How Can EnergyARM Help Home Energy Auditors?
We know from experience that it can be hard to conduct energy audits and generate new business at the same time. The EnergyARM system is designed to help provide ongoing field audit work and more for you, as long as you meet and maintain the minimum requirements for membership. Basically, you need to have a good understanding of how to conduct a proper, detailed energy audit of an existing building. This means that you need to measure and notate all important items, know how to determine efficiency levels of various energy-consuming appliances and be familiar with the codes and other requirements for the jurisdictions that you work in. If you have undertaken BPI or similar training, you understand the importance of testing naturally-aspirated combustion appliance(s) during the audit process and at post-completion of energy upgrades.
You are expected to own or have access to these important items (and understand how to operate them): a calibrated blower door, a laptop/tablet computer with REM/Design software loaded on it, combustion analysis testing devices and the standard items needed to conduct an energy audit. We expect you to follow the rules and procedures involved when becoming a member of the EnergyARM network. (For information regarding membership, please see the “Membership” tab).
Here are some of the important benefits for the Energy Professional who uses EnergyARM.
- EnergyARM is software that you will use while actually doing your energy audit. EnergyARM will guide you, step-by-step, through each and every process and audit decision. You CANNOT forget a thing.
- EnergyARM takes the guesswork out of your results. EnergyARM automates all of the energy calculations and provides results that you and the homeowner can understand.
- Every EnergyARM project requires both a certified BPI Building Analyst and a certified HERS Rater.
- EnergyARM helps you find work. Once in the EnergyARM system, you will be able to find and bid on projects that have populated EnergyARM.
- EnergyARM connects you with licensed and insured contractors who are looking for your services.
- The EnergyARM auto-bid process allows contractors, homeowners, and energy professionals to connect in the EnergyARM system, and, with your pre-populated bidding, you won’t miss an opportunity should you be away from your computer when bids are finalized.
- Once you have been approved as the Auditor or Rater on a given project, funds are automatically escrowed. When you are completed with your work, you funds are available for your payment and are direct deposited into your account.
- EnergyARM connects you with licensed and insured contractors who are looking for your services.
- EnergyARM automates the Quality Assurance process. You are also far less likely for your QA Provider to find any errors since EnergyARM has a carefully designed automation engine.
- EnergyARM is your management tool to schedule your work, add other workers, and to manage your small but growing business.
- All documentation is maintained and archived in the EnergyARM system.
