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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>69676</law_id><section_number>54.1-1144</section_number><catch_line>Definitions</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>54.1-500</reference><reference>55.1-703</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="54.1">Professions and Occupations</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="II">Professions and Occupations Regulated by the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation and Boards Within the Department</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="11">Contractors</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="5">Residential Building Energy Analysts</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>As used in this article, unless the context requires a different meaning:
		&#x201C;<span class="dictionary">Accredited residential building energy analyst training program</span>&#x201D; means a training program that has been approved by the <span class="dictionary">Board</span> to provide training for individuals to engage in blower door, duct blaster, or similar testing to measure energy efficiency, conduct energy modeling, prepare a <span class="dictionary">residential building energy analysis</span> report, and provide recommendations for <span class="dictionary">improvements</span> with return on investment or third-<span class="dictionary">party</span> verification for nationally accredited energy efficiency programs.
		&#x201C;<span class="dictionary">Licensed residential building energy analyst</span>&#x201D; means an individual who has successfully completed an <span class="dictionary">accredited residential building energy analyst training program</span> or meets the criteria of experience required by this article and regulations of the <span class="dictionary">Board</span> and who has been licensed by the <span class="dictionary">Board</span>.
		&#x201C;<span class="dictionary">Residential building energy analysis</span>&#x201D; means (i) an inspection, investigation, or survey of a dwelling or other structure to evaluate, measure, or quantify its energy consumption and efficiency, including lighting, HVAC, electronics, appliances, water heaters, insulation, and water conservation, and (ii) recommendations to reduce energy consumption and improve efficiency of a dwelling or other structure, including lighting, HVAC, electronics, appliances, water heaters, insulation, and water conservation for compensation conducted or made by a <span class="dictionary">licensed residential building energy analyst</span>.</p></section></text><history>2011, c. 865.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
