ABSA Board
ABSA is governed by a Board of Directors comprised of representatives of Government,
industry organisations and assessors elected by its members.
This governance structure ensures that ABSA:
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responds to the needs of its members;
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provides a forum for developing cooperation amongst all stakeholders; and
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maintains the probity and credibility of its role as an accrediting body recognised
under state regulations.
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President: David Howard
ABSA Assessor
David
is an Electrical Engineer with previous employment in NSW power supply companies.
Since 1996 he has been a Director of Partners Energy Management, which is focused
on reducing energy use in the residential and small business sectors. David has been
a Housing Thermal Performance Assessor since 1997 and a Commercial Building Assessor
under the Australian Building Greenhouse Rating Scheme since 2002.
He has worked with the NSW Sustainable Energy Development Authority implementing Energy
Smart Homes policies for new residential development throughout NSW. David assists
planners and developers to create sustainable housing developments, and regularly
speaks to communities and special interest groups on greenhouse gas reduction strategies
and sustainable housing.
Treasurer: Bill Burns
Australian Institute of Building Surveyors (AIBS) representative
Bill
Burns is an accredited Building Surveyor with many years of experience in development,
building and environmental control in Local Government and the private sector.
In his current position as Executive Officer, AIBS (NSW Chapter), Bill is involved
in the management of the Chapter's activities and its Continuing Development Programme,
and has a strong background in developing accreditation schemes for Building Surveyors
in NSW.
Bill previously held the positions of Executive Director of the Australian Institute
of Environmental Health (NSW Division), Director of Bill Burns & Associates Development
and Building Consultants, and Chief Health and Building Surveyor with Lane Cove Council.
Bill has been extensively involved with state government through membership of Committees
of Advice such as the NSW Department of Infrastructure, Planning & Natural Resources'
Accreditation Taskforce, Quality of Construction Committee and the Building Professionals
Board's Working Party.
His roles as President and Director of the Health & Building Surveyors Association
and as a management consultant have also involved him in the affairs of professionals
in Local Government.
Secretary: Max Mosher
Board appointee
Max
Mosher is proprietor of and energy consultant with Comfy House Design, which provides
advice and design assistance on energy efficient homes. Max was the first Accredited
Assessor in NSW for the Nationwide House Energy Rating Scheme (NatHERS) and has operated
several energy advisory and referral services on behalf of the NSW Government. Max
is an in-demand speaker and regularly delivers talks on sustainable housing to TAFE
students, government, industry and community groups.
Tone Wheeler
Royal Australian Institute of Architects representative
Tone
Wheeler is an architect, author, educator and consultant with an abiding interest
in environmental architecture and sustainable design. Tone founded the architectural
practice Environa Studio 20 years ago and now has offices in Sydney and Melbourne,
designing individual and multiple housing projects, commercial buildings and urban
design schemes. He has won numerous awards and competitions, is a member of the RAIA
National Environment Committee, has been on the faculty of three universities and
is a frequent speaker at architectural conferences and seminars.
Wayne Gorman
Elected Director
Wayne
Gorman has been involved in the building and construction industry for over 25 years
working on residential, commercial and industrial projects.
Wayne
has been at the forefront of building energy efficiency in
Tasmania
also starting the Energy & Environmental Rating Association Inc (EERA)
to accredit all energy assessors in
Tasmania
.
Wayne
is an accredited energy assessor with EERA, SEAV (now SV), ABGR and assisted in the
Accurate Pilot program in
Tasmania
.
Wayne
has a Cert IV in training & has a role of energy efficiency dissemination from
Class 1, 2 to 4 & 5 to 9's informing members of the HIA (Greensmart),
MBA (Green Living), BDAT, AIBS & EERA. Wayne Gorman operates his own business
in
Tasmania
and is soon to open a branch office in
Melbourne
.
Michael Plunkett
Elected Director
Michael Plunkett has formal qualifications in Design and Architecture from the
University
of
Queensland
, and currently works as an independent Building Consultant. His strategy is to provide
his clients with a range of complimentary services in the key areas of Estimating,
Energy Ratings, Sustainable Housing and related Computer Software that builds on his
extensive skills and experience learnt over the last 25 years. Michael is an accredited
BERS assessor and works closely with his clients on each project.
Michael recognises that there is a need to
inform and raise awareness within the industry of the principles of Sustainability
and has presented information sessions to HIA members and builders, and is working
to ensure all stakeholders within the building industry gain a better understanding
of the importance these issues.
Edward Roe
Elected Director
In 2002 Eddie Roe became one of the first Assessors to achieve
Accreditation in
Western Australia
with the Sustainable Energy Development Office (SEDO). He
has been in the building industry for twenty years and has qualifications in Building,
Design, Energy Efficiency and Small Business. He also lectures building and design
students at Bunbury TAFE in the SW of Western Australia.
His company True North Building Thermal Assessors was established
five years ago and services the whole of
Western Australia
, working with some of the states more significant developers. Eddie is a champion
of green education and sustainable development.
Victor Yanchenko
Elected Director
Victor
Yanchenko is an architect with a strong interest in sustainable design. Victor founded
the practice VZ Yanchenko Pty Ltd in 1982 and has worked on design documentation and
management of a wide variety of projects, including: golf resorts and residential
projects throughout Asia; and industrial, educational, aged care facilities and single
dwelling projects in NSW.
Victor provides expert consultancy services to leading NSW architectural practices,
developers, building companies and building consultancy practices. He has conducted
project planning and financial feasibility analysis and implementation of various
projects in the Sydney metropolitan area, and is a guest lecturer in CAD at the University
of NSW's Faculty of Architecture.