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SketchUp for Home Energy Professionals
Folks have been doing takeoffs for buildings pretty much since we scratched designs into the dirt. The state of building takeoffs has advanced a great deal since then – for most, anyway. For Energy Raters, though, most of us have been doing something with paper, spreadsheets, red pens, highlighters…architects use fancier tools, and we should, too!
Why can’t we do better? We can.
EnergyLogic uses SketchUp,a convenient and free tool, that takes the headache out of takeoffs.
SketchUp is easy to learn and fun to use. We’ve reduced our takeoff time dramatically while increasing our accuracy.
What’s not to like? It’s too easy to make mistakes on paper. Nothing reduces your credibility faster than mistakes in your calculations.
EnergyLogic Academy now offers a self-paced training course designed to get you up to speed on the power and convenience of SketchUp. This online training takes you step-by-step through creating a model and making accurate takeoff calculations, every time.
SketchUp is a powerful, free graphic modeling tool that EnergyLogic has successfully adopted to streamline the from-plans rating takeoff process for our clients. It has proven to be a strong tool when reviewing probationary ratings and performing quality assurance. This training is designed to familiarize you with the SketchUp tool and provide you with practice designing a model using the tool. Then we will use the scripts developed by EnergyLogic to generate a report designed for easy input into REM/Rate. Using SketchUp will improve your speed and accuracy in performing takeoffs.
Bonus: The scripts are included with this course. You’ll be ready to work with SketchUp as soon as you complete the course!
It is highly recommended that you use two monitors for this training. The training is designed for you to follow along with the presenter as they go step-by-step through the process of creating a model. This can be accomplished using one monitor, but it would be much easier with two.
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