Hebrews at verse 10 and I'll read to verse 18 and we'll get into our study Hebrews 2 beginning at verse 10 For it was fitting for him for whom are all things and by whom are all things and Bringing many sons to glory to make the author of their salvation perfect through sufferings For both he who sanctifies and those who are being sanctified are all of one For which reason he's not ashamed to call them brethren Saying I will declare your name to my brethren in the midst of the congregation I will sing praise to you and again I will put my trust in him and again here am I and the children whom God has given me In as much then as the children have partaken of flesh and blood he himself likewise shared in the same that Through death he might destroy him who had the power of death that is the devil and release those who through fear of death Were all their lifetime subject to bondage For indeed he does not give aid to angels, but he does give aid to the seat of Abraham therefore in all things he might Therefore in all things he had to be made like his brethren that he might be a merciful and faithful Hype priest in things pertaining to God to make propitiation for the sins of the people For in that he himself has suffered being tempted. He's able to aid those who are being tempted So as we begin let me remind you of a few things that we've already gone over because in order to Understand verse 10 following. We need to remember what we've already looked at and last time we were together We saw that that God intended man human beings to have Dominion he had pointed that out in verse 7 in verse 7 It said you made him a little lower than the angels and you crowned him with glory and honor and sent him over the works Of your hands you have put all things in Subjection under his feet and so man was intended by God to have Dominion but because of man's fall We no longer have all things under subjection to us. You see when Adam fell Adam brought a curse upon man and Adam no longer has dominion In Genesis in chapter 3 verses 17 through 19 the Bible makes that very clear when the Lord is speaking to Adam After Adam had had failed and taken of that forbidden fruit And God spoke to Adam and it says in Genesis 3 17 through 19 that God said to Adam Because you have listened to the voice of your wife and have eaten of the tree of which I commanded you saying you shall not eat of it Cursed is the ground for your sake and sorrow you shall eat of it all the days of your life Thorns also and thistle shall it bring forth to you and you shall eat the herb of the field and the sweat of your face Shall you eat bread till you return to the ground for out of it where you taken for dust you are and into dust You shall return so we may have biblical reason why we shouldn't listen to our wives Now all the men are very furiously scribbling in that scripture because he said you have listened to the voice of your wife Well, the fact is is that Eve had been Basically seduced by the tempter she partook of the fruit gave it to her husband and he Knowing better he partook of it himself and thus he was responsible for sin And so God brings a curse upon man and makes it very clear in that passage so in the fall man lost his ideal station But in Christ Man regains what he lost in the fall You see all believers are ultimately to reach the goal of psalm 8 by virtue of our union with Jesus Christ The fact is he never failed and because he never failed because we are identified with him and are in him Then we can in him Be an overcomers Ultimately if we endure the scripture says in 2nd Timothy 2 12 if we endure we will also reign with him And even as we are looking at Ephesians chapter 2 verse 6 today This morning in our morning services the Bible tells us that he raised us up together and made us sit together in the heavenly places In Christ Jesus and so though Adam fell yet in the Lord Jesus Christ. We are recovered Jesus took upon himself human flesh and there was a purpose in him doing that Now the writer had already pointed that out in verse 9 for us when he said we see Jesus who was made a little lower than the angels For the suffering of death and so Jesus became flesh for the purpose of suffering death on our behalf the Lord Became man in order that he might die on behalf of sinful man In Genesis again in chapter 3 verse 15 We have the first prophecy concerning a Messiah that would be sent to redeem mankind And in that passage the Bible says I will put enmity between you and the woman between your seed and her seed It shall bruise your head, but you shall bruise his heel and so Jesus Christ came and though he was bruised Yet he overcame and he conquered now the Jewish people during this time Of course didn't understand how God would become a man or how Messiah would come to die That's why in the book of Acts that particular teaching is constantly reinforced And you see that through the preaching that you find all the way in the book of Acts beginning with chapter 2 and through the whole book there is a presentation of Jesus Christ death burial and Resurrection through all of the preaching you find in Acts and it was explained over and over again in Acts as to why that was necessary an Example would be found in Acts chapter 17 verses 2 and 3 in that passage It says as his custom was Paul went into the synagogue and on three Sabbath days He reasoned with them from the scriptures Explaining and proving that the Christ had to suffer and rise from the dead this Jesus I am proclaiming to you is the Christ he said and so over and over again in the preaching of the early church There was a an identification of Jesus Christ as Messiah who died and that's what it's saying here in chapter 2 verse 9 When it says we see Jesus who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death And so Jesus was intended to die He came to voluntarily lay his life down and in doing so Accomplished what no angel could do on our behalf because he voluntarily laid his life down and removed the curse that was placed on Adam and For a time he was regarded as lower than the angels So in his death, he became our substitute. He died in our place He tasted death the