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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Source documents required for NatHERS assessment.
   • Documentation required to support NatHERS assessment is confirmed, identified and accessed.
   • Fees and charges associated with accessing documentation are identified and paid.
   • Documents are copied with appropriate authorisations, and are returned to source or stored for future reference.
   • Copyright, licensing and privacy considerations are adhered to when accessing documentation.
   • Documents are provided to clients as required.
   • Information required for NatHERS assessment is extracted from documents, accurately recorded, and checked.
2. Conduct on-site measurements to gather data for NatHERS assessment.
   • Purpose and types of measurements required for NatHERS assessment are confirmed.
   • Preparation for measurement tasks is safely implemented.
   • Measuring equipment is safely operated in line with manufacturer instructions and work health and safety (WHS) requirements.
   • Sufficient measurements are taken, confirmed and recorded to ensure reliable data is obtained for NatHERS assessment purposes.
   • Environmental and site conditions and any other observations that may impact on data quality are recorded.
   • Measuring equipment and materials are cleaned, checked for serviceability, calibrated, maintained and stored.
   • Environmental impacts of measurement activities are minimised and waste is safely disposed of.
3. Appraise building to gather data for NatHERS assessment.
   • Purpose of appraising building for NatHERS assessment is confirmed.
   • Preparation for building appraisal is implemented.
   • Building appraisal is conducted.
   • Information on building is gathered and recorded for NatHERS assessment.
   • Gaps in information are identified and documented.
   • Equipment and materials are cleaned, checked for serviceability and stored.
   • Environmental impacts of inspection are minimised and waste is safely disposed of.
4. Collate information required to support NatHERS assessment.
   • Information obtained from documents, measurements and building appraisal is collated and organised in a manner suitable for use in a NatHERS assessment.
   • Information is stored.

Range Statement

This section specifies work environments and conditions that may affect performance. Essential operating conditions that may be present (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) are included. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below.
Documentation required to support NatHERS assessment must include at least three of the following:	Australian building and construction standards building approvals building documentation manufacturer and supplier documents National Construction Code (NCC) product and technical specifications relevant state or territory legislation and regulations relevant state, territory and local authority planning and other approval documents standard industry reference materials technical reports.
Information must include at least three of the following:	building construction building features that impinge on thermal performance building extensions and modifications building materials checklist of information to be collected discrepancies between actual building to building documentation external elements and properties site constraints in accessing parts of the building for data collection

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Performance Evidence

A person demonstrating competency in this unit must satisfy the requirements of the elements, performance criteria, foundation skills and range of conditions of this unit.

The person must also collect the information required to undertake a thermal performance assessment of one planned building and one existing building. The building must be drawn from the following classes of buildings under the National Construction Code (NCC): Class 1 buildings, sole occupancy units (SOU) in Class 2 buildings, or Class 4 buildings.

In doing the above, the person must:

conduct on-site measurements and collect data to gather information for Nationwide House Energy Rating Scheme (NatHERS) assessment

conduct building appraisals to gather information for NatHERS assessment

identify, source and extract information from documents for use in conducting NatHERS assessment

follow established work practices and use personal protective equipment (PPE) to ensure safety and security of self, others and property when conducting on-site data gathering activities

demonstrate environmentally sustainable practices.

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Knowledge Evidence

A person demonstrating competency in this unit must demonstrate knowledge of:

aspects of building appraisal for gathering data for NatHERS assessment:

building appraisal purpose and procedures

hazards, risks and organisational safety procedures associated with building appraisals

need for accuracy and evidence of observations

techniques for recording information gathered through building appraisal

type of information collected through building appraisal

commonwealth, state and territory, and local government legislation and regulations impacting on thermal performance assessment relating to:

building and construction

building thermal performance

environment protection

privacy

work health and safety (WHS)

construction methods

documentation for gathering data for NatHERS assessment:

building documentation

copyright

inclusions in NatHERS assessment

licensing arrangements

manufacturer and supplier documents

NCC

product specifications

relevant state or territory legislation and regulations

relevant state, territory and local authority planning and other approval documents

scope of NatHERS assessment

standard industry reference materials

technical reports

technical specifications

measurements for gathering data for NatHERS assessment:

hazards, risks and organisational safety procedures associated with measurements undertaken on site

measurement recording procedures

measurement units

need for accuracy of measurements

purpose of measurements

types and function of measuring equipment

types and function of recording equipment

work practices and required PPE to ensure safety and security of self, others and property when undertaking measurements and appraising buildings to inform a NatHERS assessment.

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