You’re professional, dependable,
and experienced ... Join us!
Are you a reliable,
professional individual with experience
in residential construction or home inspection?
Are you passionate about energy efficiency, skilled at customer service,
and dedicated to making a difference in the world?
Become an energy advisor
If you answered “yes” to the above,
you could find your future with us.
HomePerformance Energy Advisors are a vital part
of our effort to deliver Natural
Resources Canada’s ecoENERGY Retrofit Incentive
in communities across Canada.
When you join our team of independent professionals, you will ...
- Join a network of dedicated
advisors.
- Help homeowners solve their energy efficiency concerns.
- Help reduce the impact of home energy use on our environment.
- Get trained and coached by
Building Insight Technologies,
a leader in home energy assessments.
- Provide your customers with our exclusive
EnergyClip membership service.
- Feel proud to deliver a high-quality,
cost-efficient home energy assessment — a service unchallenged
in the marketplace.
What you need
To become a HomePerformance Advisor, you’ll need pre-requisite skills,
an equipment package, training and certification to operate
as an official energy advisor under the ecoENERGY Retrofit program.
For more details, see below.
Pre-requisite skills
To apply to become a HomePerformance Advisor, you should have a number of
pre-requisite skills or experience, including ...
- Home inspector training or ...
- A minimum of two years experience in the building/renovation industry.
Plus ...
- An understanding of construction terminology,
building materials and techniques.
- A thorough understanding of household heating appliances.
- Be physically fit.
- Be computer literate.
- Have excellent communication skills.
Building Insight does not offer upgrade training
for advisors who do not meet
the pre-requisite skills — please contact your local college for upgrade training.
Equipment requirements
To become a HomePerformance Energy Advisor, you
must have your own equipment,
including ...
- Your own vehicle
- A blower door
- Notebook or desktop computer (1GHz or higher) with colour printer
- A digital camera
- Sheet feed scanner
- High-speed internet connection
- Portable ladder
- A variety of small hand tools
Training
You’ll learn the specific skills you’ll
need to be a HomePerformance Advisor
at an official training course. During this four-day
intensive, you’ll receive ...
- Extensive classroom theory
- Opportunities for field practice
- Computer and software set-up assistance
- Technical support
Certification
Once you complete training, you will demonstrate
competency by performing five
solo ecoENERGY assessments. Your instructor will
review your work and provide valuable feedback.
You’ll become officially certified once
you have successfully passed a two-hour online
examination administered by Natural Resources Canada.
By signing a contract, advisors agree to be bound by the terms and conditions
of Building Insight’s license agreement with Natural Resources Canada.
Advisors who fail to follow these terms and conditions will be de-certified.
Building Insight performs regular quality assurance
on all aspects of an advisor’s work.
Quality assurance activities include surveying
customers and on-site visits by our field coaches.
Code of Ethics
You’ll work under strict Code of Ethics
guidelines developed by Natural Resources Canada.
- As a HomePerformance Advisor,
you are a professional who offers unbiased advice.
Your duties must be exercised with integrity,
fairness, and impartiality and shall not be
influenced by conflicting interests.
- Advisors must recommend customers receive more than one bid prior to
selecting a contractor.
- Under no conditions may an Advisor
accept nor offer a commission for retrofit
services and materials.
Next Step
If you are interested in applying to become a HomePerformance Energy Advisor,
send your resume and two references, and any questions you might have, to:
- Email: advisor@homeperformance.com
Applicants will be carefully screened.
If you have the appropriate background and pre-requisite skills,
we will send you a package on “Operating
a HomePerformance Energy Advisor business”.
If you decide you are interested in this business opportunity, you may then apply
for registration in our next available training course.
We look forward to hearing from you!
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