scripture says for everyone and so in this sacrifice God Demonstrated his love and his grace towards his fallen creation Jesus Christ Taken upon himself human flesh and dying on our behalf That's what it says here when it says that for the suffering of death He was crowned with glory and honor that he by the grace of God might taste death for everyone when he tasted death It specifically means that he literally fully experienced death on perhaps of every person who ever lived or will live So what happens is he's crowned with glory and he's crowned with honor We pick up at verse 10 as he continues this and he says it was fitting for him For whom are all things and by whom are all things and bringing many sons to glory To make the author of their salvation perfect through sufferings And so it was fitting for him to do this that word fitting just means proper It was consistent with the character of God God in other words took the proper course of action when he gave his son to die on a cross because it revealed to us two things It revealed his hatred for sin and his love for us And so it was fitting for him to do this so Jesus Christ came and died on the cross in order to bring glory to God Now notice how he says here in verse 10 for whom are all things and by whom are all things God is the goal as well as the originator of all things including salvation Because all things are intended to bring glory unto him and he made the author of our salvation perfect through Suffering when he speaks of the author of salvation that word author means the pioneer or the originator He's the leader Jesus is the only one who by his death obtained our salvation He had to die in our place and it necessitated his taken upon himself humanity and what happened is he went through Sufferings for us. That's why he says in verse 10 that that the author of the salvation was made perfect through Sufferings he died on that cross for us Now when it says he became perfect it speaks of God's act of salvation being brought to full completion The the particular sufferings that brought him to the goal that he came to accomplish Jesus Christ in other words died with a purpose and the suffering that he went through was intended to fulfill God's righteous demands Jesus in other words didn't come just to live and enjoy life and continue on and then it just so happened He was martyred or murdered Jesus came to voluntarily lay his life down for us and in doing so He brought God's plan to fruition Adam fell through disobedience So by one man's obedience, we are brought to a right relationship with God through disobedience We fell through Jesus's obedience. We are recovered and it pleased God to do that That was God's plan all along to make the author of salvation perfect through sufferings was God's plan all along If you take notes isaia 53 makes that clear isaia 53 verse 10 It says it pleased the Lord to bruise him He has put him to grief When you make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed He shall prolong his days The pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in his hand And so Jesus Christ was able to perfect God's Work of salvation in the sufferings that he endured for us I constantly believe that if i'm going to have a deeper walk with the Lord One of the things I need to do is I need to embrace the reality of the suffering of christ I remember as a young believer going through a tough time and I went to speak to a mentor of mine. He was a A pastor as well as a professor at biola And as I was speaking to him I said i'm going through a very difficult time in my life and As we began to share and all he said to me You know david in order for you to be freed from the things that you're feeling you're going to need to do something You're you're going to need to forgive Because somebody had had done something that had disappointed and hurt me and and he said you're going to need to forgive And I remember saying to him, you know, that's easy to say it's harder to do He said well He said david he said god forgave you And I'll never forget looking at him saying to him. Well, of course. He did that's his job And I think a lot of people think that way now. I was you know a spiritual meathead, you know, I shouldn't have said that but I did That's what I was feeling at that time. And so I spoke my heart to him, which was wrong, of course It's not god's job to forgive But that's where I was at that moment. So I said well, of course he did he forgave because that's his job too But you know what as I've matured in the lord I've come to realize something and one of the things I've come to realize is that it isn't his job to forgive It's his pleasure to forgive And god forgives because god is merciful and god is kind he does so because he's compassionate He loves us. He does so not because he's forced to but because he chooses to And uh, for jesus to suffer on the cross, uh, it was not an easy thing for him All we need to do is look at what he endured on our behalf If you think about it for a moment If you study your scripture long enough and pray about and meditate on the things that jesus went through It's quite obvious that he suffered like no other man And and it's quite obvious that the torture that he endured As an innocent man Was endured in such a way that uh that for us it would have been impossible to take that kind of suffering Because he took upon himself the sin of the whole world as he was suffering In that passionate time that he was beaten and that he was he was placed on that cross and all And so for me it has become a very freeing thing To consider the passion of christ to consider what he went through on my behalf To realize that it was part of god's plan in order to retrieve us in order for us to be saved Jesus who who did no evil and knew no wrong Was actually placed on that cross in order that he might Draw us to himself and and he is the one who did that He is the author of our salvation and he has been made perfect through suffering now In verse 11 he goes on to say both he who sanctifies and and those who are being sanctified are all of one For which reason he's not ashamed to call them brethren saying i will