Victorian Numbered Regulations Victorian Numbered RegulationsFor Schedule 15 to the Principal Regulations substitute —
" Schedule 15—Weather sealing
Prescribed activity under regulation 6(2)(b): Undertaking in the premises one or more of the weather sealing activities referred to in regulation 6AA unless that activity results, or those activities together result, in the volume of air that is exchanged at the premises each hour being less than 50% of the volume of the premises, or the premises failing to comply with Part 3.8.5 of the Building Code as amended from time to time.
Part A—Criteria
Item
15A A door sealing product or weather stripping product, or a combination of such products—
(a) each of which is covered by a warranty against defects for a period of at least 2 years from the date of installation; and
(b) that is listed on the ESC register as a single product or as a combination of products (as the case requires).
15B A window sealing product or weather stripping product, or a combination of such products—
(a) each of which is covered by a warranty against defects for a period of at least 2 years from the date of installation; and
(b) that is listed on the ESC register as a single product or as a combination of products (as the case requires).
15C A product, being a ceiling or wall exhaust fan, that—
(a) expels air either outside or into the roof space of the premises; and
(b) is fitted with a self-closing damper, flap, filter or other sealing product that allows airflow through the exhaust of the fan when the fan is operating, but restricts airflow when the fan is not operating; and
(c) is covered by a warranty against defects for a period of at least 2 years from the date of installation; and
(d) is listed on the ESC register.
15D A product, being a self-closing damper, flap, filter or other sealing product that—
(a) when installed on a ceiling or wall exhaust fan, allows airflow through the exhaust of the fan when the fan is operating and restricts airflow when the fan is not operating; and
(b) is covered by a warranty against defects for a period of at least 2 years from the date of installation; and
(c) is listed on the ESC register.
15E A product that—
(a) is made of a robust non-shrinking sealing material; and
(b) is covered by a warranty against defects for a period of at least 2 years from the date of installation; and
(c) is listed on the ESC register.
15F A product that—
(a) when fitted to a chimney or flue of an open fireplace used to burn solid fuel when closed—
(i) restricts the airflow into or out of the chimney or flue; and
(ii) allows the fireplace to operate safely and effectively when open; and
(b) is designed to be fitted permanently to the chimney or flue; and
(c) is covered by a warranty against defects for a period of at least 5 years from the date of installation; and
(d) is listed on the ESC register.
15G A product that—
(a) when fitted to a chimney or flue of an open fireplace used to burn solid fuel, restricts the airflow into or out of the chimney or flue; and
(b) is designed to be installed on a temporary or seasonal basis; and
(c) is covered by a warranty against defects for a period of at least 2 years from the date of installation; and
(d) is listed on the ESC register.
15H A product that—
(a) when installed to cover the ceiling outlet of a ducted evaporative cooling system, restricts airflow from inside the residential premises into the evaporative cooling ductwork; and
(b) is designed to be installed on a temporary or seasonal basis; and
(c) is covered by a warranty against defects for a period of at least 2 years from the date of installation; and
(d) is supplied for installation with instructions regarding—
(i) the installation and removal of the product; and
(ii) the time of year that the product should be installed and removed; and
(e) is listed on the ESC register.
Part B—Calculation of carbon dioxide equivalents of greenhouse gases
The carbon dioxide equivalent (in tonnes) of greenhouse gases to be reduced by undertaking one or more of the weather sealing activities referred to in regulation 6AA is the sum of the figures obtained by multiplying, for each item in Part A, the number of products or combinations of products referred to in that item that are installed as part of the activity by the abatement factor for that item (or, in the case of item 15B, by the area in m 2 of the window the frame of which is sealed) and by the regional factor applying to the place where the products or combinations of products are installed.
The following are the abatement factors and regional factors for each item in Part A:
Item
15A Abatement factor:
For each door:
(a) If the product, or one or more
of the
products, is covered by a warranty
against defects for a period of
at least
2 years, but less than 5 years: 0·3025;
(b) If the product, or each of the
products,
is covered by a warranty against defects
for a period of at least 5
years: 0·605.
15B Abatement factor:
For each m 2 of the window, the frame of which
is sealed:
(a) If the product, or one or more
of the
products, is covered by a warranty
against defects for a period of at
least
2 years, but less than 5 years: 0·0135;
(b) If the product, or each of the
products,
is covered by a warranty against defects
for a period of at least 5
years: 0·027.
15C Abatement factor:
For each exhaust fan:
(a) If the warranty against defects
covers
a period of at least 2 years, but less than
5 years:
0·464;
(b) If the warranty against defects
covers a
period of at least 5 years: 0·928.
15D Abatement factor:
For each exhaust fan:
(a) If the warranty against defects
covers a
period of at least 2 years, but less than
5 years:
0·899;
(b) If the warranty against defects
covers a
period of at least 5 years: 1·798.
15E Abatement factor:
For each ventilation opening sealed or closed:
(a) If the warranty against defects
covers a
period of at least 2 years, but less than
5 years:
0·118;
(b) If the warranty against defects
covers a
period of at least 5 years: 0·236.
15F Abatement factor:
For each chimney or flue in which a product
is installed:
5·234.
15G Abatement factor
For each chimney or flue in which a product
is installed:
2·617.
15H Abatement factor:
For each evaporative cooling cover installed:
(a) If the warranty against defects
covers a
period of at least 2 years, but less than
5 years:
0·119;
(b) If the warranty against defects
covers a
period of at least 5 years: 0·238.
15A–15G Regional factor:
(a) If the prescribed activity is undertaken in metropolitan Victoria: 1·05;
(b) If the prescribed activity is
undertaken in
regional Victoria—climatic region Mild:
0·84;
(c) If the prescribed activity is
undertaken in
regional Victoria—climatic region Cold:
1·32;
(d) If the prescribed activity is
undertaken in
regional Victoria—climatic region Hot:
0·69.
15H Regional factor:
(a) If the prescribed activity is undertaken in metropolitan Victoria: 1·05;
(b) If the prescribed activity is
undertaken in
regional Victoria—climatic region Mild:
0·84;
(c) If the prescribed activity is
undertaken in
regional Victoria—climatic region Cold:
1·93;
(d) If the prescribed activity is
undertaken in
regional Victoria—climatic region Hot:
0·78.
Part C—Time at which activity undertaken and reduction in greenhouse gas emissions occurs
The time at which the activity is taken to have been undertaken, and the time at which the reduction in greenhouse gas emissions resulting from that activity is taken to have occurred, is—
(a) if one or more products referred to in item 15C of Part A is installed as part of the activity, the beginning of whichever of the following days is later—
(i) the day on which the last of those products in installed;
(ii) the day of the decommissioning of the last of the ceiling or wall exhaust fans in place of which those products were installed; or
(b) otherwise, the beginning of the day on which the last of the products or combinations of products is installed as part of the activity.".
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