What Is a NatHERS Assessor and How Do You Become One in 2025?
If you're passionate about sustainability, building design, or simply want a rewarding career that’s growing fast in Australia, becoming a NatHERS Assessor might be the perfect move for you. NatHERS (Nationwide House Energy Rating Scheme) Assessors play a vital...
Stop Watching, Start Assessing: Why Interactive NatHERS Training is Your Path to Accreditation Success
The National House Energy Rating Scheme (NatHERS) is the gold standard for assessing home energy efficiency in Australia. As a NatHERS Assessor, you're not just crunching numbers; you're shaping the future of sustainable housing. But navigating the complexities of...
9 Steps to Kickstart Your Career as a NatHERS Accredited Assessor
So, you’ve completed the Certificate IV in Home Energy Efficiency and Sustainability course—congratulations! You are now ready to begin your journey as an assessor. Now it’s time to turn that qualification into a career by becoming a National Home Energy Rating Scheme...
7 Steps to get you up and running as a self-employed NatHERS Assessor
If you decide to become a self-employed NatHERS assessor, here are the steps to set up your business: 1. Registering Your Business Name and Structure First, you’ll need to decide on a business structure. Most self-employed NatHERS assessors operate as: Sole Traders:...
The NatHERS Existing Homes Scheme: A New Chapter for Energy Ratings
Australia’s Nationwide House Energy Rating Scheme (NatHERS) is expanding to cover existing homes, marking a major milestone in improving the energy performance of Australian residential buildings. This extension builds on the current framework used for new homes and introduces assessments tailored to the needs of older housing stock. In this post, we’ll dive into the NatHERS for existing homes scheme’s design, the role of its pilot program, mandatory disclosure, and its interaction with existing tools such as the Residential Efficiency Scorecard. We’ll also look at what’s next as the scheme moves toward full-scale rollout in 2025.
What is Recognition of Prior Learning and What are the issues?
Almost every day we are approached by current and prospective students who request ‘Recognition of Prior Learning’ or RPL for short. They typically have studied something similar previously or have extensive workplace experience. What is RPL? The top of our list of...
NatHERS assessors: 6 proven ways to get more clients
Struggling to find clients for your business? Or maybe you’re just starting out and don’t know where to look to boost your client list? You’re not alone. Finding clients is one of the biggest challenges for business owners, and with around 3 out of 4 NatHERS assessors...
NatHERS Assessors – are you charging enough?
As business owners, one of the biggest decisions we have to make is how much to charge for services. It can make or break your success. Pricing is one of the first decisions we make when starting out. Yet, we often make this decision with little experience and...
Changes to Energy Efficiency Ratings
Changes to Energy Efficiency Ratings: What NatHERS Assessors need to know about NCC 2022 Big changes are coming to the National Construction Code in 2023, so what do NatHERS assessors need to be aware of? In this article, we break down the key energy efficiency...
Undercover Architect Podcast Episodes – Undercover Architect Amelia Lee interviews Melanie Lupis from Sustainability Certified
Download the transcripts for both episodes below Thanks to Melanie and Kel Lupis from Sustainability Certified and Undercover Architect Amelia Lee for this excellent resource for students and the Transformed audience of people considering becoming an accredited energy...