declare your name to my brethren In the midst of the congregation i will sing praise to you and again I will put my trust in him and and again here am i and the children whom god has given me And so in in addition to him being our substitute and all And our author of salvation. He is also the one who sanctifies. He is our sanctifier In other words, he is the one who makes us holy. He makes us presentable to god And and this is all a work of the lord. We are all of the one god This is this work is all of the one god and i and i note with you that the bible says In verse 11 for which reason he's not ashamed to call them brethren That word is shamed to me is a powerful word. It means that he is not embarrassed He's not reluctant through fear of humiliation or shame to call us members of his family Do you have any relatives that you might be a bit ashamed to acknowledge Do you have any if not let me lend you a few You know to say this is my uncle. This is my aunt. This is my cousin I was once a little boy In another century And uh, my brother and I were walking down the street together I was probably seven or eight And frank is a couple years older than I so he was probably nine or ten years old and we were walking down the street together And I you know as a rambunctious little little boy. I was dirty. I was walking.  I I felt so bad, you know, my brother's ashamed of me And uh, of course, you know, as an adult now, I look back and I think you know, I should have just killed him then No, as I look back I realize, you know, that's just a kid talking and and that was what he was feeling at that moment And it was you know, I understand all of that But I have to tell you when he said that it did it did hit me It made me feel bad It made me feel sad that my own brother didn't want to admit that he was Associated with me and all of that and you know This is one of those scriptures when I first got saved That the Lord actually used in my life As I read this and and it says that he is not ashamed to call me his his brother In other words, Jesus is not ashamed of me as his brother And I have to tell you that really spoke to my heart. It really did it made me feel. Well, you know, I have a big brother Jesus himself who is not ashamed of me. He doesn't shrink back from recognizing me He's not humiliated by me. He's not ashamed of me though. I have to tell you there have been many times I'm certain that I have done things that he he could very well have had a right to feel ashamed to acknowledge that we are related But the fact is by the work of his holy spirit in in our lives by the work of his spirit in us We actually can be brought to live a life that that does not bring shame to him But what blows my mind and blesses me so much is by the holy spirit working in in us We can actually be brought to a place. There are lives actually glorify and bring honor to him So that when people see you you actually are honoring the Lord when when people see the way that you live The way that you are Just the kind of person that you are That they actually can say, you know, you're the kind of person that brings glory to God Now that comes through the working of the holy spirit It comes from a desire to simply be that person who brings honor to him Jesus asked the question once it's found in mark chapter 8 verses 36 through 38 And in that passage he asked this question He said what good is it for a man to gain the whole world yet forfeit his soul Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul? If anyone is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful generation The son of man will be ashamed of him when he comes in his father's glory with the holy angels See on the one hand as i'm walking with the Lord and bringing honor to him He's not humiliated or embarrassed to be associated with me But if i'm ashamed of jesus christ If i'm the kind of person who's a great christian around other christians You know, i'm a great testimony and witness amongst other believers But but i'm with people that don't know the Lord and suddenly i i'm exactly like them I'm doing what they do i'm saying the same things they say You know acting exactly like they then what i really am is ashamed of the gospel and i'm ashamed of jesus christ There are a lot of chameleon christians Who basically blend in with whatever they're you know, whoever they're hanging around with so if they're at work You'd never know they were believers You'd never know they were christians because they act exactly like everybody else on the job Or if they're in school They're the same way that everybody else is in school They go out with their friends if their friends are not believers they act exactly As the friends who are not believers they're you know, they're just blenders they blend in they're they're ashamed in reality of being identified as a christian You know when i first got saved at the age of 20 It was it was different for me when i was 20 i wanted to be identified with with jesus christ I wanted to be identified With people like that because i'd lived a life of shame and humiliation for a so long already Why do i want to continue in that way of life?  Why do i want to You know do the same things that my friends are doing and that's that's the stuff that god saved me out of Why do i want to go back to that? Why would i want to do that? Why would i want to deny jesus christ? Why would i be ashamed of talking about jesus to my mom and my dad? Why would i be afraid if they rejected me? I already had lived a life that caused them every reason if they were ever going to reject me to do so and they hadn't yet Why would they do it now? Why would i be afraid of telling my friends? Hey, listen, I want you to know i got saved my life is going to change and i'm going to live for jesus christ Why would i be afraid when i went to college to tell a professor or the students in the class?  No, you know, you can be in a pulpit You can preach a message a very forceful and very open message to your church But you will not speak that same message outside of the church And you're regarded by everybody who's being braved because you do so But you never take the message outside.  