Home Sustainability Assessments

 Home Sustainability Assessments 

The Home Sustainability Assessment program is designed to help Australian families identify ways in which they can "do their bit" to reduce green house gas emissions while saving energy at home.
The programs objective is to assist households to install improvements that will result in more efficient use of energy and water.


The first step is to have a Home Sustainability Assessment carried out which will identify opportunities for improvement while at the same time delivering home energy saving ideas. 

By having a home sustainability assessment report completed by an accredited assessor you will have a prioritised list of things you can do to improve the sustainability of your home.

Climate Action Newcastle (CAN) encourages you to make use of the expertise of the Home Sustainability Assessors listed below. You should be aware that CAN has not vetted or selected the assessors but has relied on the fact that these Assessors have all undertaken training in home sustainability and have been accredited by  the Association of Building Sustainability Assessors (ABSA). Additionally all the assessors are required to have Public Liability and Professional Indemnity insurance. 

You are encouraged to make your own enquiries directly with the Assessor to see if they are suitable for your situation.

List of Local Assessors by Council Area

Newcastle

Ian Wilcox
Assessor No. HO50302
Hamilton
Affiliations/skills: CAN's bulk solar PV coordinator, CAN committee member, Property Valuer.
Phone: (02) 40211019 Mobile: 0423561366
Email: HomeEnergySavingsAdvice@gmail.com
Website: www.energysavings.net.au

Cathy Stuart
Assessor No HO50972
Lambton
Affiliations/skills: Long term user of PV solar and water tanks
Phone: 49539422
Email: cathy.stuart@exemail.com.au  

Jeff Wormald
Assessor No. HO51451
Adamstown
Affiliations/skills: Organic building solutions, engineering trade
background, currently studying building and construction 
Phone: (02) 4023 4132 Mobile 0429 161 104

 

Lake Macquarie

Russell Wilcox
Assessor No. HO50283
Buttaba
Affiliations/skills: member of Alternative Technology Association, Property Manager.
Phone: (02) 40211019 Mobile: 0488690777 
Email: russell@home-energy-savings-advice.com
Website: www.energysavings.net.au

Natalie Maurer
Assessor No: HO51226
Charlestown
Affiliations/Skills: Building Designer & Architectural Draftsperson, Sustainability Consultant, Member Building Designers Association
Phone: 0438848913
Email: natalie@smartfuture.com.au
Website: www.smartfuture.com.au

David Clinton
Assessor No.HO50400
Eleebana
Mobile 0418267658 
Affiliations/skills: Building background, interested in solar passive design.
Email: dclinton@smartchat.net.au

Maitland 

Daniel Wilcox
Assessor No: HO51079
Thornton
Affiliations/skills: member of Alternative Technology Association, locksmith
Phone: (02) 40211019 Mobile: 0488690777 
Email: Daniel@home-energy-savings-advice.com
Website: www.energysavings.net.au

Port Stephens

Megan Ball
Assessor No HO50155
Medowie
Affiliation /skills: Sustainable building designer including green renovations; BASIX & NatHERs Certificates
Phone 0249818626 Mobile 0402653314 
Email- info@ecorate.com.au
website: www.greenloans.ecorate.com.au  

Aaron Tomlin
Assessor No. HO50901
Bobs Farm
B.Build (Hons)UNSW, member ABSA,HIA,BDA(NSW) Master Builder 
Phone 02 4982 1166 Mobile 0418 683 781 
Email ajtomlin@exemail.com.au