Green Loans
Information for Assessors
Assessor training and registration scheme
To ensure Green Loans Home Sustainability Assessments are of a consistent high standard and are positive experiences for households, the Australian Government has set up a new training and registration scheme for Home Sustainability Assessors who wish to undertake assessments for the Program.
The scheme has three components:
- A comprehensive training course has been developed to ensure the quality and consistency of assessments and Assessors.
- Assessors are required to be registered with an Australian Government recognised Assessor Accrediting Organisation.
- An independent auditor will conduct quality checks of assessment services to ensure that the assessments are of the highest standard.
Only Assessors who meet this new training and registration standard will be contracted by the Australian Government to conduct assessments for the Green Loans Program.
Given the level of complexity of house inspections for Green Loans Home Sustainability Assessment data collection and analysis, it is important that those that conduct inspections and use the software are adequately trained.
It is expected that they should have as a minimum, a reasonable level of understanding of building design, building thermal performance, energy systems, water systems, and the behaviour of occupants as they interact with buildings.
Contacts
TRAINING COURSES
The Association of Building Sustainability Assessors is responsible for maintaining a list of approved HSA training organisations.
www.hsas.net.au
SETTING UP A BUSINESS
- Applying for an ABN
www.ato.gov.au/businesses - Setting up a business
www.business.gov.au