He's not ashamed of you. He'll call you his brother and yet the apostle peter Didn't want to identify with christ three different times They said you are also with that Galilean and he said i don't even know him. I don't know what you're talking about He was ashamed to be identified with jesus christ But because of god's great love for the apostle peter jesus retrieved that that man and brought him back to himself And i believe that he does that for us even to this day Even when we sometimes are ashamed to be identified with him now I have to be honest with you there are times that i've been ashamed not of him But i have been ashamed of my christian brethren Sometimes i've i've seen my brothers say some things that that really well It's not scriptural and it really was unsound and it was unwise and And and i and i think that every once in a while in secular tv You're gonna have somebody some quote-unquote christian man will be brought up Just so they can mock just so they can embarrass You know just so they can say things and ask questions of them and and then hear them say outlandish things And then have them pointed out saying well, this person is an evangelical christian and and basically they're saying Look how stupid he is. He's an intellectual hillbilly. He's a bumpkin He hasn't got any any insight or understanding at all and and sometimes i have to tell you i've been there We're uh, we're one of my brethren have said things that really really were not Proper not thought out weren't sound And and you can't feel this oh my goodness and so the lord for many years has told me You know what i'm not ashamed of you so you be careful not to be ashamed of them He's not ashamed of you.  We want people to know We want people to know what he has done Now notice how it says in verse 12 and 13 saying I will declare your name to my brethren in the midst of the congregation I will sing praise to you And again, I will put my trust in him and again here am I and the children whom god has given me I will declare your name to my brethren Here am I and the children in other words We are adopted brethren and he is not ashamed to be identified with us And so verse 14 in as much then as the children have partaken of flesh and blood He himself likewise shared in the same That through death he might destroy him who had the power of death that is the devil And release those who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage For indeed he doesn't give aid to angels, but he does give aid to the seat of abraham Therefore and all things he had to be made like his brethren That he might be a merciful and faithful high priest and things pertaining to god To make propitiation for the sins of the people For in that he himself has suffered being tempted he is able to aid those Who are tempted now notice in verses 14 and 15 notice it says as the children have partaken in flesh and blood That word partaken means to have had fellowship communion or partnership In other words all human beings are flesh and blood all have partnership in the reality of the same nature Men are related to one another by sharing a common human nature And so even so jesus needed to be fully man to be a substitute on behalf of man And so he shared in the same when it says he shared in the same that means that jesus Took hold of something that was not his own or of his own kind. We are flesh and blood by nature Jesus was not human only by nature He willingly took hold of something that didn't naturally belong to him when he took upon himself human nature But in doing so that enabled jesus christ to die That's the purpose of what is called the incarnation He took upon himself human flesh so that he might suffer and die And that's what it says there and it goes on to say that through death He might destroy him who had the power of death that is the devil So when it says that through death, he might destroy that word destroy means to render powerless or make in operative Sometimes we look at satan and we look at him kind of like he's almost equal to god There are those that that that adhere to what is called dualism They believe that there is a god of light and a god of darkness And that they are equal and have a cosmic war that's going on. It's called dualism But the bible doesn't teach that the bible doesn't teach that satan is equal to god And the bible doesn't teach that satan is just a little inferior satan is infinitely inferior to god. He's a created being He's not a sovereign ruler king of death king of how Killing people when he desires to do sometimes we have pictures of him like that You have pictures of him as the king of howl and the king of death. That's not what he is He doesn't had an operation that is You know under his kingdom or kingship as if he is equal to god He does have a spiritual operation that does oppose god and god's will We know that he is what is referred to as a ruler the ruler of this world Jesus said will be cast out in john 12 31 We know according to first john 5 19 that the whole world lies into the sway of the wicked when he does have power But he is not something equal to god It was satan's activity though that introduced sin And in his activity in that he rebelled against god and you see this in isaac 14 and ezekiel 28 In his rebellion against god He introduces sin and he sinned He was the first to sin then he came into that garden and tempt eve as well as adam ultimately Was brought into sin too and so his activity introduced sin And he also promotes sin And he promotes sin because sin produces death And that's why he is presented as the one who has the power of death because he encourages sin and sin results in death That's why god said in the book of genesis in the day that you eat there of you shall surely die But satan will promote an activity that will consummate in death And therefore he has what is referred to as the power of death But jesus on the cross destroys him You see when jesus dies on that cross and cries out it is finished and is buried and three days later is resurrected He is demonstrated as having the power of life And jesus christ in coming out of that grave is demonstrating that he