ABSA Board
ABSA is governed by a Board of Directors comprised of representatives of Government,
industry organisations and assessors elected by its members.
This governance structure ensures that ABSA:
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responds to the needs of its members;
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provides a forum for developing cooperation amongst all stakeholders; and
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maintains the probity and credibility of its role as an accrediting body recognised
under state regulations.
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President: Wayne Floyd
ABSA Assessor
Wayne
Floyd is an ABSA accredited assessor who has over 30 years experience in the Building
Materials Manufacturing Industry, with close ties to the window and glazing sectors.
Wayne is the Director of a specialist energy rating thermal performance practice whose
clients cover a broad spectrum of the building industries throughout Australia.
Treasurer: Bill Burns
Australian Institute of Building Surveyors (AIBS) representative
Bill
Burns is an accredited Building Surveyor with many years of experience in development,
building and environmental control in Local Government and the private sector.
In his current position as Executive Officer, AIBS (NSW Chapter), Bill is involved
in the management of the Chapter's activities and its Continuing Development Programme,
and has a strong background in developing accreditation schemes for Building Surveyors
in NSW.
Bill previously held the positions of Executive Director of the Australian Institute
of Environmental Health (NSW Division), Director of Bill Burns & Associates Development
and Building Consultants, and Chief Health and Building Surveyor with Lane Cove Council.
Bill has been extensively involved with state government through membership of Committees
of Advice such as the NSW Department of Infrastructure, Planning & Natural Resources'
Accreditation Taskforce, Quality of Construction Committee and the Building Professionals
Board's Working Party.
His roles as President and Director of the Health & Building Surveyors Association
and as a management consultant have also involved him in the affairs of professionals
in Local Government.
Secretary: Max Mosher
Board Appointee
Max
Mosher is proprietor of and energy consultant with Comfy House Design, which provides
advice and design assistance on energy efficient homes. Max was the first Accredited
Assessor in NSW for the Nationwide House Energy Rating Scheme (NatHERS) and has operated
several energy advisory and referral services on behalf of the NSW Government. Max
is an in-demand speaker and regularly delivers talks on sustainable housing to TAFE
students, government, industry and community groups.
Steven Collins
Building Designers Association representative
Steve
Collins is an Accredited Thermal Performance Assessor and an Accredited Building Designer
with over 20 years experience in residential design and drafting.
Steve is the proprietor of Concept Designs Australia, a business which undertakes
architectural design, thermal performance assessments using BERS software and preparing
BASIX certificates.
Kevin Douglass
Elected Director
Kevin
Douglass has been involved in the building industry for a period spanning over 40
years. He has had experience in both the public and private sectors and has always
had a strong focus on energy efficiency and sustainability. Kevin’s experience includes
residential, commercial and industrial projects all of which he has worked on both
as a Building Surveyor and Environmental Policy Officer for Local Government and as
a Builder and Designer.
Wayne Gorman
Board Appointee
Wayne
Gorman has been involved in the building and construction industry for over 25 years
working on residential, commercial and industrial projects.
Wayne
has been at the forefront of building energy efficiency in
Tasmania
also starting the Energy & Environmental Rating Association Inc (EERA)
to accredit all energy assessors in
Tasmania
.
Wayne
is an accredited energy assessor with EERA, SEAV (now SV), ABGR and assisted in the
Accurate Pilot program in
Tasmania
.
Wayne
has a Cert IV in training & has a role of energy efficiency dissemination from
Class 1, 2 to 4 & 5 to 9's informing members of the HIA (Greensmart),
MBA (Green Living), BDAT, AIBS & EERA. Wayne Gorman operates his own business
in
Tasmania
and is soon to open a branch office in
Melbourne
.
Simon Marsh
Board Appointee
Simon
Marsh established the Canberra based business of Home Energy Rating Services after
qualifying as an energy assessor in 1999, rating both single residential and multi-unit
developments.
He started his interest in both building and energy efficiency whilst studying Mechanical
Engineering at the Canberra Institute of Technology. Simon co-founded an energy assessor’s
user group in Canberra.
Michael Plunkett
Board Appointee
Michael Plunkett has formal qualifications in Design and Architecture from the
University
of
Queensland
, and currently works as an independent Building Consultant. His strategy is to provide
his clients with a range of complimentary services in the key areas of Estimating,
Energy Ratings, Sustainable Housing and related Computer Software that builds on his
extensive skills and experience learnt over the last 25 years. Michael is an accredited
BERS assessor and works closely with his clients on each project.
Michael recognises that there is a need to
inform and raise awareness within the industry of the principles of Sustainability
and has presented information sessions to HIA members and builders, and is working
to ensure all stakeholders within the building industry gain a better understanding
of the importance these issues.
Edward Roe
Elected Director
In 2002 Eddie Roe became one of the first Assessors to achieve
Accreditation in
Western Australia
with the Sustainable Energy Development Office (SEDO). He
has been in the building industry for twenty years and has qualifications in Building,
Design, Energy Efficiency and Small Business. He also lectures building and design
students at Bunbury TAFE in the SW of Western Australia.
His company True North Building Thermal Assessors was established
five years ago and services the whole of
Western Australia
, working with some of the states more significant developers. Eddie is a champion
of green education and sustainable development.
Tone Wheeler
Australian Institute of Australia representative
Tone
Wheeler is an architect, author, educator and consultant with an abiding interest
in environmental architecture and sustainable design. Tone founded the architectural
practice Environa Studio 20 years ago and now has offices in Sydney and Melbourne,
designing individual and multiple housing projects, commercial buildings and urban
design schemes.
He has won numerous awards and competitions, is a member of the RAIA National Environment
Committee, has been on the faculty of three universities and is a frequent speaker
at architectural conferences and seminars.
Jim Woolcock
Board Appointee
In
2000 Jim Woolcock began an energy related building consultancy, House Energy Rating.
HER provides commercial and domestic energy assessments as well as helping people
build better buildings through improved design. Jim has 10 years of commercial and
industrial building experience.
Ian Zappala
Board Appointee
In
1991 Ian Zappala obtained a Builders License (Medium Rise) and is still currently
active in the building industry concentrating mainly on multi-residential developments.
In 2000 Ian commenced doing Energy Rating Reports using the BERS software and has
completed over 3000 reports to date. Ian was also involved with the Accurate Pilot
Program in May 2005, the 5 star least cost study. Ian currently on the Building Codes
Queensland (BCQ) Peer Committee for 5 star housing.