Interview with a NatHERS mentor: Matthew Graham
Do you really need a NatHERS mentor? How does it work? How do you find the right mentor? And what’s the secret to getting the most out of your experience? To find out, we sat down with Matthew Graham, principal of Graham Energy...
Getting Your Pricing Right
Getting your pricing right is always a challenge. Charging too much or too little can both be as detrimental to your business. Here's a deceptively simple question: how much would you charge to complete an energy rating of this house design? There are a plethora of...
11 Easy Strategies to Get Paid in Full and On Time
Tired of hassling clients and waiting for late payments? There are some easy steps you can take now to get paid on time and in full. We hear from many assessors that a common challenge is getting their invoices paid on time. You’re not alone – more than 40% of...
Quality Assurance in the NatHERS industry
Quality Assurance is a term used in the NatHERS industry that can cause fear in even the most accomplished Assessor. It is not supposed to do this and is spruiked as a way of improving all Assessors, educating those falling behind, driving policy and influencing CPD...
Updates to NatHERS Qualification
There have been updates to the NatHERS Qualification, with the new CPP41119 Certificate IV in Home Energy Efficiency and Sustainability was approved by the Australian Industry Skills Council at the meeting on 13 August 2019. The New qualification replaces the...
Accuracy in NatHERS Assessments: Consistency, complexity and comparison
Accuracy in NatHERS Assessments is something we all assume or take for granted. In this post guest contributor Rebecca Robins from Efficiency Assessments asks 'Do we need to start looking at the accuracy of the comparison rather than the accuracy of the...
Top Modelling Issues for Assessors with Matthew Graham
We recently took the opportunity to have a chat about Top Modelling Issues for Assessors with NatHERS subject matter expert Matthew Graham. Matthew shares his insights around the best way for Assessors to learn and maintain their skills and knowledge and some of the...
Essential ways to maximise this EOFY
Essential ways to maximise this EOFY June 30 is hurtling towards us. But it’s not only your tax and finances you should be thinking about at this time of year. Now is the ideal time to review your business goals, take stock and get ready for bigger, better results...
Rolling up our popular posts
Do you find yourself going back over old favourite blog posts and getting something new out of them each time you read them? Sometimes a good blog post comes at the right time when you're struggling with motivation, inspiration and ideas in your small business. This...
Why become an accredited NatHERS Assessor?
This week our guest contributor Rebecca Robins discusses the issues around accredited and non-accredited NatHERS Assessors. In the NatHERS world there are two types of Assessors; those of us who are accredited and those who are not. The interesting thing about this is...
