SMARTRATE - Key Persons
Michael is Principal of SmartRate - Building Energy Efficiency Specialists, a practising energy efficiency assessor in residential and commercial buildings and has over 30 years experience in the home building industry.
The emerging fields of Building Energy Rating, Sustainable Building and related software tools are Michael's speciality and this new industry focus is his passion. He wants to share this passion with colleagues in his industry and does so through presenting at information events and through the delivery of specialist training.
He is an accredited assessor with ABSA (40116) and BDAV (VIC/BDAV/15/1686). He delivers training in the Certificate IV in Building and Construction for the Housing Industry Association (RTO 1091) in North QLD and the Certificate IV in NatHERS in association with Education in Building (RTO 32418) across Australia. Michael is also a past Chairman of the ABSA that supports the occupation of residential building sustainability assessment.
Michael recognises that there is a need to inform and raise awareness within the industry of the principles of Sustainability with the stated aim of helping all stakeholders in the building industry gain a better understanding of the importance these issues.