Workforce Guidelines for Home Energy Upgrades

Why are these guidelines voluntary? They should be incorporated into training guidelines and followed. Any contractor or auditor violating the guidelines repeatedly should be fired. This industry is ripe for fraud as you probably already know. I have worked with folks in the energy efficiency retrofit industry, investment banking, mortgage banking, ect. The FHA is guarenteeing 90% of the loans. It better make sure they are correctly underwritten and the cashflows that auditors say they will get from home improvements materialize. Or, the tax payer will be on the hook again. This is a very similar problem that happened in the real estate crash. Appraisers were pressured to over value homes. Auditors will be pressured to overvalue cashflow savings. Contractors will take short-cuts which will prevent cashflow savings. There needs to be quality control and accountability. Thank you.