New Business Development Opportunities for Raters

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New Business Development Opportunities for Raters

• RESNET Rater Roundtable
• September 25, 2006

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Topics Covered in Todays Call

• New RESNET/EEBA Partnership for Houses That Work
  Seminars What is in it for the Rater?
• New Best of Building Science Web Page An
  Education Resource for Raters
• Why Insurance Coverage Critical to Raters
• Update on Effort to Extend and Amend Federal
  Tax Credit

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Houses That Work

• Course has been developed by EEBA based on
  research from the U.S Department of Energys
  Building America Program.
• Regional case studies are featured, demonstrating
  high performance homes and the dramatic results
  achieved.

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Houses That Work

• A nationally acclaimed training program for
  building professionals
• The most affordable, comprehensive, building
  science curriculum in a 1-day format
• An opportunity to see product application
  demonstrations for improved building performance
• Practical strategies that can be applied to your
  business for immediate results
• Taught by national building science experts who
  work with thousands of builders each year

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RESNET/EBBA Partnership

• RESNET Rater Members Receive 50 Discount on
  Registration (45)
• EEBA will directly contact RESNET rater members
  by e-mail with information on seminar near there
  market

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2006 Schedule

• Las Vegas, NV- September 27, 2006
• Des Moines, IA - October 26, 2006
• Philadelphia, PA, October 31, 2006
• Boston, MA - November 1, 2006
• Seattle, WA - December 7, 2006
• Boise, ID - December 8, 2006

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Role of Rater

• Recruit Builder Clients to Attend Training
  Learn the Power of Building Performance How You
  the Certified Home Energy Rater can Assist in
  Building High Energy Performance Homes

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• http//www.bestofbuildingscience.com
• Lessons learned from the US-Department of Energy
  Building America program, delivered by some of
  the nation's foremost building science
  professionals.
• Presented in a video-based "in the field" format
  available 24/7 and specifically designed for
  builders, sub-contractors and design
  professionals in the residential construction
  business.

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• Virtual House

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• Videos Featured
• John Proctor HVAC/Ducts David Keefe Thermal
  Integrity
• Paul Raymer Ventilation Joe Lstiburek
  Enclosure
• Armin Rudd HVAC Ducts John Eash Codes
• Brad Oberg Plumbing Heating Larry Kinney
  Lighting
• Chris Mathis Windows Mac Pearce Mold
• Jim Larsen Fenestration John Ouellette, M.D. -
  Mold
• Dennis Creech Green Building John Straube
  Moisture
• Betsy Pettit Architectural Rob De Kieffer
  Construction
• Integration John Tooley Foundations
• Bruce Harley Insulation Installation

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• Featured Videos
• HVACAir Conditioning
• AC Sizing
• AC Installation
• Water HeatingGas Domestic Hot Water
• Gas DHW System Overview
• Gas DHW System Installation
• Water HeatingGas Tankless Water Heaters
• Installing Tankless Water Heaters
• WindowsFenestration
• Overview
• Energy Performance
• Window Performance

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• EnclosureCellulose Insulation
• Overview
• Insulating Walls
• Insulating Ceilings
• EnclosureFiberglass Insulation
• Walls
• Attics
• Floors
• EnclosureSpray Foam Insulation
• Spray Foam

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• EnclosureHousewraps
• Housewrap Overview
• Installing Air Barriers
• Flashing
• Water Moisture Management
• Pre-Construction
• Roof
• Mechanicals
• Insulation
• Exterior Cladding
• Flashing Runoff Controls
• Proper Installation Guidelines For Fiberglass
  Insulation

• Renewables
• Residential Photovoltaics
• PV Installation
• Wind Power

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• How Rater Can Use
• For Builder Awareness
• Establish Credibility
• Training
• Onsite
• Builder Office

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Contact
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Rater and Insurance

• Why?
• Fundamental Professional Business Requirement in
  this Litigant Society
• One Angry Consumer Away Cost Could be as High
  as 20,000 to get out of Frivolous Law Suit

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Rater and Insurance

• With Changes to ENERGY STAR Exposure Even Greater
  Now
• Rate the quality of the installation of
  insulation in the home
• Sign off on the EPA "Thermal Bypass Checklist"
• Sign off on sizing of a homes HVAC system based
  upon the calculations that a builder provides on
  ACCA Manual J

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Rater and Insurance

• New Homes Tax Credit
• IRS requires rater to sign declaration that homes
  qualifies for credit Liability entirely on
  rater

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• Professional Liability Begins at 1,650
• General Liability Begins at 500
• http//www.locktonaffinity.com/resnet

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Efforts to Extend Amend Tax Credit

• Snowe-Feinstein Bill
• New Homes Tax Credit
• Extends credit through 2010

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Efforts to Extend Amend Tax Credit

• Snowe-Feinstein Bill
• Commercial Buildings Tax Deduction
• Extends deduction through 2010 and corrects IRS
  rule

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Snowe-Feinstein Bill

• Existing Homes Tax Deduction
• Proposed performance based tax credit is based on
  a sliding scale depending on the percentage of
  energy savings.
• The credit ranges from 800 for 20 savings to
  2,000 for 50 savings.
• The procedures for third-party certification
  parallel those currently used for the new homes
  tax credit.

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Snowe-Feinstein Bill

• 500 tax credit for individuals to be trained and
  certified to conduct the inspection and testing
  to certify homes for the new and existing homes
  tax credit.
• To qualify the rater would have to perform a
  minimum of 25 tax credit certifications in the
  tax year.
• The section also provides for a maximum credit of
  1,000 for raters to purchase the following
  performance testing equipment
• blower doors
• duct leakage testing equipment
• flue gas combustion equipment
• digital manometers

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2007 RESNET Building Performance
ConferenceFebruary 19 21 San Diego, CA

• Comprehensive Review of Enhancements to ENERGY
  STAR Rating Standards
• Federal Tax Credits
• www.resnet.us/conference