9 Steps to Kickstart Your Career as a NatHERS Accredited Assessor
So, you’ve completed the Certificate IV in Home Energy Efficiency and Sustainability—congratulations! Now it’s time to turn that qualification into a career by becoming a National Home Energy Rating Scheme (NatHERS) accredited assessor. This role offers you the...
7 Steps to get you up and running as a self-employed NatHERS Assessor
If you decide to become a self-employed NatHERS assessor, here are the steps to set up your business: 1. Registering Your Business Name and Structure First, you’ll need to decide on a business structure. Most self-employed NatHERS assessors operate as: Sole Traders:...
The NatHERS Existing Homes Scheme: A New Chapter for Energy Ratings
Australia’s Nationwide House Energy Rating Scheme (NatHERS) is expanding to cover existing homes, marking a major milestone in improving the energy performance of Australian residential buildings. This extension builds on the current framework used for new homes and introduces assessments tailored to the needs of older housing stock. In this post, we’ll dive into the NatHERS for existing homes scheme’s design, the role of its pilot program, mandatory disclosure, and its interaction with existing tools such as the Residential Efficiency Scorecard. We’ll also look at what’s next as the scheme moves toward full-scale rollout in 2025.
What is Recognition of Prior Learning and What are the issues?
Almost every day we are approached by current and prospective students who request ‘Recognition of Prior Learning’ or RPL for short. They typically have studied something similar previously or have a heap of workplace experience. What is RPL? The top of...
NatHERS assessors: 6 proven ways to get more clients
Struggling to find clients for your business? Or maybe you’re just starting out and don’t know where to look to boost your client list? You’re not alone. Finding clients is one of the biggest challenges for business owners, and with around 3 out of 4 NatHERS assessors...
NatHERS Assessors – are you charging enough?
As business owners, one of the biggest decisions we have to make is how much to charge for services. It can make or break your success. Pricing is one of the first decisions we make when starting out. Yet, we often make this decision with little experience and...
Changes to Energy Efficiency Ratings
Changes to Energy Efficiency Ratings: What NatHERS Assessors need to know about NCC 2022 Big changes are coming to the National Construction Code in 2023, so what do NatHERS assessors need to be aware of? In this article, we break down the key energy efficiency...
Undercover Architect Podcast Episodes – Undercover Architect Amelia Lee interviews Melanie Lupis from Sustainability Certified
Download the transcripts for both episodes below Thanks to Melanie and Kel Lupis from Sustainability Certified and Undercover Architect Amelia Lee for this excellent resource for students and the Transformed audience of people considering becoming an accredited energy...
Top 3 challenges for NatHERS assessors in 2023
What challenges and opportunities are NatHERS assessors facing in 2023? In a recent survey, we asked NatHERS assessors and employers for their views on everything from to how much they charge clients to major issues facing the industry, including challenges they are...
Dodgy Stamps and off-record energy ratings
A disturbing trend that I have recently observed (at least in WA) has been an increasing number of dodgy stamps and “off-record” energy ratings being used to demonstrate energy efficiency compliance under the National Construction Code. Here’s one that was sent to me...
