Home Energy Rating Accredited Assessor Qualification
Course Content and Learning Outcomes
Module 1: Design and Construction Theory
Module 2: AccuRate Software Operation
Module 3: Professional Practice
Design and Construction Theory
Designed for
Future assessors who wish to increase their knowledge of thermal physics theory and those who may want to become an Accredited Assessor.
Design and building professionals who want to further their understanding of building thermal performance theory and incorporate this knowledge into the design and building process.
Learning outcomes
This training will provide participants with an understanding of:
- What is meant by the term building thermal performance.
- The relationship between building thermal performance and heating and cooling energy consumption.
- The main uses of energy in buildings and the proportion attributed to heating and cooling.
- Terminology used to describe energy use, including: power, energy, efficiency and primary energy source
- The cost and environmental impacts of energy use, including: resource depletion, greenhouse gas emissions and global warming.
- Heat transfer: conduction, radiation, convection, evaporation.
- Ways that a building can lose and gain heat.
- What is thermal comfort – factors that influence thermal comfort, including temperature, humidity, radiation, air movement, age, activity, clothing.
- Sources of information on climate.
- Major New Zealand climatic zones.
- The impact of local climatic conditions on building thermal performance including temperatures, sunshine, shading, humidity and wind.
- Thermal properties of building materials including U value, R value, reflectivity, emissivity.
- Thermal performance of glazing units including U value, SHGC, VLT.
- The impact of building design elements on thermal performance including orientation, zoning/layout, insulation, mass, glazing, materials, ventilation, convection, shading, landscaping.
- The correct use and installation of materials (insulation, draught proofing, glazing, mass)
Course Length
16 hours, delivered over 2 days.
Assessment
In-class assessment.
Registration
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AccuRate Software Operation
Designed for
Future assessors who wish to increase their knowledge and skills in the use of the AccuRate software tool, and those who may want to become an Accredited Assessor.
Design and building professionals who want to further their understanding and skills in the use of second generation software tools and incorporate their use into the design and building process.
Learning outcomes
This training will provide participants with an understanding of / the skills to:
- Navigate assessment software and managing files
- Identify details on plans and specifications required for conducting the assessment
- Input data and understand procedures for doing so
- Assumptions used by assessment software when conducting an assessment including occupancy profiles, thermostat settings and climate data
- Understand assessment software outputs.
- Rating / non-rating modes
- Temperature histograms
- Identify and correct errors in data input and assessment
- Interpret output to identify strengths and weaknesses in a building’s thermal performance
- Apply knowledge of the thermal performance of buildings and materials to propose recommendations for improving performance.
- Use assessment software to compare alternate design and construction options
Course Length
20 hours, delivered over 2 1/2 days
Assessment
In-class assessment and completion of a practical exercise.
Registration
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Professional Practice
Designed for
Future assessors who wish to increase their knowledge and skills in the areas of regulatory requirements, assessor rating procedures, and recommended professional practice issues, and those who may want to become an Accredited Assessor.
Design and building professionals who want to further their understanding of regulatory requirements, assessor rating procedures, and recommended professional practice issues.
Learning outcomes
This training will provide participants with an understanding of:
- Regulatory requirements for thermal performance assessments
- Information that is required to be provided to a client and/or consent authority
- An assessor’s legal responsibilities
- Assessor accreditation requirements including Code of Conduct and administrative requirements which must be followed when undertaking or reporting on a thermal performance assessment
Course Length
4 hours, delivered over a half day.
Registration
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