Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations

BUILDING (GENERAL) AMENDMENT REGULATION 2012 (NO 2) (NO 33 OF 2012) - REG 6

in part 5, insert

44AA     Energy efficiency provisions—Act, s 139C (3)

    (1)     The following provisions are prescribed:

        (a)     for a class 1 and associated class 10a building—

              (i)     the building code, volume 2, part 3.12.0.1 (Heating and cooling loads); and

              (ii)     the relevant energy efficiency provisions of the ACT appendix to the building code;

        (b)     for a class 2 building or a class 4 part—the building code, volume 1, part JO.2 (a) (Heating and cooling loads of sole-occupancy units of a class 2 building or class 4 part).

    (2)     In this section:

"ACT appendix to the building code" means the Australian Capital Territory Appendix to the Building Code of Australia made under the Act, section 136 (2) as in force from time to time.

"house energy rating software" means computer software used to assess thermal efficiency that is—

        (a)     accredited under the nationwide house energy rating scheme; or

        (b)     determined by the construction occupations registrar under the Construction Occupations (Licensing) Regulation 2004 , section 31A (2) (b).

"relevant energy efficiency provision "means a provision that allows compliance with energy efficiency performance requirements for space heating and cooling loads by the use of house energy rating software.