This document specifies the data sets, fixed inputs and validation rules that User Interface tools must apply for existing homes.
Existing home
Software and rating tools
It supports consistency and accuracy in existing home assessments and defines the settings that differ from those used for new homes.
This document supplements the NatHERS User Interface Protocol for existing homes and must be read in conjunction with:
Documents
NatHERS Software Standardisation and Specification Document for existing homes - July 2026
Appendix 2 - NatHERS Software Standardisation and Specification Document for existing homes - July 2026
Superseded
NatHERS for existing homes Thermal Standardisation and Specification Document - May 2025