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Energy Advisor Training Program

Home Energy Advisor Training Courses, through a one-on-one mentor approach & on-site job shadowing with the Energy Programs; By ENERMA Sustainable Solutions | Have a Career as a Registered Energy Advisor | Training is Available.

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HOME ENERGY ADVISOR

Training Program

What type of work is involved in being an Energy Advisor ?

Relationships with homeowners:
- Includes travel to interested households. An Energy Advisor meets with homeowners at the beginning of an Evaluation to understand their needs and interests.

Hands-on work throughout a home:
- Completing home evaluations includes taking detailed measurements and assessments of a house. This includes going into attics and crawlspaces to measure ceiling heights and insulation levels, setting up a fan system to test the home’s air pressure, and much more.

Building energy models:
- Once all the data from the home is collected, the Energy Advisor inputs the information into computer software that builds an energy model of the home. This involves detailed recording and interpreting of household data.

What interest, skills, and knowledge will be developed working as an Energy Advisor?

Communication, computer, and math skills

Building science and construction principles

Building safety

Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning

The house-as-a-system concept – how all components of a house (insulation, heating, cooling, windows, doors, ventilation, walls, foundation, siding) work together as one system

Understanding and using the EnerGuide Rating System to measure a home’s energy performance

Understanding and using the HOT2000 energy modelling software

Conduct home airtightness testing and thermal infrared scanning

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Training & Shadowing Sessions

Course Content Outline

HOME ENERGY ADVISOR TRAINING – SHORT COURSE

1.

Introduction & home energy efficiency in context (1 hour)

Why energy efficiency matters
Existing energy efficiency rating systems, how they differ, and how they are used
Aim of this course, further training pathways

2.

The basics of home energy efficiency (1.5 hours)

Overview of the three main impacts on home energy efficiency, cost to run a home and comfort: appliances, thermal efficiency of building shell, user behaviour
Types of energy, units of measurement, understanding power VS energy
What does ‘efficiency’ mean when discussing appliances?
Key things an energy advisor needs to identify for each appliance
Identifying age and efficiency of the major gas and electric appliances

3.

Identifying common major appliances, most efficient options (4 hours)

Heating & cooling appliances
Hot water systems (HWS)
Lighting
Pools/spas
Plug in appliances
Alternative energy production & storage technologies applicable to residential buildings

4.

Thermal efficiency of a building shell (3.5 hours)

Draughts – common draughts, how to identify them and how to seal them
Ceiling insulation – types, coverage, safety considerations
Window improvements – internal window coverings, pelmets, frames, glazing upgrades including temporary, DIY, secondary and double glazing, external shading, and how to reduce upgrade costs
Wall insulation
Underfloor insulation

5.

The energy advisory process (2 hours)

Safe volunteering and OH&S practices for energy advisors
Your assessor kit and how to use it safely
Respectful practices when engaging with a householder and discussing their home
Reading and interpreting individual gas and electricity bills, further ways to track energy costs and usage, retailer pricing
Overview of the report template and how to use it
Rebates and financial incentives

6.

On site practical sessions (6 hours)

Visit two homes, practice conducting a site visit, and giving energy efficiency advice

Modeling

Renovation

New Construction

Automation

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