Section J

Who would have believed it? Section J has now been around for 10 years. Section J was introduced on the 1st of May 2006, however it had a 6 month implementation delay so it technically came into force in November 2006. Even by January 2007 very few people seemed to know about it. We even

Where Section J affects new building stock, the Federal Government introduced the Commercial Building Disclosure Scheme (CBD Scheme) to activate market forces to prompt the improvement in energy efficiency in existing buildings. More background on the scheme can be found in an earlier post. Commercial Building Disclosure Scheme and later Commercial Building Disclosure CBD. The scheme

Surprisingly, boarding houses create quite a bit of confusion and often the confusion starts with the local Council. We hope the following comments explain when Section J applies. Section J is the energy efficiency provisions of the building code and it applies to Class 2 to 9 Buildings. These provisions apply at the time of

Section J and Alternative Solutions Alternative Solutions (now called Performance Solutions) have become the preferred method to assess compliance for the more complex buildings. Preparing an Alternative Solution takes longer and costs more than the standard Deemed-to-Satisfy (DTS) assessment method. So, we don’t rush into recommending this approach. During the DTS assessment we get a

Application Solutions and the Association of Accredited Certifiers Team up to develop Online Section J Training. The Association of Accredited Certifiers has introduced an online training option for the on-going professional development of its members. Application Solutions were delighted to be asked to contribute to the course content by developing two training modules on Section