207 Recertification

207.1 Certification Renewal:

RESNET certified Rating Field Inspectors, and Certified HERS Raters, shall renew their certification every three years. They shall complete the following:

207.1.1 Rating Field Inspectors

207.1.1.1 Pass the RESNET Graded Field Evaluation overseen by a RESNET certified Candidate Field Assessor or Quality Assurance Designee once in a three-year period, OR

207.1.1.2 Attend a RESNET approved conference once every three years.

207.1.1.3 Certified Rating Field Inspectors who have not completed field work on any Confirmed, Sampled, or Threshold ratings within the three-year certification period shall be required to successfully complete one RESNET graded-field evaluation overseen by a RESNET certified Candidate Field Assessor or Quality Assurance Designee.

207.1.2 HERS Modelers

207.1.2.1 Attend a RESNET approved HERS Modeler Professional Development course offered by a RESNET Accredited Training Provider. RESNET’s approval process shall utilize criteria established by the Software Providers in collaboration with RESNET Staff to review and approve or reject the course. The HERS Modeler must complete professional development once in a three year period for each RESNET Accredited Software program with which they create HERS models.

207.1.3 Certified HERS Raters

207.1.3.1 Obtain 18 hours of professional development every three years through one or
both of the following two options:
207.1.3.1.1 Complete professional development through live or virtual
attendance at a RESNET approved conference
207.1.3.1.2 Complete RESNET approved professional development from a RESNET Accredited Training Provider.

207.1.3.3 Attend RESNET approved HERS Modeler Professional Development course(s) offered by a RESNET Accredited Training Provider. RESNET’s approval process shall
utilize criteria established by the Software Providers in collaboration with RESNET Staff to
review and approve or reject the course. The HERS Rater must complete professional development once in a three year period for each RESNET Accredited Software program with which they create HERS models. The hours completed as part of this requirement shall be included as part of the required 18 hours of professional development per 207.1.3.1.

207.1.3.4 Certified HERS Raters who have not completed any Confirmed, Sampled, or Threshold ratings within the three-year certification period shall successfully complete one RESNET graded-field evaluation overseen by a RESNET certified Candidate Field Assessor or Quality Assurance Designee, in addition to satisfying either 207.1.3.1 or 207.1.3.2 and 207.1.3.3.

207.2 Failure to Achieve Recertification Criteria

207.2.1 RESNET certified Rating Field Inspectors and Certified HERS Raters that fail to meet the requirements for recertification shall be placed on "Suspension - Administrative" status in the RESNET Registry by their affiliated RESNET Rating Quality Assurance Provider on the date of the expiration of their certification, and shall be barred from conducting modeling, rating inspection or certification activities until they have successfully met the criteria for recertification.

207.2.2 RESNET certified Rating Field Inspectors and Certified HERS Raters who fail to successfully meet the criteria for recertification by 180 days past the date of expiration of their certification shall have their certification revoked by their affiliated RESNET Rating Quality Assurance Provider per Section 102.2.9 Minimum Standards for Rating Quality Assurance Provider Operation Policies and Procedures.

207.2.3 RESNET Certified HERS Raters who have had their certification revoked and wish to become recertified must first satisfy any outstanding disciplinary action requirements, and then have a choice to recertify by completing the same requirements as a new certification candidate (training, testing, and probationary ratings) or completing the following:

207.2.3.1 Take and pass professional development courses that represent the number of hours that would have been required had their certification not lapsed. In calculating the number of hours required, include any hours that were required at what would have been a normal recertification date, then include any partial certification periods as full periods. For example, 18 hours of RESNET approved professional development are required during each three-year certification cycle. A candidate who had completed 15 hours of PD during his/her latest certification period and who had certification revoked for less than three years would be required to complete the additional 3 hours plus 18 hours for a total of 21 hours of training. A candidate who has been revoked for three to six years would be required to complete 3 plus 36 for 39 total hours of professional development.

207.2.3.2 Meet all testing and certification requirements that have been introduced since the candidate’s certification was revoked.

207.2.3.3 Complete a minimum of three (3) probationary ratings, deemed acceptable in demonstrating the candidate’s technical and administrative skills in completing accurate ratings, with a Rating Quality Assurance Provider under the supervision of the Provider's Quality Assurance Designee. At least two of the three probationary ratings shall be accomplished using field verification of all rated features of the home in accordance with ANSI/RESNET/ICC 301, ANSI/RESNET/ICC 380 and Chapter 8 and shall be completed in the presence of a RESNET Certified Candidate Field Assessor or Quality Assurance Designee and shall be completed one-on-one. Probationary ratings shall not be considered Confirmed Ratings.

207.2.3.4 The candidate agrees to File QA by the Provider's Quality Assurance Designee of a minimum of 20% for twelve (12) months from the date of re-instatement;

207.2.3.5 The candidate agrees to Field QA by the Providers Quality Assurance Designee of a minimum of 5% for twelve (12) months from the date of re-instatement.

207.2.4 RESNET Certified Rating Field Inspectors who have had their certification revoked and wish to become recertified must first satisfy any outstanding disciplinary action requirements, and then complete the following:

207.2.4.1 Meet all testing and certification requirements that have been introduced since the candidate’s certification was revoked.

207.2.4.2 The candidate completes a minimum of three (3) rating field inspections observed by a certified Quality Assurance Designee or a RESNET Candidate Field Assessor using the RESNET graded field evaluation to document results;

207.2.4.3 The candidate agrees to Field QA by the Providers Quality Assurance Designee of a minimum of 5% for twelve (12) months from the date of re-instatement.

207.2.5 RESNET Certified HERS Modelers who have had their certification revoked and wish to become recertified must first satisfy any outstanding disciplinary action requirements, and then complete the following:

207.2.5.1 Meet all testing and certification requirements that have been introduced since the candidate’s certification was revoked.

207.2.5.2 The candidate completes a minimum of (3) energy models deemed acceptable in demonstrating the candidate’s technical and software skills in completing accurate models utilizing the current version of each approved software utilized by the Rating QA Provider, under the supervision of a Provider’s Quality Assurance Designee;

207.2.5.3 The candidate agrees to File QA by the Provider's Quality Assurance Designee of a minimum of 20% for twelve (12) months from the date of re-instatement.