Designing for 7-Star Compliance on Difficult Sites: Slopes and Overshadowing
$99.00 GST
Standard 7 star compliance assumptions fall apart on a steep or overshadowed lot.
This one hour CPD course covers how site geometry, solar access and climate zone interactions drive thermal modelling outcomes, and what to do when the usual approach will not reach 7 stars under the NCC.
Fully online and self paced. Your certificate is issued the moment you finish and is stored in your account.
Description
This CPD course explores how sloping sites and overshadowed residential lots affect the ability to achieve 7-star NatHERS compliance under the NCC. Participants learn how site geometry, solar access, and climate zone interactions influence thermal modelling outcomes and why standard compliance assumptions often fail on difficult sites. The course examines practical strategies including drone surveys, LiDAR scanning, glazing optimisation, insulation upgrades, and iterative modelling workflows to improve compliance performance without compromising design intent. It also provides guidance on assessor collaboration, documentation management, and compliance risk reduction throughout the design and construction process. Through detailed case studies and applied examples, the course equips architects and building designers with a structured framework for delivering compliant and defensible residential projects on constrained sites.
This CPD provides general guidance on professional responsibilities and documentation practices. It does not constitute legal advice or replace project-specific contractual or statutory obligations.
