Home Energy Consultant

20 hours/instructor-supported

 

This program consists of training, certification, and business start-up kit. You will receive everything you need to be able to go out and start conducting home/residential energy audits.  You will learn to identify the common energy wasting areas of a residence. You will also learn more in-depth energy conservation techniques to enable you to provide your clients with the maximum in energy savings insight. Each course is easy to follow and understand, yet detailed and descriptive to educate you thoroughly.  Once you have successfully completed the Home Energy Training Program and passed the Home Energy Certification Examination, you are fully prepared to start your very own home energy business. The best way to jump-start your energy business is with our Home Energy Business Kit.

 

The Home Energy Training Program consists of the following 7 courses. After you have studied all 7 courses, you will be given a Certification Examination to test your knowledge.

Module 1 - Basics of Energy

Learn where electricity comes from and what makes the pollution, which causes to global warming. You will also learn about watts and currents and how to read an electric bill.

Module 2 - Reducing Lighting Costs

Lighting is a key way to help save energy and money. Learn everything you need to know about lights.  You will be able to save your customers on average over $100 a year with the information you learn in this section alone.

Module 3 - Heating and Cooling Systems

Learn how heating and cooling systems work and how to quickly assess energy savings opportunities.

Module 4 - Electronics, Appliances and Water Heaters

Learn to conduct visual inspections of existing electronics and appliances and determine their energy rating.  Learn to visually inspect water heaters and find all the problems areas that make them one of the biggest energy wasting parts of the home.

Module 5 - Insulation, Doors and Windows

Learn to conduct visual inspections to determine where hot and cold air is leaking into and out of the home.

Module 6 - Economics of Water Conservation

Learn how to identify where in the home water is wasted.  Quickly identify replacement units or easy fixes that will eliminate the waste and save the customer money - not only in water costs, but also electrical costs.

Module 7 - Advanced Energy Audit Techniques

Learn advanced audit techniques, including using blower doors, infrared technology and more.

Final EXAM

Certification program includes 100 focused questions that will test your new energy knowledge and training.

 

Home Energy Business Kit

Once you have successfully completed the Home Energy Training Program and passed the Home Energy Certification Examination, you are fully prepared to start your very own home energy business. The best way to jump-start your energy business is with our Home Energy Business Kit.

You will receive all the marketing materials and tools you need to get started. In addition, you will receive industry specific marketing training on how to go out and acquire new residential clients.

Here is what you will receive:

You will receive all the insider information you need to know to correctly setup your own business. Learn to establish your business type, obtain insurance, and file your federal and state taxes within federal compliance regulations.      

1.     Home Inspection Checklist - Handy checklist lets you do a step-by-step, room-by-room home audit. You will never miss a thing as you complete the comprehensive inspection checklist. Always feel assured that you have covered all the major areas of the home during your inspection walk through.

2.     Home Inspection Worksheets -Use the worksheets to calculate the exact savings that can be realized. You will show the homeowners the worksheets and your calculations so that they can completely understand the benefits.

3.     Home Energy Report - You will have a Report you can leave with your customers that lists the areas of the home you inspected.  You can write notes for the homeowner to personalize this report for them. 

4.     Lighting Quick Reference Chart - You receive this pocket-sized chart that shows the energy cost and savings for simple lighting changes. With this chart you can quickly assess how much a homeowner is spending on energy today and how much you can save them.

5.     Lighting Savings Spreadsheet - This spreadsheet will calculate all the lighting data you gathered on your Checklist and Worksheets so that you do not have to manually do the calculations. The savings are instantly calculated for you so you can instantly provide the homeowner with their total savings.

 

Fliers & Leave Behinds - You will receive our professionally designed marketing materials, including postcards, business cards and fliers. Each with a targeted message that clearly and effectively explains how your customers can save money by saving energy.

Learn the essentials to marketing energy services with the Energy Marketing Energy Services module. You will learn: How to target your market; Find clients without cold-calling; Conversation starters/sales pitch; Getting the first client

Walk your sales prospects through the home energy audit process. It includes all the features and benefits that your service will provide them and easily explains where you will be able to save them on their energy bills.

 

Instructor

Michael Denby is a Certified Energy Manager (CEM), a LEED AP, and the founder and President of Denby Energy, LLC.

Michael started his career in environmental work in 1989 when he graduated Emory University with an Environmental Degree. Since that time, he has worked as an environmental consultant, as an assistant counsel for the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality and spent 14 years as an environmental and natural resources law attorney. In 2008, Michael took the important steps to become a Certified Energy Manager (CEM). During that process, it validated the incredible marketing opportunity that became Denby Energy, and the only program available that provides: 1) essential auditing training; 2) the economics of energy savings; and, 3) the business start-up essentials to turn this knowledge into a very profitable full or part-time career.

 

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