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Rating Field Inspector Test

The RESNET Standards have been amended to create a new category of rater certification called the Rating Field Inspector. This rater classification goes into effect on January 1, 2007. The Standards require Rating Field Inspector candidates pass a National Rating Field Inspector Test administered by RESNET. To meet this requirement, the committee has adopted the following steps be taken to offer this test on-line beginning January 1 2007. Because many of the skill and knowledge needed to be a Rating Field Inspector are identical to that of a Certified Rater, the committee voted that a new test be not developed but rather, the current RESNET Rater test be modified in the following ways:

• Test question categories not applicable to the knowledge and responsibilities of a Rater Field Inspector will be removed from the pool of potential questions on the Rater Field Inspector test.
• The passing score will be 80% (the score for passing the RESNET Rater exam is 80% and the score for passing the RESNET Quality Assurance Designee test is 90%).

The Rater Field Inspector test will be open-book, consist of a total of 50 questions with a two hour limit and cost $50.00 - as is the case with the current Rater test.

The following test question categories will be used for the Rater Field Inspector test:

• Building Science/Heat Transfer
• Building Performance Testing
• Air Distribution Leakage
• Calculating Gross and Net Areas
• Definitions/Energy Terminology
• Health & Safety Concerns
• Envelope Leakage
• Determining Envelope Insulation
• Determining Equipment Efficiencies
• Household Appliances
• Energy Units
• Measuring Building Dimensions
• Understanding Building Drawings
• Completing Scaled Sketches
• ID & Document Features of the Rated Home
• Specifications
• Determining Window and Door Efficiency
• Determining Building Orientation

To view the supporting documentation on this action click on RESNET Rating Field Inspector Test Specifications (October 27, 2006).