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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Prepare to participate in peer review of a NatHERS assessment.
  2. Undertake peer review.
  3. Record and report outcomes of peer review.
  4. Evaluate peer review process.

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 undertake a peer review, on either an individual basis or as part of a panel, of one Nationwide House Energy Rating Scheme (NatHERS) assessment.

In doing the above, the person must:

prepare for the peer review, including identifying the risks associated with the building design assessed by the NatHERS assessor to determine areas of data to be reviewed

make a professional judgement on a NatHERS assessment during the conduct of the peer review process

provide the outcomes of the peer review process and feedback for the NatHERS assessor

evaluate the peer review process with a view to indicating aspects for future improvement

demonstrate knowledge of organisation’s peer review policy and procedures.


Knowledge Evidence

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

National Construction Code (NCC) energy efficiency requirements

NatHERS:

accredited software

administrative and governance arrangements

assessor accreditation

assessor accrediting organisations

regulatory framework

organisation’s quality management system

peer review:

individual and group peer review processes

organisational policies and procedures

principles of assessment

privacy and confidentiality

purpose of peer review

security of information.