About Us

The founder and Director of DirectStar Ratings, Brendon holds a Certificate of Accreditation from the Association of Building Sustainability Assessors (ABSA) and is an accredited NatHERS Assessor.

Brendon is also a highly experienced builder who has worked in the Sydney home building industry for over 25 years as a qualified Carpenter, Project Manager, Licensed Builder and a qualified Clerk of Works. Brendon has run a successful owner builder consultancy business since 2009 via DirectBuild Australia Pty Ltd. See www.directbuild.com.au for more details of the consultancy services offered to its owner builder clients.

Brendon has worked closely with architects and draughts-people over many years and has always had a strong interest in passive-energy building practices. The combination of DirectBuild Australia and DirectStar Ratings is a logical extension of this interest.

By being involved at an early stage of the design, Brendon is confident that via his combined home building background and his NatHERS experience, he would offer significant value-add when it comes to improving the thermal performance and energy efficiency of your new home or new home extension.

DirestStar Ratings specialises in energy efficiency assessments of architectural plans for new home builds and home renovations and also offers energy efficiency assessments of existing dwelling and advice on how to reduce energy costs.

DirectStar Ratings has an experienced and diverse team of highly qualified personnel in Thermal Assessments and residential greensmart construction to deliver a quality outcome for you.