CPPHES4007 - Assess thermal performance of existing residential buildings

Unit code:CPPHES4007Study level:TAFE

Nominal hours

100

Location

Sunshine

Prerequisites

(Or equivalent to be determined by unit coordinator)
Co-requisites
(Corequisite units must be studied concurrently with this unit)

Overview

This unit specifies the skills and knowledge required to source and analyse information on the thermal performance of existing residences. It includes providing advice on ways to improve thermal performance accounting for ownership and type of building, costs and practicalities of implementing improvement recommendations.This unit is for individuals who work independently as home sustainability assessors using specialised knowledge to complete thermal performance assessments. It involves completing routine and non-routine tasks and dealing with predictable and sometimes unpredictable problems.

Assessment

For Melbourne campuses

Assessment tasks will be designed to reinforce & extend knowledge and skill competence within set & controlled parameters in accordance with each unit’s learning outcomes & performance criteria requirements, including the setting of work based practical application tasks designed to provide evidence of competence outcomes, within periodic and scheduled timelines.

Students will be expected to demonstrate the following required skills:
A candidate must meet the performance criteria of this unit by conducting thermal performance assessments and identifying thermal performance improvements for a minimum of two different existing residential buildings.

Students will also be expected to demonstrate the following knowledge of:

Australian climate zones, characteristics and data used in thermal performance assessments:

diurnal temperature range
humidity
irradiance
minimum and maximum temperature
solar geometry
wind speed and direction

building thermal performance principles:

glazing, shading and insulation for controlling temperature
orientation impacts
thermal mass for storing
ventilation

definition of thermal comfort and its role in thermal performance assessments
hazards and risks and types of personal protective equipment (PPE) to be used when conducting on-site thermal performance assessments
impact of building design and materials on thermal performance:

condensation
constraints on choice of building materials
embodied energy and lifecycle properties of building materials
thermal performance properties of common building materials

key requirements of codes, standards, regulations and government incentive programs associated with improving the thermal performance of existing residences
options for improving thermal performance of existing residences
passive energy design principles
physical factors that influence thermal comfort
relationship between building design, energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions
relationship between building thermal performance and thermal comfort
requirements, documentation and uses of thermal performance ratings
safe work requirements for on-site thermal performance assessments
types, advantages and disadvantages of non-rating tools and techniques used to assess thermal performance of residential buildings
units of measurement for energy and power associated with thermal performance assessments.

Required reading

The qualified trainer and assessor will provide teaching and learning materials as required in the form of workbooks produced by Victoria University and/or via the Victoria University e-learning system.