communications and engagement deliverables for 2016-17. e) Develop a six-monthly E-newsletter NA Issues released in NatHERS e-newsletter for produced every December 2015 and June public distribution six months 2016. December 2016 issue in early development. f) Manage and update the Up-to-date, NA Website overhaul NatHERS website accessible and completed in May 2016. comprehensive Maintenance and content website updates ongoing, including promotional video content. g) Identify opportunities to Articles and NA Several articles posted in promote NatHERS in references to EEAT home improvement relevant publications and NatHERS in the publications. Further action forums (details to be put in public domain is underway and focussed Communications Plan) on specified stakeholder groups, such as certifiers, architects, and assessors. h) Hold annual Stakeholder NA Outcomes and progress of stakeholder workshop to workshop EEAT Strategic Plan discussed at review progress on the workshop in May 2016. Strategic Plan Next workshop scheduled for May 2017. i) Revise and implement Standard NA A number of NatHERS the Standard Operating Operating Administration Standard Procedures for NatHERS Procedures in Operating Procedures administration tasks place and used (SOPS) were drafted and undertaken by the updated in 2015-16. NatHERS Administrator. Updating and development of new SOPs is ongoing. j) Register the NatHERS Name registered NA Complete. Both the full name as a trademark with IP Australia name and NatHERS alongside the existing acronym were registered in trademark of the June 2016 NatHERS logo to allow action to be taken against instances of misrepresentations of NatHERS ratings and endorsements Communications k) Prepare an awareness NA Universal Certificate video plan and program for building EEAT released in August 2016. certifiers about the role of material Consultation underway to the NatHERS universal improve resources for certificate in building certifiers. Fact sheet in compliance development. l) Revise the terms of New TOR for the NA New TOR set in October reference (TOR) for the TAC EEAT 2015. Review underway Technical Advisory and due to be completed by Committee (TAC) end 2016.
communications and engagement deliverables for 2016-17. e) Develop a six-monthly NatHERS e-newsletter for public distribution E-newsletter produced every six months NA Issues released in December 2015 and June 2016. December 2016 issue in early development. f) Manage and update the NatHERS website Up-to-date, accessible and comprehensive website NA Website overhaul completed in May 2016. Maintenance and content updates ongoing, including promotional video content. g) Identify opportunities to promote NatHERS in relevant publications and forums (details to be put in Communications Plan) Articles and references to NatHERS in the public domain NA EEAT Several articles posted in home improvement publications. Further action is underway and focussed on specified stakeholder groups, such as certifiers, architects, and assessors. h) Hold annual stakeholder workshop to review progress on the Strategic Plan Stakeholder workshop NA EEAT Outcomes and progress of Strategic Plan discussed at workshop in May 2016. Next workshop scheduled for May 2017. i) Revise and implement the Standard Operating Procedures for NatHERS administration tasks undertaken by the NatHERS Administrator. Standard Operating Procedures in place and used NA A number of NatHERS Administration Standard Operating Procedures (SOPS) were drafted and updated in 2015-16. Updating and development of new SOPs is ongoing. j) Register the NatHERS name as a trademark alongside the existing trademark of the NatHERS logo to allow action to be taken against instances of misrepresentations of NatHERS ratings and endorsements Name registered with IP Australia NA Complete. Both the full name and NatHERS acronym were registered in June 2016 k) Prepare an awareness program for building certifiers about the role of the NatHERS universal certificate in building compliance Communications plan and material NA EEAT Universal Certificate video released in August 2016. Consultation underway to improve resources for certifiers. Fact sheet in development. l) Revise the terms of reference (TOR) for the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) New TOR for the TAC NA EEAT New TOR set in October 2015. Review underway and due to be completed by end 2016.