Pick up where you left off.
Course Content
Glazing Inputs, WERS and Default Values
Most window errors in a rating start in the documents, not the software.
Getting the window entry right without the software. Read the schedule and the supplier sheet for the glazing inputs a rating actually needs, choose between the custom and default libraries the Technical Note allows, work the awkward windows by hand, and follow the certificate to site, where it becomes the builder’s window specification.
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4 modules, 2 case studies, final quiz and certificate.
Introduction and objectives
Why windows move a rating more than almost any other input, why most window errors start in the documents, and the four things you will be able to do by the end.
Reading the Window Schedule Before the Software
Take whole of window values, frame and glazing type, opening style and size from the schedule, refuse centre of glass figures, and ask in writing when the schedule is silent.
Default or Custom: Choosing the Library
Use the three routes the Technical Note allows, read a custom window code, and apply the substitution rule for the library your software is actually in.
The Awkward Windows
Model glazed doors, combination units, restricted bedroom openings, obscure glass, garage openings, screens and glazed balconies, with the arithmetic done before the entry.
From Certificate to Site
Read the certificate as the builder does, stamp the schedules, check a supplier quote by hand, and know when a window change needs a new assessment.
Case Studies
A quote built on glass values and bedroom restrictors nobody modelled, traced from the schedule to the fix.
Summary and Key Takeaways
The six habits to carry into the next window schedule that lands on your desk.
Final quiz and certificate
Ten project scenarios. Pass and the certificate goes straight into your dashboard.
Intermediate. For assessors who already rate Class 1 houses in regulation mode, and the designers, architects, builders and surveyors who specify, supply or check the windows. Covers the window schedule, whole of window values on the Australian Fenestration Rating Council protocols, the three permitted window libraries and their substitution rules, the awkward window cases, the certificate’s window table and changes on site. It teaches no software operation, names no products, and does not replace the NatHERS Technical Note.
Written for the people who choose, specify and check the windows.
Energy Assessors
The schedule lists glass but not frames, and the supplier sheet quotes a U-value you are not allowed to use.
Building Designers
A window schedule that names the frame, the glass and the opening style is the cheapest rating improvement there is.
Architects
Glazing choices made by orientation and climate early are the ones the certificate can actually match.
Licensed Builders
The certificate is your window specification, and a cheaper quote has to sit inside its U-value and SHGC limits.
Building Surveyors
The stamped window schedule and the additional notes are what let you check the windows installed against the windows rated.
Where this hour goes on your record.
National Standard of Competency for Architects (NSCA 2021) performance criteria this course aligns with:
Building codes, standards and planning advice
Building science in conceptual design
Environmental sustainability across the lifecycle
Materials and performance standards
Compliant project documentation
| If you are | How it is recorded |
|---|---|
| An energy assessor | 1 hour of technical CPD on the NatHERS Technical Note window requirements, the permitted window libraries and substitution rules, and window documentation. Your certificate, the learning outcomes, the module outline and your quiz result are kept in your dashboard for your accrediting organisation’s records. |
| An architect | 1 formal CPD point. Aligned with NSCA 2021 performance criteria PC12, PC28, PC31, PC45 and PC46. |
| A building designer, builder or surveyor | 1 hour of CPD on window specification, NatHERS window inputs and checking installed windows against the certificate, recorded on your certificate for your registration body or state scheme. |
CPD On Demand is not a registered training organisation and courses are not accredited by any registration body. Each course is aligned with the relevant competency frameworks and gives you the records to evidence it. CPD rules differ by registration body and state, so check with yours if you are unsure.
Pairs well with.
When the Spec Doesn’t Say Enough
Reading a specification as evidence, so every non-default input has a number, a source and a place in the documents.
What to Expect From a NatHERS Audit
The records an auditor asks for, including the defaults and the judgements behind every certificate.
Blower Door Testing for NatHERS Assessors
The other part of the envelope the rating models from the components you enter rather than measures on site.
Before you enrol.
Enter the next window schedule with confidence, in one self-paced hour.
$99, 60 minutes, certificate on completion.