HERS Rater EXAM (2026)
QUESTIONS AND (elaborated)
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
What do HERS Providers provide? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔They provide
software, oversight, marketing assistance, and quality assurance for the
Rater.
What role does a HERS Trainer play? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The Trainer trains
Raters on how to perform HERS ratings.
What are some of the responsibilities of a HERS Rater? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔The Rater's responsibilities include inspecting and testing the minimum
,rated features of the home, entering the data into a RESNET accredited
software tool, and providing the client with reports generated by the
software.
Why was RESNET created and by whom? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔RESNET was
created to use a scoring system that could compare the energy use of
different houses with each other on a level playing field. It was created to
oversee the HERS industry, provide standards for accreditation of Raters,
Providers and Trainers, ethics and protocols for inspection, testing and
software analysis. It was created by the National Association of State
Energy Officers (NASEO) and Energy Rated Homes of America.
What are the minimum rated features of a home? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The
minimum rated features of a home include but are not limited to the
foundation, walls, roof-ceiling, rim joist, doors, windows, skylights, air
infiltration, heating and cooling equipment, heating and cooling distribution
system, duct leakage, domestic water heating, passive solar design, and
solar water heating.
Can any energy analysis software be used to produce a HERS rating? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔No -- The software must be a RESNET accredited software
tool.
, Is a Home Energy Rater required to verify compliance with the local energy
code? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔No - The rater is not required to determine
compliance with regulatory requirements such as construction codes.
If a Rater enters an existing home to perform inspections and testing and
the owner's 9 foot Burmese python is loose, does the Rater have to
complete the inspection and testing? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔No - The Rater is
not required to enter any area or perform any procedure that is likely to be
dangerous to the Rater.
Is a Rater required to perform Manual J load calculations? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔No - The Rater is not required to offer or perform HVAC system design
or sizing consultation.
What is a British thermal unit? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔A British thermal unit (Btu)
is the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one pound of
water on degree Fahrenheit at sea level when the water is 39.2°F.
A homeowner has paid for 17 CCF of natural gas on their monthly bill. How
many Btu's did they use? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔1 CCF = 102,000 Btu's
17 CCF = 17 x 102,000 = 1,734,000
How many therms? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔1 CCF of natural gas = 1 therm
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QUESTIONS AND (elaborated)
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
What do HERS Providers provide? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔They provide
software, oversight, marketing assistance, and quality assurance for the
Rater.
What role does a HERS Trainer play? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The Trainer trains
Raters on how to perform HERS ratings.
What are some of the responsibilities of a HERS Rater? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔The Rater's responsibilities include inspecting and testing the minimum
,rated features of the home, entering the data into a RESNET accredited
software tool, and providing the client with reports generated by the
software.
Why was RESNET created and by whom? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔RESNET was
created to use a scoring system that could compare the energy use of
different houses with each other on a level playing field. It was created to
oversee the HERS industry, provide standards for accreditation of Raters,
Providers and Trainers, ethics and protocols for inspection, testing and
software analysis. It was created by the National Association of State
Energy Officers (NASEO) and Energy Rated Homes of America.
What are the minimum rated features of a home? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The
minimum rated features of a home include but are not limited to the
foundation, walls, roof-ceiling, rim joist, doors, windows, skylights, air
infiltration, heating and cooling equipment, heating and cooling distribution
system, duct leakage, domestic water heating, passive solar design, and
solar water heating.
Can any energy analysis software be used to produce a HERS rating? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔No -- The software must be a RESNET accredited software
tool.
, Is a Home Energy Rater required to verify compliance with the local energy
code? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔No - The rater is not required to determine
compliance with regulatory requirements such as construction codes.
If a Rater enters an existing home to perform inspections and testing and
the owner's 9 foot Burmese python is loose, does the Rater have to
complete the inspection and testing? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔No - The Rater is
not required to enter any area or perform any procedure that is likely to be
dangerous to the Rater.
Is a Rater required to perform Manual J load calculations? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔No - The Rater is not required to offer or perform HVAC system design
or sizing consultation.
What is a British thermal unit? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔A British thermal unit (Btu)
is the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one pound of
water on degree Fahrenheit at sea level when the water is 39.2°F.
A homeowner has paid for 17 CCF of natural gas on their monthly bill. How
many Btu's did they use? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔1 CCF = 102,000 Btu's
17 CCF = 17 x 102,000 = 1,734,000
How many therms? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔1 CCF of natural gas = 1 therm
COPYRIGHT©PROFFKERRYMARTIN 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2026. COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 619652435. TERMS OF USE.
PRIVACY STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
