Building Performance Auditors

By Michael Como | December 3, 2010 |

Home Auditors

Friends, in 2009 my chosen blog designer provided a game plan and a decent upfront fee. After expending AUD$, years go by so quickly, and a new blog designer disagrees thus I spent more AUD $ upfront in 2017.

Time rolls on and the blogs are judged wrong by the powerhouse. So be it, the story of my life! Simon says you must not piggyback an internet video.

As a result, today 17 October 2022 I declare the video is deleted or perhaps the video was deleted previously from this blog post. The information however is current and there are so many comments so I will not delete the post.

Regardless the subject of the blog is liked. Type CBPCA Green Home – buildaroo.com or a relevant Boolean term into ‘YouTube’ or your selected search engine to find the relevant information. Blog on and stay safe.

CBPCA is a group of building performance contractors that audit homes.

Issues Addressed

Examples of issues addressed in the home audit include moulds growing on the walls, high utility bills, or strange smells in buildings. John says that the association is the general physician of the building industry; that’s a good use of figurative language!

Green  Legislation

He then brings the interview to a more personal level as he gives us an example of green legislation at work in his own home, Sonoma county; 7 of 8 cities within this respective county have adopted green building ordinances that mandate auditors to visit homes and check if there are any energy inefficiencies. John then talks about the history of California’s Title 24 back in 1979 which established minimum energy usage standards (the first state to ever do so!) in the industry within various contexts including insulation, window quality, and lighting. Subsequent to this date, there have been continuous upgrades and tightening of the standards every 3 years by the energy and utility commission. In order to accommodate title 24, certified products are often used during construction like those that possess the EnergyStar seal amongst others, and John makes a note that one can only tell apart what is truly a legitimate third-party certification by being in the industry for a long time. He gives an example of one third-party certification that he considers greenwashing that all wood users should be aware of.

Greenwashing is disinformation disseminated by an organization so as to present an environmentally responsible public image. 

Como Building P/L, Michael Como provides in SYDNEY, an NSW Building Regulations Consultancy service that comprises, Interpretation of NSW legislation relevant to the construction of Class 1 and 10; Issuing: Complying Development Certificates (CDC), Construction Certificates (CC) [after a local council has approved a development], Occupation certificates (OC), Compliance Certificates, NCC Building Code Australia Reports. Engagement for the certification work is on a contract basis.

Also, a pre-purchase property inspection or building inspection by Michael Como may empower you with knowledge about the condition of a property currently or before you buy it and help you avoid future problems and unexpected costs. However, this service can only be conducted if the insurer is on-side, and currently, they are not and as a result, we do not conduct it.

Michael Como is Your Custom Home Builder in Sydney with over 46 years of construction experience, a Master Craftsman sharing innovative Restoration/renovation Ideas. Licensed since 1988. At this stage, I will only carry out building work at a contracted agreed hourly rate.

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  9. Michael Como on April 25, 2023 at 10:37 am

    Thanks, heaps mate, 4 your support > Stay Safe> More than 222,000 comments friends > I have updated & edited & spell-checked 409 blogs & we will see how it goes> On Tuesday 19/10/2021, I found 2,056 comments and that is a hell of a record for one day > Most of the comments automatically go to Spam & I have to unspam > The thing is I’ve done the work with my own hands here in AUSTRALIA > There are some 34 Heritage Style Restoration blog articles to tickle your fancy > I paid website professionals that I know on two separate occasions to give birth to the site in late 2009 and in 2017 to modernise/update/freshen including making the site mobile-friendly > Life experience comes into play and I post my blogs > There’s a lot of people claiming they benefit from my writing> There’s a lot of enthusiastic readers> Images load slowly, LET IT BE > Hey I am making changes> Keep on surfing my blog friend! > Donations are kindly accepted via PayPal to askmichaelcomo@gmail.com by eft or credit card, thanks heaps, ahead of time for your support > COMO 2010-2023
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  10. Michael Como on April 25, 2023 at 10:38 am

