NOTE: Expressions Of Interest (EOIs) have now closed for this Technical Working Group.

The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (the Department) is seeking expressions of interest to join a technical working group to inform the development of the user interface protocol for Nationwide House Energy Rating Scheme (NatHERS) tools for existing homes (www.nathers.gov.au/expansion). 

In 2019 the Australian Government invested substantial funds, with the backing of the states and territories, in the development of a ‘cloud-based’ version of AccuRate, named AccuRate Enterprise.

As part of the expansion of NatHERS to existing homes, the proposed approach is to create the opportunity for the market to develop third-party user interfaces (UI), with all calculations undertaken by AccuRate Enterprise (existing homes mode).

The user interface protocol will set out the requirements for third-party UIs to undertake home energy ratings for existing homes using AccuRate Enterprise.

This expression of interest is seeking suitably qualified and interested experts to join a technical working group that will inform the development of the user interface protocol. 

The participation in the working group does NOT disqualify applicants from future participation in pilots, trials of software or further work around the development of tools and advisory in this space. 

Please note however, the confidentiality and disclaimer section in the EOI document stating that this is a consultative activity and is not commitment to any course of action.

For details on how to submit your expression of interest refer to User Interface Protocol Technical Working Group Submission requirements.

Dates 

Please submit your expression of interest by 17 October 2024

The proposed date of the first working group will be the 24 October 2024.

Contact information

If you have questions, please feel free to reach out to us at admin@nathers.gov.au.