extremely knowledgeable building scientists and energy geeks ready to answer your questions and assist you in your work.  Our staff holds current certifications as HERS Raters, Green Raters, Green Verifiers, BPI Building Analysts, BPI Shell/Envelope Specialists, Energy Managers, Demand Side Managers, Sustainable Development Professionals, and more.  They have decades of experience providing testing and certification services for national energy and environmental programs such as ENERGY STAR, NAHB National Green Building Standard, LEED for Homes, American Lung Association Health House, and State and Federal Energy Tax Credits and are ready to put that knowledge to work for you.  Joining the Accurate Rater Network gives you a team of experts just a click or a call away. 

The annual membership fee is $400. Membership benefits include:

• Phone and email support

• Access to our members-only library of forms and training videos

• Access to our members-only discussion forum and FAQ listing

• Builder/Homeowner referrals

• Discounts on advanced training classes

• Access to the EnergyARM tool

To join the ARN Network, click here

 

EnergyARM
Accurate Rater Network is now working with a new and exciting Energy Audit Tool. EnergyARM stands for Energy Automated Retrofit Management. For the Energy Auditor, this tool is will both simplify and perfect the home energy audit and home energy improvement process, cut the auditing time in half, and give you a dramatic competitive edge. One must be a member of the Accurate Rater Network to get access to this remarkable tool. To learn more, go to www.EnergyARM.com

Certified BPI Building Analysts
To become certified as a professional BPI (Building Performance Institute) Building Analyst, you must successfully complete the accredited training course, pass the BPI national exam and pass a field exam. (Note: The field test is off-site.) Doing so, you will be able to produce energy analysis reports that will help homebuyers and homeowners qualify for energy rebates and a variety of private and government loan programs. Certification as a Building Analyst is a National certification. 

Because of the combustion safety component of the Building Analyst training, only a BPI Building Analyst is designated as qualified to perform an EnergyARM energy audit.

Certified Home Energy Raters
Under the Uniform Accreditation Standard set by the Residential Energy Services Network (RESNET), a Home Energy Rating System (HERS) Rater must report to a HERS Provider for their Quality Assurance and certification process. Accurate Rater Network (ARN) can be your Provider.  Go to our ARN Quality Assurance Page for more information.

ARN’s home energy rating program has two categories of raters that are differentiated by the number of ratings the rater has successfully completed:

• Probationary Rater – Completed the rater classroom training and passed the course’s examination or has passed a challenge test (in lieu of taking the class). We have a program available to guide individuals through the probationary period. For more information on this program, go to our ARN Mentoring Program Page.

• Certified Rater – Satisfactorily conducted five field ratings, two during training and three in the field

For more information on our training, go to our Training Page. To see all our training dates, click on the "Calendar" tab at the top of this page.