    Thanks, heaps mate, 4 your support > Stay Safe> More than 222,000 comments friends > I have updated & edited & spell-checked 409 blogs & we will see how it goes> On Tuesday 19/10/2021, I found 2,056 comments and that is a hell of a record for one day > Most of the comments automatically go to Spam & I have to unspam > The thing is I’ve done the work with my own hands here in AUSTRALIA > There are some 34 Heritage Style Restoration blog articles to tickle your fancy > I paid website professionals that I know on two separate occasions to give birth to the site in late 2009 and in 2017 to modernise/update/freshen including making the site mobile-friendly > Life experience comes into play and I post my blogs > There’s a lot of people claiming they benefit from my writing> There’s a lot of enthusiastic readers> Images load slowly, LET IT BE > Hey I am making changes> Keep on surfing my blog friend! > Donations are kindly accepted via PayPal to askmichaelcomo@gmail.com by eft or credit card, thanks heaps, ahead of time for your support > COMO 2010-2023
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  11. Michael Como on April 25, 2023 at 10:38 am

    Thanks, heaps mate, 4 your support> Stay Safe> More than 222,000 comments friends > On Tuesday 19/10/2021, I found 2,056 comments, which is a hell of a record for one day > Keep on surfing my 409 blogs friend! > The thing is I have done the work with my own hands here in AUSTRALIA > Life experience comes into play here in AUSTRALIA and I post my blogs > There are a lot of enthusiastic readers> There are a lot of people claiming they benefit from my writing> Donations are kindly accepted via PayPal to askmichaelcomo@gmail.com by eft or credit card, thanks heaps, ahead of time for your support > COMO 2010-2023
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  12. Michael Como on April 25, 2023 at 10:38 am

    Thanks, heaps mate, 4 your support> Stay Safe> More than 222,000 comments friends > On Tuesday 19/10/2021, I found 2,056 comments, which is a hell of a record for one day > Keep on surfing my 409 blogs friend! > The thing is I have done the work with my own hands here in AUSTRALIA > Life experience comes into play here in AUSTRALIA and I post my blogs > There are a lot of enthusiastic readers> There are a lot of people claiming they benefit from my writing> Donations are kindly accepted via PayPal to askmichaelcomo@gmail.com by eft or credit card, thanks heaps, ahead of time for your support > COMO 2010-2023
    http://como-private-building-certifiers.business.site/ , https://comobuildingsydney.com.au/,
    https://como-private-building-certifiers.business.site/



  13. Michael Como on April 25, 2023 at 10:38 am

    Thanks, heaps mate, 4 your support> Stay Safe> More than 222,000 comments friends > On Tuesday 19/10/2021, I found 2,056 comments, which is a hell of a record for one day > Keep on surfing my 409 blogs friend! > The thing is I have done the work with my own hands here in AUSTRALIA > Life experience comes into play here in AUSTRALIA and I post my blogs > There are a lot of enthusiastic readers> There are a lot of people claiming they benefit from my writing> Donations are kindly accepted via PayPal to askmichaelcomo@gmail.com by eft or credit card, thanks heaps, ahead of time for your support > COMO 2010-2023
    http://como-private-building-certifiers.business.site/ , https://comobuildingsydney.com.au/,
    https://como-private-building-certifiers.business.site/



  14. Michael Como on April 25, 2023 at 10:39 am

    Thanks, heaps mate, 4 your support> Stay Safe> More than 222,000 comments friends > On Tuesday 19/10/2021, I found 2,056 comments, which is a hell of a record for one day > Keep on surfing my 409 blogs friend! > The thing is I have done the work with my own hands here in AUSTRALIA > Life experience comes into play here in AUSTRALIA and I post my blogs > There are a lot of enthusiastic readers> There are a lot of people claiming they benefit from my writing> Donations are kindly accepted via PayPal to askmichaelcomo@gmail.com by eft or credit card, thanks heaps, ahead of time for your support > COMO 2010-2023
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