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Maximizing the 45L Tax Credit: ENERGY STAR and Beyond Training

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Maximizing the 45L Tax Credit training combines industry trends, program essentials, and offers in-depth training on the programs required to earn the 45L Tax Credit.

Maximizing the 45L Tax Credit training is the first course to combine DOE Zero Energy Ready Homes, EPA Indoor airPLUS, net zero homes, and passive house program training into one comprehensive curriculum. Whether you are a veteran HERS Rater, a building performance professional that is interested in taking advantage of the updates to the 45L tax credit, or just getting started in the industry, you will learn something new in the online Maximizing the 45L Tax Credit: ENERGY STAR and Beyond training from BER.

Maximizing the 45L Tax Credit: ENERGY STAR and Beyond Training Overview

Maximizing the 45L Tax Credit training combines industry trends, program essentials, and all the things we’ve learned along the way. It covers:

The latest updates to the 45L Tax Credit

This training is centered around the recently updated 45L Tax Credit and offers in-depth training on the programs required to earn the tax credit.

EPA Indoor airPLUS (IAP) and DOE Zero Energy Ready Homes (ZERH)

Learn the ins and outs of the two essential government programs required to maximize the 45L Tax Credit. The ZERH content covers both the legacy 1.0 and newly released 2.0 versions. IAP modules cover the current version 1.0.

ENERGY STAR and Green Building Basics

The Maximizing the 45L Tax Credit: ENERGY STAR and Beyond course is grounded in the basics of the ENERGY STAR program and will also cover popular programs like passive house and net-zero homes.

The course is offered as video modules on-demand. Knowledge checks follow each module, and there is a comprehensive exam at the end of the course. While not required to participate in the programs, students will benefit from the experiential knowledge BER QADs have gathered in the field and will be ready to apply their new in-depth knowledge to their business.

Six (6) RESNET Professional Development Hours are available for successful completion of this course.

Maximizing the 45L Tax Credit Training Includes

On-Demand Video Modules

Four video modules with 16 in-depth lessons covering the above-code programs required to take full advantage the 45L Tax Credit including:

  • EPA Indoor airPLUS
  • DOE Zero Energy Ready Homes
  • Advanced ENERGY STAR topics such as energy modeling

Technical Support & Resources

  • Access our team of expert QADs for dedicated support via BER Support System or phone
  • Downloadable resources to aid learning comprehension and for easy reference after course completion

Quizzes & Exams

  • Knowledge check quizzes throughout each lesson
  • Module review quizzes
  • Comprehensive exam at the end of the course 

Certificate of Completion

Market yourself and your services as the expert in the covered above-code programs; the Key to Maximizing the 45L Tax Credit! 

  • Earn your Certificate of Completion after passing the final exam
  • Students can submit to their RESNET QA Provider for 6 PDHs

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