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Professional information for house energy rating assessors

On this page you will find information about:

What software can be used in South Australia
Software training information
Role of the house Energy Rating Assessor
Information to provide to council or the relevant authority
How to register to become a house energy rating assessor

What software can be used in South Australia

Second generation software (FirstRate5, AccuRate and BERSPro) that meets the Australian Building Codes Board’s protocol for house energy rating software is the only software that will be accepted for determining the star rating of a domestic dwelling. Suitable software currently includes:

The house energy rating software protocol can be found on the Australian Building Codes Board website.

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Software training information

Nationally registered training authorities and the software manufacturers are the best organisations to contact for information on training. They include, but are not limited to:

Training is conducted in Adelaide for all suitable software programs when there is sufficient demand.

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Role of the House Energy Rating Assessor

A registered House Energy Rating Assessor can issue certified house energy ratings that will be accepted by councils and private certifiers. To do this they must be completely independent of the project and that means adhering to a code of practice (PDF 101KB).

For an alternative version of this document see planning contacts.

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Information to provide to council or the relevant authority

When submitting a rating as part of the development application, the star rating certificate must be provided along with the stamped project plans. Both must be certified with the assessor registration number clearly visible on the certificate. For more information please refer to the code of practice (PDF 101KB).

For an alternative version of this document see planning contacts.

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How to register to become a house energy rating assessor

Undertake training in the appropriate software

You must undertake training in software that meets the Australian Building Code Board's protocol for house energy rating software.

Nationally registered training authorities offer training in the appropriate software.

Submit an application

Applications to be listed on the register of house energy rating assessors must include:

a completed application form (PDF 118KB)
a certificate or other written evidence of training in the appropriate software with the name of the software program you trained in
a signed code of practice (PDF 101KB) indicating agreement to abide by its provisions
the application fee.

For an alternative version of these documents see planning contacts.

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