Page 2308 - Week 06 - Wednesday, 22 June 2011
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(c) the community concern about the accuracy and value of compulsory household building inspections, including energy efficiency ratings (EERs), at the time of sale;
(d) that energy efficiency star ratings are based on a calculation of expected energy required to heat and cool the house per square metre, that is, a bigger house will use more energy, all other things being equal;
(e) household equipment such as hot water services and heating and cooling systems significantly influence energy consumption as does the behaviours of the occupants and are not currently included in energy efficiency rating calculations;
(f) a 2008 Australian Bureau of Statistics study found three percent additional value for each star rating on the resale of a house;
(g) changes to regulate EERs assessors in the Construction Occupations (Licensing) Act 2004, which commenced on 1 March 2011, have not yet been fully implemented because key regulations have not been finalised;
(h) that EERs for existing houses under the Civil Law (Sale of Premises) Act 1997 still require the use of first generation software; and
(i) progress on implementation of my EERs motion passed by the Assembly on 1 April 2009; and
(2) calls on the government to:
(a) require household EERs to be provided not only as the current star rating but also with a separate expected energy use for the whole house for a year, in megajoules per annum, as is done with appliances;
(b) expand the existing ACT Home Energy Rating Scheme to include a rating for fixed heating and cooling appliances, water heating and fixed lighting using a similar methodology to the NSW Building Sustainability Index system;
(c) expedite the finalisation of key regulations to allow the full implementation of the EERs assessment part of the Construction Occupations (Licensing) Act 2004 which commenced on 1 March 2011;
(d) amend the Sale of Premises Act 1997 to:
(i) require, or at least permit, the use of second generation software; and
(ii) cover additional residential premises such as those on educational institutions and retirement villages;
(e) both implement, and call upon the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) to implement, the “mandatory disclosure of residential building energy, greenhouse and water performance at the time of sale or lease, commencing with energy efficiency by May 2011”, as committed to by COAG in July 2009;
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