Energy Audits, I'm in the process of starting a new company..

[Steve Blayney]

Your service organization is supposed to do QC (quality Control) visits during your audits. These QC visits are then graded and then reported to NRCan. The organization I belong to ferform 1 visit per month and 4 cold call follow up questionares per month. Another way you can be monitored is by doing an audit on an NRCan employee's home(mystery shopper), typically set up by your Service organization.

[Brian A. MacNeish]

Originally Posted by sblayney

Keep in mind you will need to write a 2 hr online exam with 75 to pass, if you don't pass, you don't audit!

From what I gather, the local NGO that conducts audits here gives you the one chance to pass. If you don't get it the first time, look for something else to do. In one case, a long serving HI with a degree in architecture did not pass; he only got 48!

[Brian A. MacNeish]

Originally Posted by sblayney

Your service organization (most are private for profit!!) is supposed to do QC (quality Control) visits during your audits. These QC visits are then graded and then reported to NRCan. The organization I belong to ferform 1 visit per month and 4 cold call follow up questionares per month. Another way you can be monitored is by doing an audit on an NRCan employee's home(mystery shopper), typically set up by your Service organization.

Ah! The foxes watching the foxes!!!

That's probably why NRCan is about to do some of its own QC. From what I hear, there's a new head to that section of NRCan. Maybe he's got more interest in the program than the former person.

[Darren St.jacques]

Originally Posted by Brian A. MacNeish

Ah! The foxes watching the foxes!!!

That's probably why NRCan is about to do some of its own QC. From what I hear, there's a new head to that section of NRCan. Maybe he's got more interest in the program than the former person.

Let's hope so! It appears to me that the few that take it seriously are being crunched by the ones that are abusing the goals. Maybe they will see how some of the companies are developing a momopoly with it and put an end to their greediness.

[Rodney Misener]

If you don't pass the NRCan exam, you must wait 3 months before re-writing. For the record, I wrote it in 40 minutes and passed with flying colors.