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
Conduct a review of the and relevance of worked examples Report and proposal for how to proceed End 2018 NA AAOs NSC Investigate options to do QA reviews of assessments done by non-accredited assessors (e.g. through the software portals) Discussion Paper Subject to priorities in 2018-2022 Strategic Plan NA NSC Software providers AAO responsibilities Facilitate changes to the requirements for continuing professional development (CPD) following outcomes of the Certificate IV review to ensure they are contributing fully to improving assessor skills Meetings and discussions with stakeholders. Mid 2018 NA AAOs Investigate means for electronic linking of AAO assessor accreditation details and QA requirements with NatHERS software portals Discussion Paper Subject to priorities in 2018-2022 Strategic Plan NA AAOs Software Providers Monitoring and evaluation Action Deliverable Timeframe Participants Data Develop a national ratings dataset that provides the NatHERS Administrator with comprehensive information on new dwellings to inform policy-making and scheme administration Data collection and Annual Report Late 2017 NA NSC CSIRO Software providers AAOs Monitoring and evaluation Publish an annual report on the outcomes of NatHERS against the KPIs and include statistics from software providers and AAOs Annual report published on the NatHERS website Annually NA NSC Public and stakeholder engagement Action Deliverable Timeframe Participants Engaging stakeholders
Identify opportunities to promote NatHERS in relevant publications and forums Positive articles and references to NatHERS in the public domain and participation in events Ongoing NA Continue to engage and communicate with stakeholders through mechanisms identified in the Service Charter Regular engagement and communication with stakeholders Ongoing NA NSC Establish a Stakeholder Consultative Group and outline the details and role of the Committee in a Terms of Reference (TOR), and publish it on the NatHERS website Stakeholder Consultative Group established and items published on the NatHERS website Late 2017 NA Hold an annual stakeholder workshop to review progress on the Strategic Plan (linked to review of Plan) Stakeholder workshop Mid 2018 NA All key stakeholders Develop a stakeholder engagement strategy with certifiers Stakeholder engagement strategy End 2018 NA Publication of updated design solutions information Design solutions video End 2018 NA NSC Operating procedures Implement the NatHERS Service Charter and other operating procedures Ongoing delivery of the NatHERS Service Charter Ongoing NA Compliance Develop a compliance and education strategy for software providers, AAOs and accredited assessors Scoping paper End 2018 NA NSC Software providers AAOs Accredited Assessors Technical Advisory Committee Appoint new TAC members TAC meeting organised Late 2017 NA Revise the TOR for the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) New TAC TOR document Late 2017 NA NSC Glossary AAO: Assessor Accrediting Organisation, which is an organisation that accredits Assessors in accordance with the Protocol for Assessor Accrediting Organisations.