Item |
Description |
| RESNET'S Standards |
To achieve its goal of setting the standards for quality of rating services, RESNET has adopted the Mortgage Industry National Home Energy Rating Standards. The standards set the national procedures for home energy ratings. (Updated January 1, 2006) |
Rater Manual
(Adobe Acrobat Format) |
Technical manual for raters, including: how
to perform an energy rating, how the Rating Management System
(RMS) software works, and how the E-Star program works. (NOTE:
this is a temporary version of the manual. A new version will
soon be available with updated information and better formatting.
Thank you for your patience.) |
Rater
Agreement
(Adobe Acrobat Format) |
General contract between the Rater and E-Star. |
Rater
Guide
(Adobe Acrobat Format) |
Companion document to the Rater Agreement,
governing aspects of Rater conduct, turn-around times for ratings,
insurance requirements, and requirements for maintaining Rater
certification. |
Client
Disclosure Forms
(Microsoft Word Document) |
Agreement between the Rater and the client. |
Continuing
Education
(Microsoft Word Document) |
Documents coursework completed towards fulfillment
of the continuing education requirements for E-Star Raters. |
Rater
Guide Change Form
(Microsoft Word Document) |
Submit suggestions or error corrections for
the Rater Guide for consideration in the next revision. |
ENERGY
STAR® Partnership Agreement – For Homebuilders and Verification
Organizations
(Adobe Acrobat Format) |
This U.S. EPA ENERGY STAR contract is for builders
or verification organization (i.e. Rater firms) that want to join
the ENERGY STAR program. |
| Field Checklist |
Checklist used by Raters to record data while in the field. Feel free to edit the document after it has been downloaded. |
| Window Checklist |
Checklist used by Raters to record data on windows and doors in the field. Feel free to edit the document after it has been downloaded. |
