Your mission should you choose to accept it… Nah, that was not how the message went asking me if I would consider writing a guest post, but it soon started to feel that way after I said sure. The topic of choice “How about writing on your reasons for getting all this training, what you Ok, I admit it, this post is about a week late as I took this class last Friday after completing the two Day ENERGY STAR® V.3 Training. This is what I would refer to as a one off class – that is it is only offered by Energy Vanguard, covers the basics listed below, and is 
Well today was the last day for the mandatory class, where we finally went through the final three checklists. We started the day off with a RemRate file & simply told to get it into compliance with the new version of ENERGY STAR. As a quick tip for any fellow raters, do not forget about 
This week brings me back to the great city of Atlanta, this time for 2 quick classes. The first class is a mandatory 2-day class for all ENERGY STAR® raters who wish to continue with the program after January 1st of 2012. Based on my schedule for this year, it was simply best to get 
Ahhh, traditions… Just like the other classes, I have written about, we are combining the last two days together which generally includes a final written test. So when is 150 questions, not really a 150 questions – well, that is when you take the CEA test. However, before we get to the final test, let’s 
Talk about flying, whereas yesterday we only covered three chapters, we knocked out five of them today and finished early. The bulk of these chapters all dealt with the Heating and Cooling of the building, with a crash course on motors and drives thrown in the middle. As a quick FYI – the picture above 
Wow, don’t you just love all these acronyms? In short, AEE stands Association of Energy Engineers, and the CEA stands for Certified Energy Auditor. But wait, didn’t you just become certified by RESNET & BPI just last year? While, I was not planning on taking any classes during this year, with the exception of a 
One of the major issues for most conventions is keeping it fresh & interesting for those that are attending the classes. Well my hats off to Paul Trout, the speakers & everyone from Hanley Wood – mission accomplished. I should also state it was nice seeing that they left plenty of time to explore the 
Ahhh Baltimore, home of the 19th Annual Remodeling & Deck Expo. Compared to last year’s, the attendance is up & I see a lot more upbeat remodelers and companies which bodes well for the future. As many long time readers know, I firmly believe that one’s education never stops, especially in this industry. The changes 
Test Taking Tips: ENERGY STAR V3, RESNET, CEA, & BPI
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