College of the Desert is implementing the training necessary to ensure that companies associated with the building industry have access to a workforce skilled in energy efficiency auditing and improvement techniques. 

 

Training in HERS Rater Basic certification and Building Performance Institute (BPI) Level 1 is conducted at the College’s Desert Energy Enterprise Center.  The HERS Basic Rater certification training provides the classroom and field training required to qualify as a California Field Verification and Diagnostic Testing Rater under the new 2008 standards.