2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 645D - Inspectors of Structures and Energy Auditors › NRS 645D.205 - Qualifications for issuance and grounds for denial of license.

1. The Administrator shall issue a license to any person who:
(a) Is of good moral character, honesty and integrity;
(b) Holds a certification or accreditation from an organization approved by the Administrator;
(c) Has successfully completed not less than 40 hours of training and practice in the following areas:
(1) Building science and working with a home as a system, including, without limitation, training in making recommendations based on the proper loading order of improvements;
(2) The transfer of heat;
(3) Testing building performance;
(4) Air distribution and leakage;
(5) The calculation of gross and net areas;
(6) Energy terms and definitions;
(7) Concerns relating to combustion appliances;
(8) Envelope leakage, thermal bypass and thermal bridging;
(9) The presence or absence of insulation and, when observable, the quality of its installation;
(10) The recommended levels of insulation for different climate zones;
(11) Determinations of the efficiency of heating, ventilating and air-conditioning equipment from model numbers and default tables;
(12) The strengths and weaknesses, drivers and sensitivities of major types of heating, ventilating and air-conditioning systems;
(13) Estimations of the efficiency of household appliances based on their model numbers or age;
(14) Energy, power, heat-conductivity or resistance and temperature units and key conversion factors;
(15) Measuring building dimensions;
(16) Identification and documentation of inspected features of the home during an energy audit;
(17) Basics of specifications;
(18) Determination of the efficiency of windows and doors;
(19) Determination of the orientation of buildings and the characteristics of the shading around them;
(20) Defining the thermal boundary and making appropriate recommendations for changing it; and
(21) The basic concepts of measure interaction, expected life and bundling for optimal performance when the home is considered as a system and taking into consideration the need for savings;
(d) Has submitted proof that the person or his or her employer holds a policy of insurance that complies with the requirements of subsection 1 of NRS 645D.190; and
(e) Has submitted all information required to complete an application for a license.
2. The Administrator may deny an application for a license to any person who:
(a) Has been convicted of, or entered a plea of guilty, guilty but mentally ill or nolo contendere to, forgery, embezzlement, obtaining money under false pretenses, larceny, extortion, conspiracy to defraud or any crime involving moral turpitude;
(b) Makes a false statement of a material fact on the application;
(c) Has had a license suspended or revoked pursuant to this chapter within the 10 years immediately preceding the date of application;
(d) Does not possess the training or certification required pursuant to subsection 1; or
(e) Has not submitted proof that the person or his or her employer holds a policy of insurance that complies with the requirements of subsection 1 of NRS 645D.190.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 1945)