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Step 1 - Book your free home sustainability assessment
At no cost, a qualified home sustainability assessor will visit your home to investigate energy and water consumption patterns to identify actions that your household can take to save energy and water.


Step 2 - Receive your tailored home sustainability assessment report
valid for six months, including:
the best water and energy saving changes you can make to your home
practical information to get your household started.

Step 3 - Choose which recommended actions you will take to improve your home

The report is the first step in qualifying for an interest-free Green Loan of up to $10,000 from one of the Green Loans participating financial institutions.

Only one Green Loan is provided per home sustainability assessment report—but one loan can support many individual actions.

Your household may simply accept the report and implement the simplest recommendations.

For more information go to

www.greenloans.org.au or www.energy-options.info

mandatorydisclosureconsultants@hotmail.com

Mandatory Disclosure Consultants [Aust]

or call Michelle – BA Comm.JP Qual.[Qualified Assessor]

direct on 0447776379.

I service the Fraser Coast Area (Hervey Bay, Maryborough, Howard, Torbanlea, Childers, Burrum Heads and Apple Tree Creek areas,the hinterland and everywhere in between.

Produced and published by Henry Sapiecha 18th Jan 2010

Commencing with energy efficiency by May 2011, phase-in mandatory disclosure of residential buildings for energy, greenhouse and water performance at the time of sale or lease will be invoked. This scheme is being instigated by the Commonwealth Government and will unify the many existing State schemes that are now in existence. To put it simply if you are a home owner wishing to sell your house you must first acquire a certificate from a qualified assessor who will visit you in your home and conduct an energy efficiency survey of your home leaving you with a certificate that you can hand to a real estate agent who can then list your property for sale.

The details on your assessment will give all prospective buyers a window into your home allowing them a full picture of what they might be buying and would have a star rating for the energy effectiveness based along the same lines as for new homes. Unlike new homes that will have to be a 6 star rating in the future, an existing home will be given a star rating that is appropriate to the standard that is found by the assessor. From this the buyer will be able to decide on their preference to purchase a home with all the bells and whistles or something that might be less expensive but requires some upgrading work to meet a higher standard.

The assessment will cover the building envelope including roof, walls, doors and windows as well as the energy efficiency of key building services.

Star Ratings

A star rating is given as part of the Energy Efficiency Rating assessment of a building, it provides a simplified indication of how efficient the building is, ranging from 0 to 10 stars (initially the range was to 6 stars) in 0.5 star increments. This is similar to energy labeling of appliances, such as refrigerators. A 0 star rating is very poor and means the building shell does practically nothing to reduce the discomfort of hot or cold weather. A 5 star rating indicates good, but not outstanding, thermal performance. People living in a 10 star home are unlikely to need any artificial cooling or heating.

Higher energy efficiency standards for both residential and commercial buildings got the tick of approval at last year’s Coalition of Australian Governments’ (COAG) meeting but builders and energy groups argue the scheme needs further changes and sustainability experts would like to see it go further.

COAG agreed that from 2011 the energy efficiency rating for houses will increase from 5 to 6 stars. Mandatory disclosure of energy efficiency for commercial buildings will commence in 2010 and for residential buildings by 2011.

Written by Michelle Hislop   fistofcurry@hotmail.com

and published by Henry Sapiecha 15th Jan 2010

Mandatory disclosure will encompass the effective proof of the worthiness and compliance of all residences to standards set for the eco values that apply for an efficient use of energy throughout the home.

Greenhouse gases and global warming amongst other factors have determined our direction for ensuring we all comply.

This section of the site will elaborate on all aspects of the regulations that apply to mandatory disclosure for all residences in complying with eco regulations.

Watch this space as we populate it with relevant data.

More info here

or go to CATEGORY – MANDATORY DISCLOSURE

on the right hand side of this site.

We are qualified in ensuring your compliance, so contact us for our assistance @

Michelle Hislop.  BA. Comm. JP Qual. [Qualified Assessor]

fistof curry@hotmail.com

The Australian Government has allowed each householder to have their residence assessed for eco friendliness and if you qualify give you an interest free loan up to $10,000 for improvemnts to the residence in supplying and installing any such facilities that will ensure compliance to the latest eco friendly standards.

THIS SECTION WILL BE EXPANDED IN DUE COURSE AS INFO BECOMES AVAILABLE TO GIVE YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO APPLY FOR THESE INTEREST FREE LOANS.

WATCH THIS SPACE -more info

or GO TO CATEGORY-GREEN LOANS on right hand side of this site.

In the meantime if you have any queries about green loans address your enquiry to

fistofcurry@hotmail.com

Michelle HislopBA.Comm. JP Qual.[Qualified Assessor]

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