Home Assist Residential Commercial Consulting About Us Contact Us                         assessment greenloans Developments                         EcoSmart Development The premise behind the EcoSmart Accreditation process is to ensure the implementation of best practice for the physical home and encourage and continuous improvement in regards to behavior once the home is occupied.   The accreditation is represented by the two ticks in the EcoSmart Logo.   The EcoSmart Accreditation process is primarily about showing how to design and run the home so it will use the least amount of water and energy to operate.  Saving the householder money, making the home more comfortable and helping the environment.   Steps   For each of the Core Elements there are a number of Criteria which each builder must commit to in order to gain planning approval from the Developer.     Guiding Notes are provided to assist builders and home owners meet the Criteria in the form of Design Guidelines.  To satisfy the Core Elements each home builder is required to make a commitment to undertake the criteria within their building process - this is done by completing and signing the checklist provided in the Design Guidelines, sending them to the Developer who forward them onto EcoSmart for assessment.    EcoSmart provide an independent assessment by scoring each of the commitments matched against the plans submitted.  There are 3 levels that can be achieved; Bronze, Silver and Gold.  If the assessment is above the Bronze level, the plans will be passed.   Once passed the home builder will receive a plaque and a certificate to say the plans have met the criteria.  To ensure continuous improvement in the home once the home is occupied, a house operation manual is provided to assist householders continue to improve the environmental performance of the home.    Further onsite assessments can be arranged to cross match to ensure the commitments are undertaken.   Accreditations and Affiliations EcoSmart employ Greensmart Professional. EcoSmart Auditors use First Rate 5                         EcoSmart Development Brochure Accreditation Process   The process is not an additional requirement, rather a third party endorsement that Residential Design Guidelines for Sustainability have been achieved.   The Accreditation process covers 5 core areas:   1. Passive Solar Design / Energy Use 2. Water Use / Garden Design 3. Waste and Recycling 4. Travel 5. Community Values What are the benefits?   The EcoSmart Development process seeks to empower Builders and Home owners by showing them the benefits of being EcoSmart.   The Accreditation process is holistic using not only technical information but behaviour change process as well.   ‘Our behaviour in the home and the decisions we make can account for 45% of energy use.’   EcoSmart wins UDIA WA Award EcoSmart worked with Clarendon Homes to develop a Sustainability Accreditation program. This required the development of the following process: A Pre-Approval Water, Energy Audit of the Homes. Software to rate the homes and their overall carbon footprint Project Experience C-Air Hillary's, WA Chidlow Eco-Village, WA Harrisdale Village, WA                         Created with MySite