Quality Assessor/Quality Assessment Designee

Prior to credentialing, candidates must have documented work experience as:

• ENERGY STAR® Verifier, 3 years performing energy ratings OR
• 3 years performing Quality Control in construction as a qualified engineer, inspector, or architect OR
• 3 years of experience in residential construction as a builder, green building verifier, energy auditor, or performing weatherization PLUS experience performing at least 25 energy ratings (energy rating experience may be gained during training phase prior to credentialing; if True North Quality Management Services Quality Assessor candidate, may be gained through secondment to verification organization with provision that candidate does NOT perform conformity assessments on that verification organization for a period not to exceed one year) OR
• Current certification as a RESNET® Quality Assurance Designee

Quality Assessor / Quality Assessment Designee Required Training

Prior to credentialing, candidates must successfully complete the following training programs:

1. ASQ Auditing Fundamentals 1 (8 hours)
2. ASQ Auditing Fundamentals 2 (9 hours)
3. ASQ Auditing Fundamentals 3 (8 hours)
4. ANSI/RESNET/ICC 301-2019 training by Building Science Education (50 hours) 
5. ANSI/RESNET/ICC 380-2019 training by Building Science Education (10hours) 
6. ANSI/RESNET/ACCA 310-2020 training by Building Science Education (6 hours) 
7. ANSI/ACCA 12-2018 training by Building Science Education (6 hours)
8. Energy Modeler training by Building Science Education (7 hours)
9. ENERGY STAR® Single Family training by Building Science Education (3.2 hours) 
10. ENERGY STAR® MultiFamily training by Building Science Education (4.8 hours)
11. ENERGY STAR® Quality Assessment training by Building Science Education (1 hour)
12. ISO 19011-2018 training by Building Science Education (3 hours) 
13. ISO 17020-2012 training by Building Science Education (20 hours)

A current or prior certification as a RESNET® QAD may waive up to 40 hours of training on ANSI/RESNET/ICC 301-2019 through a challenge test proctored by Building Science Education.

Quality Assessor / Quality Assessment Designee Required Assessments

Prior to credentialing and deployment, candidates must successfully complete the following assessments:

1. ASQ Auditing Fundamentals 3 exam
2. ENERGY STAR® Single Family exam proctored by Building Science Education
3. ENERGY STAR® MultiFamily exam proctored by Building Science Education
4. 20 ENERGY STAR® software file evaluations mentored by True North QMS QualityAssessor
5. 10 ENERGY STAR® field evaluations mentored by True North QMS Quality Assessor
6. Building Science Institute Policies 09-2021 “General Requirements for Verification Organizations”, 10-2021 “Structural Requirements for Verification Organizations”, 11-2021 “Resource Requirements for Verification Organizations”, and 12-2021 “Process Requirements for Verification Organizations” conformity assessments mentored by True North QMS Quality Assessor