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Window Energy Rating Scheme

http://www.wers.net/

The Window Energy Rating Scheme enables windows to be rated and labelled for their annual energy impact on a whole house, in any climate of Australia. A New Zealand variant of WERS, the ‘Window Efficiency Rating Scheme’, is also available.

To participate in WERS, window makers must obtain energy ratings for their products from a rating organisation that is accredited by the AFRC (Australian Fenestration Rating Council)

The Window Energy Rating Scheme is managed by the Australian Window Association (AWA).

WERS is independent of any one manufacturer and acts as a fair, rigorous and credible system for testing performance claims. WERS-rated windows must meet all relevant Australian standards. The scheme forms part of the quality assurance that smart manufacturers offer their customers. It is all about certified performance.

To realise their full potential, WERS ratings are designed to ‘plug in’ to NatHERS, Australia’s Nationwide House Energy Rating Software. Similarly, the FirstRate house energy rating software from the Sustainable Energy Authority of Victoria will accept data for ‘real’ windows. This enables designers to ‘kick the tyres’ of different windows during a rating before final selection is made.

Australian Window Association

http://www.awa.org.au/

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The Australian Window Association is made up of over 500 window
manufacturers and industry suppliers throughout Australia. Members of
the association have products tested to Australian Standard AS2047. You
can be confident that products are made to withstand Australian
conditions when purchasing from an AWA member. Don’t risk costly
replacement of non compliant products that are not suited to Australian
conditions.

The aims of the AWA are:

• To promote and advance the awareness of windows as a major architectural component in building design.
• To establish and self regulate minimum benchmark standards throughout Australia. To facilitate the education and marketing of these standards throughout the industry and wider community.
• To provide a national voice when representing the industry in discussion and negotiations with government, local authorities, business and trade associations and organisations, and the private sector.
• To promote and encourage ethical conduct and sound business practice in the industry.