As part of this year’s coming residential energy efficiency National Construction Code (NCC) changes a new “Whole of Home” assessment will be rolled out across the industry.
The current Nationwide House Energy Rating Scheme (NatHERS) assesses the thermal performance of a home, based on building materials, such as roof, wall and floor materials and insulation, doors and windows types and sizes. The minimum thermal energy rating changes this year from 6 to 7-star.
New to NatHERS will be a rating of the energy efficiency of appliances installed within the home with a rating out of 100.
Appliances included with the Whole of Home assessment are:
- heating and cooling appliances
- hot water systems
- lighting
- pool/spa pumps
- on-site energy generation
- cooking and plug-in appliances (optional)
The new rating provides transparency to the impact of each appliance on a homes energy use, greenhouse gas emissions and energy costs.
Visit the NatHERS website for further information https://www.nathers.gov.au/WholeofHome
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