National Association of Certified Home Inspectors


COURSE OBJECTIVE:
The purpose of this online video training course is to teach residential and commercial building inspectors the principles of building science and the application of thermal imaging.It is a five-hour online video, broken into three easy segments. 6 CE credits.Course topics include:
- Building Science
- Thermodynamics, Hydrodynamics and Fluidics
- Architecture, Engineering and Construction Practices
- Building Maintenance
- Energy Efficiency
- Heat, Air and Moisture Effects
- The Building Envelope
- Wind, Rain, and Sun Factors
- Heating, Cooling, Humidity and Moisture
- Climate Zones and Building Practices
- Heat Loss, Stack Effect and Air Leaks
- The Hygric Buffer and Vapor Barriers
- Moisture, Wind and Heat
- and more!
The course includes:
- a 178-page course book (full-color, downloadable pdf);
- a five-hour online video (you can pause, rewind, play again, stop, come back days later, and start where you left off);
- an online final examination; and
- a printable Certificate of Completion.
This course has been submitted for approval in states that regulate home inspectors. Check your state for compliance.
To get more business, market your "Building Science-Trained" Certificate.
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COURSE OBJECTIVE:The course is designed for commercial and residential property inspectors.For DETAILS of the HVAC course, including course outline and topics, and a short commercial, visit HVAC Training Online Video Details.The HVAC course includes:
- a 182-page course book (full-color, downloadable pdf);
- a 17-hour online video course broken into five easy segments (you can pause, rewind, play again, fast-forward, stop, come back days later, and start again where you left off);
- an online final examination; and
- a printable Certificate of Completion.
This course has been submitted for approval to all states that require home inspector continuing education (21 CE hours).![]()
To get more business, market your "HVAC-Trained" Certificate.

For DETAILS about the mold course, including course topics and a short commercial, visit Mold Course Details and Commercial.
The mold course includes:
- 167 pages (as a downloadable pdf) of course material (yours to keep);
- an 8 and 1/2-hour online video course (you can pause, rewind, and fast-forward);
- an online final examination; and
- a printable Certificate of Completion.
Take the Mold Inspection Training Online Video Course now.This course has been submitted approval to all states that require home inspector continuing education (12 CE hours).
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COURSE OBJECTIVE:The student will obtain an advanced understanding of how to inspect a crawlspace, including using personal protection equipment, various meters, an infrared camera, an inspection checklist, suggested report narratives and language, and defect-recognition techniques. The student will watch and learn how a Certified Master Inspector® performs two on-site inspections of actual crawlspaces, and how over 50 defects are discovered and reported. The course document includes suggested narratives and language that can be used in writing an inspection report.The course includes:
- 16 pages (downloadable pdf) of course material (yours to keep);
- a 1-hour online video course (you can pause, rewind, and fast-forward);
- an online final examination; and
- a printable Certificate of Completion.
Take the "Advanced Inspection of Crawlspaces Online Video Course" now.
This course has been submitted approval to all states that require home inspector continuing education (3 CE hours).
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COURSE OBJECTIVE:John McKenna, InterNACHI Infrared Trainer, and Ben Gromicko, Certified Master Inspector, teach you how to perform inspections with an infrared camera. John covers subjects such as building science, IR camera applications, and image interpretation, while Ben takes you on a real inspection and demonstrates how to recognize defects related to moisture, insulation, structure, electric, air infiltration, and energy loss. Over 70 images of actual defects are interpreted.The course includes:
- 69 pages (downloadable pdf) of course material (yours to keep);
- a 3-hour online video course (you can pause, rewind, and fast-forward);
- an online final examination; and
- a printable Certificate of Completion.
This course has been submitted approval to all states that require home inspector continuing education (5 CE hours).
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COURSE OBJECTIVE:Learn how to inspect and measure stairways, ramps, hallways, doors, landings, handrails, and emergency escape and rescue openings. Watch as a Certified Master Inspector® performs egress inspections at several residential dwellings. A mock-up stairway, ramp, and door are evaluated in a studio setting. Over 50 defects and safety hazards are identified on location at actual inspections performed during the course.The course includes:
- the 34-page downloadable pdf course book, "Means of Egress," at no cost to you; and
- the video class (length: 1 hour, 47 minutes; you can pause, rewind, and fast-forward).
Take the "Means of Egress" video course, online final exam, and print your Certificate of Completion.This course has been submitted approval to all states that require home inspector continuing education (4 CE hours).
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COURSE OBJECTIVE:Learn how to identify components of gas-fired and electric water heater tanks, recognize defects and safety hazards in relation to modern standards and requirements, explain flammable vapor ignition resistance systems, and evaluate TPR valves. Watch as a Master Plumber inspects cut-away water heater tanks in a studio setting and a Certified Master Inspector® performs inspections on water heaters on location. Defects and safety hazards are identified at actual inspections performed during the course.Download Inspecting Water Heaters" course material, yours to keep 18-page pdf (free). Video class length: 1 hour, 51 minutes (you can pause, rewind, and fast-forward).This course has been submitted for approval to all states that require home inspector continuing education (4 CE hours).