Energy Vanguard Services

Education & Training

Energy Vanguard does a lot of training and education in the field of Home Energy Ratings, green building, home performance, and green jobs. We teach classes in the following subjects and for these clients:

• Home Energy Rater training (aka HERS rater training)
  
• Home Energy Rating Field Inspector training
• Building Performance Institute (BPI) Building Analyst training (coming in 2010)
• Homeowners, homebuyers, & renters: Home performance & building science training
• Builders & trade contractors: Building science fundamentals, green building
• Realtors: Selling green built homes

The lead instructor for Energy Vanguard's training courses is Dr. Allison Bailes, one of the few people with a PhD and education experience in the green jobs training field. For evidence that this matters, read these testimonials about Dr. Bailes's teaching.

Home Energy Rating System

• HERS Provider. If you're a rater looking for a provider, we'd love the chance to work with you.

Green Building Services

Energy Vanguard also does project work, mainly in the following areas:

• Manual J heating & cooling load calculations
• Contractor support
• Owner/builder support