Response 49875015

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Personal Information

What is your name?

Richard Cameron

What is your organisation? (if applicable)

Tecta Pty Ltd

Which best describes your industry sector?

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Building Commercial
Building Residential
Building Commercial and Residential
Building and plumbing products
Building Certification/ Surveying
Architecture and design
Engineering
Plumbing
Compliance, testing and accreditation
Legal and Finance
Specialist - disability access
Specialist - energy efficiency
Specialist - fire safety
Specialist - health
Specialist - hydraulic/ plumbing
Student/ apprentices
Trades and other construction services
Education
Community and Non-Government organisations
Government
General Public
Other

Please select your State or Territory

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ACT
NSW
NT
Qld
SA
Tas
Vic
WA

Residential energy efficiency

Question 1

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Option 1
Option 2
Neither
Please explain your response and provide additional information to support your view.
we have a responsibility to aim high to future-proof structures built today against rising temperatures and more extreme weather.

Question 2

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Yes
No
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orientation of building elements, shading and finish colour can have a dramatic impact.

Question 3

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Yes
No

Question 4

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No
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testing is not available in WA for fire and deemed to satisfy is more reasonable and economic in a rapidly changing and evolving industry.

Question 6

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No
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some allowances are loaded too high

Question 7

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An elemental pathway with basic DTS Provisions, likely for limited application to buildings under a certain size and alterations and additions.
A NatHERS compliance pathway which includes necessary DTS elemental provisions.
An expanded and more detailed ‘reference building’ Verification Method.
Whole-of-house ‘tools’, such as BASIX and the Victorian Scorecard.
Other Performance Solutions.
Please explain your response and provide additional information to support your view.
eTools

Question 8

Please rank these from 1 to 2
DTS elemental provisions
1
A NatHERS compliance pathway which includes necessary DTS elemental provisions
2
‘Reference building’ Verification Method
Other Performance Solutions

Question 9

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BASIX
Victorian Scorecard
Other
If other, please specify.
eTools
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we need some fresh approaches

Question 10

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No
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if the changes are reasonable

Question 11

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Yes, renewable energy equipment
Yes, electric vehicle charging
No
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these are simple to build in but could be difficult to retrofit

Question 12

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Micro climates need more consideration... ie proximity to the beach and sea breeze in summer or shelter from storm winds in winter.

Commercial energy efficiency

Question 1

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No

Question 2

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Question 3

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Question 5

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Question 6

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Question 7

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Question 8

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No

Question 9

Please select all that apply
Yes, renewable energy equipment
Yes, electric vehicle charging
No

Question 10

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no