Pick up where you left off.
Course Content
What Changed in the NatHERS Technical Note
Four revisions since 2022, and the change log does not list every change.
The assumptions assessors must update. Find out which Technical Note version binds a rating, compare the thermal shell and Whole of Home rules that moved between the 2022 version and version 20241023, and bring your templates, certificates and procedures up to date before the next audit finds them.
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4 modules, 2 case studies, final quiz and certificate.
Introduction and objectives
Why the small table changes are the dangerous ones, why the change log is a summary rather than a list, and the four things you will be able to do by the end.
How the Technical Note Changes, and Why It Binds You
Why the Technical Note outranks every other guide, how versions follow engines, which version applies to a revision, and how to keep your own change register.
The Thermal Shell Assumptions That Moved
Climate zone selection, bathroom and laundry zoning, floor coverings and void formers, garages and Class 1b, the new downlight default and the thermal bridging rewrite.
The Whole of Home Assumptions That Moved
Appliance documentation, two heaters in one zone, hot water certificates, the Class 2 centralised heat pump proxy and the revised pool pump defaults.
Updating Your Practice
Preliminary and final certificates, a dated audit of your templates, revisions and older certificates, and a routine ready for the version NatHERS has already signalled.
Case Studies
A downlight template left over from 2022, and two heaters in one living room modelled under a rule that had already reversed.
Summary and Key Takeaways
The six changes and habits to carry into your next rating and your next template audit.
Final quiz and certificate
Ten project scenarios. Pass and the certificate goes straight into your dashboard.
Intermediate. For accredited assessors who already rate Class 1 and Class 2 dwellings in regulation mode, and the designers, architects, surveyors and consultants who rely on their certificates. Covers the status of the Technical Note, the four revisions since the September 2022 version, the thermal shell and Whole of Home assumptions that changed, and how to update templates, certificates and procedures. It teaches no software operation, names no products, and does not replace the current NatHERS Technical Note.
Written for the people who produce, rely on and check the rating.
Energy Assessors
Your template was built in 2022, and the default it still applies may have been superseded twice since.
Building Designers
Lighting plans, floor finishes and appliance schedules in the documents keep a rating off the worst case defaults.
Architects
Know when a certificate is only preliminary, and why a revision after permit normally uses the latest version.
Building Surveyors
A final certificate belongs on documents marked for construction, and its notes should say which defaults it used.
Sustainability Consultants
Whole of Home results now turn on which heater is modelled, the heat pump proxy and the pool pump default.
Where this hour goes on your record.
National Standard of Competency for Architects (NSCA 2021) performance criteria this course aligns with:
Regulatory obligations and professional conduct
Building codes, standards and planning advice
Environmental sustainability across the lifecycle
Compliant project documentation
Record keeping and document control
| If you are | How it is recorded |
|---|---|
| An energy assessor | 1 hour of technical CPD on the status and versions of the NatHERS Technical Note, the thermal shell and Whole of Home assumptions that changed since 2022, and updating templates and certificates. 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 PC1, PC12, PC31, PC46 and PC55. |
| A building designer, surveyor or sustainability consultant | 1 hour of CPD on NatHERS Technical Note requirements, preliminary and final certificates and the documentation a rating relies on, 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.
Glazing Inputs, WERS and Default Values
The window rules in the same Technical Note, from the schedule and the permitted libraries to substitutions and site changes.
What to Expect From a NatHERS Audit
The records an auditor asks for, including the defaults, versions and judgements behind every certificate.
Designing Thermal Zones for Better NatHERS Performance
How zoning decisions shape the result, now that the wet area and parent zone rules have moved.
Before you enrol.
Bring your ratings into line with the current Technical Note, in one self-paced hour.
$99, 60 minutes, certificate on completion.