Thermostat Settings and Occupant Behavioural Settings Expert Group

December 12, 2018

The 2nd Generation NatHERS software integrated a multi-zone ventilation model for natural ventilation, a model for occupant thermal comfort and also the air movement driven by ceiling fans to form an improved model for heating and cooling energy requirement calculations. However, monitored data was not sufficient at the time to conduct a full review of […]

Sherlock – Automated identification of rating anomalies

September 13, 2018

At the moment, universal certificates in the HStar portal are randomly selected for manual analysis by Assessor Accrediting Organisations. This can be a time-consuming process that is constrained by human resources. With rapid daily additions of certificates, this manual process is expected to become a monumental undertaking that can, at best, cover a decreasing proportion […]