Cours préparatoire à l’examen de base de RNCan – In French

CIET’s Pan-Canadian Virtual Course Schedule

Construction and Renovation of Low-Rise Housing

• Typical Canadian architectural house typology
• Building design process and construction techniques using appropriate construction terms and definitions
• Renovation techniques using appropriate construction terms and definitions
• Recognising highly efficient design principles for new constructions and renovations
• Interpreting plans

Numeracy

• Performing geometric and arithmetic calculations accurately
• Executing unit conversions between metric and imperial

Safety Considerations When Accessing Home Construction or Renovation Sites

Building Envelopes (new and existing homes)

• Building envelope barrier systems (air, vapour, moisture, weather/wind, thermal)
• Windows, skylights, and doors

Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (new and existing homes)

• Common terminology
• Mechanical heating, cooling, and ventilation systems
• Operation of heating, ventilation, and cooling systems
• District energy systems

Renewable Energy Systems and Their Properties

Building Science Principles and the House-as-a-System Concept

• Elements that make up a building and their interdependences
• Physical processes that occur within a building (heat, air, and moisture flow)
• Indicators of indoor air pollutants

How can I become an energy advisor?

You will find all information on Natural Resources Canada’s website. Notably, to register as an energy advisor to deliver services under EnerGuide Rating System v.15, energy advisor candidates must demonstrate proficiency by:

• Passing the Foundation Level exam
• Passing the Energy Advisor exam
• Being affiliated with a service organization

What is the energy advisor exam process?

For more details on the exam process, you are invited to read the Candidate Exam Handbook by Natural Resources Canada.

Exam related information can be found at https://nrcan.ysasecure.com.

• If you wish to register for the exams, you must first complete the Register section.
• Then, you can purchase the exams in the Products section.
• To find the locations where exams are administered, consult the Exam Centres section.

For each of the exams, you are invited to read the appropriate Exam Competency Profiles found in the ERS-EnerGuide Rating System v15/ERS v.15 Competencies section of the File Exchange website. To obtain login details, please contact us at nrcan.homes-maisons.rncan@canada.ca. In the Subject section, please write “EG”.

How can I become a licensed service organization? 

You will find all information on Natural Resources Canada’s website. Notably, you must:

• Be an individual or legal entity incorporated or registered in Canada
• Show proof of liability insurance
• Have a minimum of 2 years of experience and knowledge related to energy efficiency and building science in the residential housing sector
• Employ key personnel in the organization such as service organization managers, quality assurance specialists or energy advisors who have successfully passed the relevant NRCan exams

Where can I find reference documents?

To access reference documents such as the EnerGuide Rating System v.15, the exam competency profiles as well as Candidate Exam Handbooks, please contact nrcan.homes-maisons.rncan@canada.ca.  

CIET has also developed two supplementary study guides to help participants with items identified as the most difficult, namely the Foundation Level Exam Study Guide and Energy Advisor Exam Study Guide.

Access to a private SharePoint website with additional training material, references, and links.

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