Elements and Performance Criteria
- Explore commercial opportunities for engineered timber products
- Review Building Codes of Australia (BCA) guidelines and standards relating to climate zones and energy efficiency measures.
- Research and evaluate existing information to inform new product development.
- Identify gaps in current range of engineered timber products for new products or concepts.
- Complete a market analysis using appropriate information sources to determine design and production requirements.
- Develop preliminary product concept in line with research findings.
- Consult relevant stakeholders on broad parameters for developing product to meet market need.
- Formulate design concept for products
- Generate ideas for product style to complement design concepts and production requirements.
- Use appropriate documentation methods to produce preliminary representation or prototyping of product.
- Consult with stakeholders to review and critique design concepts.
- Review design concepts to ensure energy efficiency is proven to allow project progression.
- Develop business case for realising design including full cost benefit analysis.
- Obtain required approvals to progress product development.
- Develop the product to operational level
- Develop and test product in line with design concepts.
- Align product energy efficiency requirements to market analysis.
- Implement certification and compliance processes for engineered product and production system.
- Develop detailed implementation specifications and present to relevant stakeholders for approval and funding.
- Select and organise production resources in line with design specifications.
- Design quality assurance system in line with organisational procedures.
- Develop and document safe operating procedures for production processes.