Update Climate zone mapping Updated Climate zone Subject to NA to reduce reliance on post map published on priorities in TAC codes NatHERS website 2018-2022 NSC Research into options Strategic for climate zone Plan Software mapping providers Benchmark software Update the climate files and Preliminary Impact Late 2017 NA undertake a PIA for this action Analysis (PIA) NSC document completed CSIRO and climate files Software updated in a beta providers version of Chenath ABCB Implementation of high priority Chenath changes 2019 NA Chenath updates incorporated in all CSIRO software tools Software providers ABCB Collaboration Collaborate with other Assumptions and Ongoing NA interested institutions to review other research TAC the assumptions of the documents CSIRO NatHERS benchmark software CRC LCL and the validity of its outputs Liaise with the CRC for Low Meetings and Ongoing NA Carbon Living (CRC LCL) and research reports TAC leverage off relevant projects NSC CRC LCL Improving assessor skills and capability Action Deliverable Timeframe Participants Certificate IV in NatHERS assessment Facilitate changes to Certificate Meetings and Mid 2018 NA IV following outcomes of the discussions with NSC Certificate IV review stakeholders to ARTIBUS implement changes AAOs TAC RTOs Contribute to the review and Research and End 2018 NA implementation of updates to feedback ARTIBUS the Certificate IV curriculum. RTO AAOS Assessor skills Consolidate NatHERS User Assessor Handbook Mid 2018 NA Guidance,and revise Technical for NatHERS NSC Notes and other documents to Software, and revised AAOs better communicate the NatHERS Technical Accredited principles and functional Notes and Practice assessors specifications that underpin Notes, published on Software NatHERS software tools the NatHERS website providers
Update Climate zone mapping to reduce reliance on post codes Updated Climate zone map published on NatHERS website Research into options for climate zone mapping Subject to priorities in 2018-2022 Strategic Plan NA TAC NSC Software providers Benchmark software Update the climate files and undertake a PIA for this action Preliminary Impact Analysis (PIA) document completed and climate files updated in a beta version of Chenath Late 2017 NA NSC CSIRO Software providers ABCB Implementation of high priority Chenath updates Chenath changes incorporated in all software tools 2019 NA CSIRO Software providers ABCB Collaboration Collaborate with other interested institutions to review the assumptions of the NatHERS benchmark software and the validity of its outputs Assumptions and other research documents Ongoing NA TAC CSIRO CRC LCL Liaise with the CRC for Low Carbon Living (CRC LCL) and leverage off relevant projects Meetings and research reports Ongoing NA TAC NSC CRC LCL Improving assessor skills and capability Action Deliverable Timeframe Participants Certificate IV in NatHERS assessment Facilitate changes to Certificate IV following outcomes of the Certificate IV review Meetings and discussions with stakeholders to implement changes Mid 2018 NA NSC ARTIBUS AAOs TAC RTOs Contribute to the review and implementation of updates to the Certificate IV curriculum. Research and feedback End 2018 NA ARTIBUS RTO AAOS Assessor skills Consolidate NatHERS User Guidance,and revise Technical Notes and other documents to better communicate the principles and functional specifications that underpin NatHERS software tools Assessor Handbook for NatHERS Software, and revised NatHERS Technical Notes and Practice Notes, published on the NatHERS website Mid 2018 NA NSC AAOs Accredited assessors Software providers
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