Comprehending Environmentals – How To Understand What Certifications Are Legitimate
No one can deny that getting an commercial energy audit may help you improve your industrial energy efficiency. The challenge is finding a certified assessor to perform the work. Although you will find plenty of people available willing to take your money, it can be tough to find the right mix of education and experience.
It Can Be Confusing
It can be tricky to evaluate an auditor’s capabilities, so several organizations have created standards and certifications. Despite the fact that this does help you choose an auditor, it also has created an alphabet soup of certifications: HERS, HESP, RESNET, BPI, AEE, CEM, EMIT, CEA, CSDP, CRM, CBCP, BEP, CMVP, CEP, CLEP, DGCP, GBE, CGD, CPQ, REP, EBCP, BESA, CRU, HPB, REA, NEASI, EEA, and EAI.
A further detail adding to your uncertainty is the fact we now have at the very least six certifying organizations. Some provide overlapping coverage. Several are respectable and respected, while others are of questionable validity.
Everyone States They Are The Best
One can’t even look to the organizations themselves for answers. Every certifying organization says they have the best certifications. While the majority are reputable and high quality, they can’t all be the best!
Consider Your Requirements
You also need to consider what type of building or facility the certifications deal with. The majority cover residential, several cover commercial, and only one even remotely addresses industrial audits. Because residential, commercial, and industrial audits need distinctive skills and knowledge, you will want to verify your auditor’s certifications fit your requirements.
For instance, BPI and RESNET certifications concentrate on residential audits. They cover energy conservation basics, but focus on weatherization and household appliances. This means they are perfect for residential and light commercial audits, but these certifications don’t do anything to confirm an auditor’s skills for anything else.
Contrast this with AEE’s CEA/CEM certifications. They also cover energy conservation basics, but their focus is on commercial equipment, HVAC systems, and lighting. Weatherization is barely mentioned as it isn’t used in commercial assessments.
Industrial Audits Are A Different Breed
In case you need an industrial energy assessment, your choices are restricted. The only real certifications that cover industrial audits are by AEE. That being said, the AEE certification actually qualifies an assessor to do commercial audits. For industrial assessments you also want someone with extensive industrial experience, someone who understands your process and industrial equipment.
We Have Created A Guide To Help You Decipher Energy Audit Certifications
You aren’t alone if environmental certifications bewilder you. Over and overour clients ask us “what certification should I look for.” To answer these questions we created a complimentary guide to help sort out energy assessor certifications: Deciphering Energy Audit Certifications. Check out our website at industrialenergyaudit.com and get it today.
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