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This law was first created in 2011. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 865<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1466645,"object_type":"law","relational_id":367960,"identifier":"54.1-1145","token":"54.1\/II\/11\/5\/54.1-1145","url":"\/54.1-1145\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-1145\/","token":"54.1\/II\/11\/5\/54.1-1145","dublin_core":{"Title":"License required","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-1145","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> No person<\/span> shall engage in, or offer to engage in, work as a residential building energy analyst in the Commonwealth unless he has been licensed under the provisions of this article. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Board<\/span> may issue<\/span> a license to perform residential building energy analysis<\/span> in the Commonwealth to any applicant who has submitted satisfactory evidence<\/span> that he has successfully: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Completed an accredited residential building energy analyst training program<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Completed at least five residential building energy analyses under the supervision of a licensed residential building energy analyst<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Remains in good standing with any certifying organization approved by the Board<\/span>, provided that the requirements for the applicant’s class of membership in such association are equal to or exceed the requirements established by the Board<\/span> for all applicants; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Maintains the necessary insurance coverage as determined by the Board<\/span>; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> Demonstrates the financial capability, as determined by the Board<\/span>, to perform residential building energy analysis<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Individuals applying for a license as a residential building energy analyst between July 1, 2011, and July 1, 2012, who submit satisfactory evidence<\/span> to the Board<\/span> of having been actively and continuously engaged in residential building energy analysis<\/span> for the immediately preceding three years shall be licensed by the Board<\/span>, unless an applicant is found by the Board<\/span> to have engaged in any act that would constitute grounds for disciplinary action. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLICENSE REQUIRED (\u00a7 54.1-1145)\n\nA. No person shall engage in, or offer to engage in, work as a residential\nbuilding energy analyst in the Commonwealth unless he has been licensed under\nthe provisions of this article.\n\nB. The Board may issue a license to perform residential building energy analysis\nin the Commonwealth to any applicant who has submitted satisfactory evidence\nthat he has successfully:\n\n 1. Completed an accredited residential building energy analyst training\n program;\n\n 2. Completed at least five residential building energy analyses under the\n supervision of a licensed residential building energy analyst;\n\n 3. Remains in good standing with any certifying organization approved by the\n Board, provided that the requirements for the applicant’s class of\n membership in such association are equal to or exceed the requirements\n established by the Board for all applicants;\n\n 4. Maintains the necessary insurance coverage as determined by the Board; and\n\n 5. Demonstrates the financial capability, as determined by the Board, to\n perform residential building energy analysis.\n\nC. Individuals applying for a license as a residential building energy analyst\nbetween July 1, 2011, and July 1, 2012, who submit satisfactory evidence to the\nBoard of having been actively and continuously engaged in residential building\nenergy analysis for the immediately preceding three years shall be licensed by\nthe Board, unless an applicant is found by the Board to have engaged in any act\nthat would constitute grounds for disciplinary action.\n\nHISTORY: 2011, c. 865.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}