March 17, 2009... Become a certified home energy rating field inspector and profit from the boom in green building. Trident Technical College offers a Home Energy Rating Field Inspector course 9 a.m.-6 p.m. April 3-5 at the college’s Main Campus, 2001 Mabeline Road, North Charleston. Cost is $775. Books are included in the course fee.

This course is ideal for home inspectors, trade contractors and others involved in residential construction, as well as for those with technical aptitude looking for a new direction in their careers. In this 24-hour course, learn the fundamentals of building science, the protocol for home energy rating data collection, how to perform pressure testing on a house to find infiltration and duct leakage rates, and other important information necessary for becoming a certified rating field inspector. The RESNET National Field Inspector Test is offered at the end of the course.

To register, visit http://www.tridenttech.edu/ce.htm or call 843-574-6152. For more information, contact Bill Spaulding at 843-574-6778 or e-mail bill.spaulding@tridenttech.edu.