Our Southface Energy Rated Homes (SERH) Providership has been a quality assurance success story over the past two decades, working with hundreds of HERS Raters and RFIs and registering 30,000 homes. Southface Institute made the difficult but strategic decision to close out SERH at the end of 2022 as we look forward to our next chapter.
Why does Southface no longer offer SERH?
After assessing changes to the industry and our own capacity to deliver the level of service that home energy raters deserve from a providership, Southface is shifting its focus to where we can make the biggest impact on carbon reduction today.
In 2023, Southface’s Technical Services team will focus on shaping energy codes, growing EarthCraft and our design consulting lines of business, expanding our education and training offerings (we will continue to offer HERS Rater and ENERGY STAR trainings), and the full launch of our BIT Building sustainable operations and maintenance program for commercial buildings.
What providerships do you recommend?
Green Building Consulting (GBC) is a great choice for providership. If you’re interested in their services, please reach out to Karen Barras (kbarras@greenbldgconsulting.com) and copy GBC’s scheduling department (scheduling@greenbldgconsulting.com).
How can I transfer my Ekotrope account to a new provider?
Prior to our announcement, Southface connected with RESNET and Ekotrope to discuss how to make the transition as smooth as possible on SERH clients. Ekotrope confirmed that a client’s existing account can be easily transferred with all their records to any new provider that offers Ekotrope software. All that is required is an email with a request to transfer sent to support@ekotrope.com.
Who should I contact about these changes?
If you have any questions, please reach out to Nathan Bessette at nbessette@southface.org.
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