RESNET COVID Emergency Protocols End on June 11, 2023 Beginning on March 2020, RESNET adopted emergency protocols in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The purpose of the protocols was to allow the HERS® industry to meet the demand for HERS® Index ratings as safely as possible. The emergency protocols are set to expire thirty (30) days after the Presidential Proclamation on Declaring a National Emergency Concerning the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Outbreak is lifted. On January 30, 2023, President Joe Biden announced that the national COVID emergency would be lifted on May 11, 2023. This means that the emergency protocols adopted by RESNET will expire on June 11, 2023. The only exception to this is the provision for remote quality assurance reviews which was incorporated into the RESNET standards. This will require a formal standard amendment to change. RESNET will be undertaking a review of the emergency protocols to determine which, if any, of the provisions make sense and should be incorporated into the regular RESNET policies and procedures. The RESNET Emerging Leadership Council has been tasked to develop a proposed standard amendment to be submitted to the RESNET standard amendment public review and comment process. RESNET COVID-19 Announcements RESNET Building Performance Conferences COVID‐19 Procedures August 23, 2021 – Revised RESNET Staff Travel Policy June 16, 2021 – Revised RESNET Staff Travel Curtailment Policy September 10, 2020 – RESNET Extends Temporary Remote QA Field Observations; Use of the RESNET QA Protocol for HERS® Rater and Rating Field Inspector Field Evaluations; Online Proctoring Services for all RESNET Quality Assurance Designee, HERS® Rater and Rating Field Inspector Tests and the Deadline for HERS® Rater Candidates to Complete Probationary Ratings September 4, 2020 – Extension of Temporary Remote Inspections for HERS® Ratings and the RESNET Designation of Quality Assurance Delegates August 24, 2020 Adoption of Amendment on Default to Testing for HERS® Ratings June 19, 2020 – RESNET Extends Emergency Use of Remote Inspections for HERS® Ratings Through September 30, 2020 May 29, 2020 – Protocols for RESNET Remote QA Field Observations of Rating Provider Field QA Reviews May 28, 2020 – Fall 2020 RESNET Board In-Person Meeting Canceled – Will be Conducted Virtually April 27, 2020 – Temporary RESNET Protocols for Default Test Values During the COVID Pandemic April 22, 2020 – RESNET Adopts Temporary Emergency Standard Amendment Allowing Voluntary Use of Default Values for Airtightness and Duct Leakage Testing for HERS® Ratings April 17, 2020 – COVID-19 Emergency Procedures for Proctoring RESNET Tests April 14, 2020 – Extension of Requirement of Removal of the RESNET Designation of Quality Assurance Delegates April 13, 2020 – Recension of Wavier on 45L Federal Tax Credit Record Keeping April 3, 2020 – Temporary RESNET Protocols for Remote Field Inspections During the COVID Pandemic April 3, 2020 – Temporary COVID-19 Emergency Payment Terms for Rating Fees April 1, 2020 – Revised Procedures for Remote Inspections, Sampling of HERS® Ratings, Testing Alternatives, Rater Candidate Certification and Re-Certification and Entering 45L Federal Tax Credits Into the RESNET National Registry March 26, 2020 Extension of RESNET Executive Director Emergency Authority March 20, 2020 Steps RESNET is Taking to Assist Rating Providers in Meeting the COVID-19 Panademic March 13, 2020 RESNET Release to Rating Industry on RESNET Response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic March 11, 2020 RESNET Staff Travel Curtailment Policy March 10, 2020 Postponement of Spring 2020 RESNET Board Meeting Resources for Rating Industry on COVID-19 Pandemic RESTalk: COVID-19 Update with Steve Baden and Cardice Gray-Howard New! COVID-19 Industry Impact Briefing Series HERS® Ratings and Housing in the Post Pandemic World RESNET Emergency Inspection and Testing Protocols with Scott Doyle RESTalk Podcast Protocols for RESNET Remote QA Field Observations of Rating Provider Field QA Reviews Survey Results: HERS® Raters/Rating Providers on COVID-19 Pandemic Effects Association of Energy Service Professionals Webinar: Virtual Assessments and Quality Assurance Results of May 2020 RESNET HERS® Industry Survey on Effects of COVID-19 Epidemic COVID 19 April 15, 2020 Webinar FAQ Temporary RESNET Protocols for Default Test Values During the COVID Pandemic Climate Zone Default Methodology Spreadsheet Calculator International Code Council – RESNET HERS® Raters Can Assist Code Officials by Conducting Required Energy Code Inspections and Testing During COVID-19 Pandemic International Code Council’s Building Safety Journal – “HERS® Raters Can Assist Building Safety Departments During National Pandemic” Recording of April 17, 2020 RESNET Webinar on $2.2 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Legislation and Its Implication to the HERS® Industry RESNET COVID-19 Emergency Procedures for Proctoring RESNET Tests Recording of April 15, 2020 Webinar on Revised Procedures for Voluntary Remote Inspections and Testing Alternatives of HERS® Ratings New Opportunity for HERS® Raters Assisting Building Departments Through Energy Code Inspections During the COVID-19 National Emergency Congress Passes $2+ Trillion Coronavirus Relief Legislation – Implications for the HERS® Industry U.S. Department of the Treasury Releases Guidelines and Applications for The Small Business Paycheck Protection Program RESNET COVID-19 Update RESTalk Podcast How HERS® Raters and RFIs Can Limit Exposure to the Coronavirus RESNET COVID-19 Remote Inspection Home Energy Rating Standard Disclosure Form CALIFORNIA ENERGY COMMISSION ADVISORY ON ESSENTIAL CONSTRUCTION WORKERS – HERS® Raters
