The Thermal Balance Challenge - How Efficient is Your Design?
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Livable Housing Australia (LHA) is a not-for-profit partnership established in 2011 which aims to develop safer homes that are more accessible for every individual. The partnership lies between community and consumer groups, as well as government and industry. Livable Housing Australia provides certification across the three (3) levels of Silver, Gold and Platinum; each with increasingly more accessible design solutions and principles. Certification can only be gained by an accredited assessor, and dwellings must receive an LHA Final-As-Built Certification that is registered with LHA to assure the highest quality of design and construction.
Livable Housing Design Requirements can be found in both Volume One (Part G7) and Volume Two
(Part H8) of the NCC. Within these parts there are:
These requirements apply to all new Class 1a (houses) and Class 2 (apartment) buildings. The diagram below explains how the various documents of the Standard and the new NCC are interrelated and therefore should be used concurrently.
The Livable Housing Design Requirements is an adaptation of the Silver level of the Livable Housing Design Guidelines within the NCC 2022. These requirements are summarised below*:
Performance Requirements (Volume One - Part G7):
Performance Requirements (Volume Two - Part H8):
*the above is a summary of the requirements and should not be used as a substitute for the NCC 2022 Livable Housing Design Requirements.
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Everything you need to know about the NatHERS requirements per state.
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What you need to know:
- State and territory ministers will meet in July to review the 11-year-old laws
- Climate Council and the Property Council of Australia are now pushing to make a 7-star energy rating the new minimum
- Living in a 7-star energy-efficient, all-electric, home would cut your energy bills by an average of $450 a year
- The move to a 7-star energy rating will reduce emissions by 25% each year, which is the equivalent of one car.
- 16% of new housing are already being built to the 7-star energy rating, according to a 2022 report from CSIRO.
With buildings in Australia accounting for nearly 25% of carbon emissions it is not surprising that buyers are looking to build more sustainable homes.
A 2020 CSIRO study found that more than 9 million homes in the country do not meet the 7 star Nationwide House Energy Rating Scheme (NatHERS) rating that deems a property sustainable. With only 10% of new homes built received a 7-star rating or higher.
Thus, with the target of building more 7-star energy rating homes, banks and lenders are now offering special green home loans to borrowers that are buying or building eco-friendly homes.
A green home loan is a type of loan that encourages borrowers to buy, build or renovate their homes in an environmentally friendly way. These loans offer discounted rates for homes that pass an eco-friendly threshold. In order to qualify for one of these loans, your future house should pass at least one of these qualifications:*
Every certified NatHERS project has a HERS certificate provided for the project. See how each of the elements of the building fabric are detailed and specified in these reports.
