What is HERS Rating
The California Energy Commission established regulations to certify home energy rating services through a Home Energy Rating System (HERS). HERS ratings provide reliable information to differentiate the energy efficiency levels among California homes. Ratings also provide a guide to investing in cost-effective home energy efficiency measures. These updated standards take effect January 1st, 2010
Bay Area HERS Rating are CALCERTS Certified HERS Rater and has acted as a consultant and trainer to many different firms in the implementation of these standards. We understand how the process works in order to pass a HERS inspection.
• HERS (Home Energy Rating System)
2008 Title 24 Energy Codes Effective January 1, 2010
A standardized evaluation of a homes energy efficiency and expected energy costs (Home Performance Testing)
• Quality Insulation Installation (QII)An inspection of insulation installation to ensure the material fits each cavity side to side, top to bottom, and front and back without substantial gaps or voids.
• Blower Door Test
A diagnostic tool designed to measure the air tightness of
a building, and locate spots of the building that have air
leakage. Home performance testing requires a Blower Door
Test.
• 
Duct Blaster Test
A diagnostic tool designed to pressurize a houses duct system and measure air leakage of the ductwork.
Serving:
Alameda, Alamo, Albany, American Canyon, Antioch, Atherton,
Belmont, Belvedere, Tiburon, Benicia, Berkeley, Bodega Bay,
Boonville, Brentwood, Brisbane, Burlingame, Byron, Calistoga,
Campbell, Carmel, Castro Valley, Clayton, Cloverdale, Concord,
Corte Madera, Cotati, Cupertino, Daly City, Danville, Diablo,
Dixon, Dublin, El Cerrito, El Sobrante, Emeryville, Fairfax,
Fairfield, Forestville, Fremont, Gilroy, Glen Ellen, Greenbrae,
Guerneville, Half Moon Bay, Hayward, Healdsburg, Hercules,
Inverness, Lafayette, Larkspur, Livermore, Los Altos, Los Gatos,
Martinez, Menlo Park, Mill Valley, Millbrae, Milpitas, Montara,
Moraga, Morgan Hill, Moss Beach, Mountain View, Napa, Newark,
Novato, Oakland, Oakley, Orinda, Pacifica, Palo Alto, Palo Alto,
Penngrove, Petaluma, Piedmont, Pinole, Pittsburg, Pleasant
Hill, Pleasanton, Redwood City, Richmond, Rio Vista, Rodeo,
Rohnert Park, Ross, Sacramento, Saint Helena, San Anselmo, San
Bruno, San Carlos, San Francisco, San Jose, San Leandro, San
Lorenzo, San Martin, San Mateo, San Pablo, San Rafael, San
Ramon, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Santa Rosa, Saratoga, Sausalito,
Sebastopol, Sonoma, Soquel, South San Francisco, Stinson Beach,
Suisun City, Sunnyvale, The Sea Ranch, Union City, Vacaville,
Vallejo, Walnut Creek, Watsonville, Windsor, Woodside,
Yountville
QUICK CONTACT
Dennis Haskett
Phone: 650-759-7770
Email: dennishaskett@yahoo.com
OUR SERVICES
HERS Rater Services:
Bay Area HERS Rating can provide residential and non-residential
production builders, custom builders and contractors with complete
Title 24 compliance documentation. Whether you are building new,
remodeling, or doing change-outs we can help. We are certified
HERS Raters by CALCERTS.
There are many different types of HERS Rating tests that may be required. Here are a Few:
- Adequate Air Flow Verification
- Buried Ducts
- CF-6R Verification
- Deeply Buried Ducts
- Duct Leakage
- EER Verification
- Fan Watt Draw
- High Quality Insulation Installation (QII)
- Infiltration Reduction
- Maximum Cooling Capacity
- Supply Duct Surface Area Reduction
- TXV Verification
- Refrigerant Charge Measurement
Our experienced HERS Raters can keep up with your production. We also are available to train installers on the 2008 Title 24 compliance requirements.
