Research and development Action Deliverable Timeframe Participants Software tools Review the Universal Universal Certificate Mid 2017 NA Certificate in response to Review document and EEAT feedback from assessors and updated Certificate if AAOs building certifiers. required Software providers Encourage consistency in use New version of 2019 NA of software tools by assessors NatHERS tools TAC through investigating how Software internal rule and logic checks, providers and help information from the Technical Notes, can be incorporated into the software Benchmark software Progress high priority Chenath Chenath change Late 2017 NA updates proposal and CSIRO Preliminary Impact Software Analysis (PIA) providers ABCB Update the climate files and Preliminary Impact Late 2017 NA undertake a PIA for this action Analysis (PIA) CSIRO document and climate Software update providers ABCB Update Climate zone mapping Updated Climate zone Mid 2017 NA to reduce reliance on post map CSIRO codes 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 EEAT CRC LCL Improving assessor skills and capability Action Deliverable Timeframe Participants Certificate IV in NatHERS assessment Evaluate the effectiveness of Certificate IV Review Mid 2017 NA the Certificate IV in association document and revised EEAT with relevant qualification Certificate IV where AAOs bodies and active engagement necessary TAC from the assessor industry RTOs Assessor skills
Research and development Action Deliverable Timeframe Participants Software tools Review the Universal Certificate in response to feedback from assessors and building certifiers. Universal Certificate Review document and updated Certificate if required Mid 2017 NA EEAT AAOs Software providers Encourage consistency in use of software tools by assessors through investigating how internal rule and logic checks, and help information from the Technical Notes, can be incorporated into the software New version of NatHERS tools 2019 NA TAC Software providers Benchmark software Progress high priority Chenath updates Chenath change proposal and Preliminary Impact Analysis (PIA) Late 2017 NA CSIRO Software providers ABCB Update the climate files and undertake a PIA for this action Preliminary Impact Analysis (PIA) document and climate update Late 2017 NA CSIRO Software providers ABCB Update Climate zone mapping to reduce reliance on post codes Updated Climate zone map Mid 2017 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 EEAT CRC LCL Improving assessor skills and capability Action Deliverable Timeframe Participants Certificate IV in NatHERS assessment Evaluate the effectiveness of the Certificate IV in association with relevant qualification bodies and active engagement from the assessor industry Certificate IV Review document and revised Certificate IV where necessary Mid 2017 NA EEAT AAOs TAC RTOs Assessor skills
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