conquer sin the grave as well as the devil And so jesus christ destroys or renders him in operative to the work of salvation that he has Done on our behalf and he conquered. That's why in 1st Corinthians 15 55 through 57. We read these words Oh death, where's your sting? Oh grave? Where's your victory? The sting of death is sin The strength of sin is the law But thanks be to god who gives us a victory through our lord jesus christ jesus rendered him in operative That's why jesus said if you hear my word and believe on him who sent me you have present tense eternal life You have it right now When I received christ, I entered into age abiding life. I was passed from death into life And though this body is growing older and one day may be placed into the ground like a seed Ultimately, I will be resurrected this body will be will be brought into a perfection And and I will spend eternity with the lord always be holding his face and worshiping him Because I pass from one thing into the real thing you see I have that life that comes through jesus christ now The person who doesn't have christ is already dead even as they live A person who doesn't have christ even as we saw today in Ephesians chapter two verse one That person is dead and trespasses in sin and that person is a walking zombie is a living dead person alive physically But dead spiritually Jesus christ and dying on that cross render satan in operative in that I now have life through jesus christ Who conquered sin the grave and satan I now have victory and so I live like that I live with this knowledge that though I go through skirmishes and I will go through battles Yet the war has been finally won by jesus who conquered and I have victory in him Now in verse 16, he doesn't give aid to angels, but he does give aid to the seat of abraham Jesus christ didn't come to redeem redeem angels angels cannot be saved. I've had people ask What if satan repents I read the last page of the book he doesn't And and there's no way that he does. I mean he is not redeemable satan is not redeemable The fallen angels remain fallen for eternity. They don't ever turn around and say we will worship god They remain fallen angels and ultimately are judged forever And so jesus christ came to save mankind not to redeem angels angels are not Going to be redeemed at all. He doesn't give aid to angels Therefore he says in verse 17 in all things he had to be made like his brethren That he might be a merciful and faithful high priest and things pertaining to god To make propitiation for the sins of the people And so the lord jesus christ took upon himself human flesh in order that he might be that proper sacrifice that Satisfies the righteous demands and anger of god That word propitiation in verse 17 is a word that speaks of satisfying anger jesus christ came In order that he might satisfy the righteous demands of god as well as the anger of god God actually has a wrath that is poured out on those who reject him And ultimately in in an eternal judgment in what is called hell That is where god's Justice is met in people remaining there For rejecting him and the incredible price that he paid to redeem you through his son jesus christ And so he made propitiation for the sins of people jesus died on that cross in order to satisfy god's righteous demands And his anger The standard for entrance into the kingdom of god let no one deceive you The standard for entrance in your own goodness into the kingdom of god the standard is perfection God does not grate on the curve It's either everything or nothing You cannot say well i've kept most of the commandments because james tells us if you sin in one point you've offended in all You may never have committed adultery physically you may never have killed somebody But if you've lied or if you've cheated or if you've stolen It's as good as if you broke every one of the commandments and not only that Sometimes we think of the commandments and we limit them to the 10 commandments But when you study the old testament you discover there are some 613 specific commands that are given in the old testament Paul made it very clear that people couldn't keep those commandments because they were intended to be a school master to bring us to To faith in jesus christ you see what they were intended to do is to awaken in us our imperfection Those commandments help us to have a standard that we fail to achieve Which brings us to a place of hopelessness So we cast ourselves on god and we say god i'm miserable i can't do these things I want to be a righteous person, but i find that within me. There's a law that is constantly Combating my desires and and the will is present with me But the ability to perform that which i desire is not and then we ask that question O wretched man that i am who is going to save me from this body of death and then we can say well Thanks be to god through jesus christ Because what it's intended to do is to bring us to the point where we realize I can't do these things now We know that that those who do such things are are justly going to be condemned by god So it causes us to have a concern and so we hear the message of the gospel that gives to us An escape route if you will where god says listen You cannot do these things perfectly no matter how hard you try And so i have done something for you that you cannot do for yourself i sent jesus christ the perfect sacrifice He lived a perfect life That's why jesus could look at people and he could say which one of you can convict me of sin He could say that to his mom he could say that to his brothers He could say that to all who are around in that town anybody who knew him for an entire lifetime Which of you can convict me of sin? Who here in this room could ask the same question without having somebody raise their hand and say well I can if I said which one of you can convict me of sin You know my whole family would jump up and say man How many how many sins do you want me to convict you of? Jesus on the other hand jesus says who here can convict me of sin his mom And and nobody else could say that they'd ever seen him lie steal cheat to do anything disrespectful anything like that He must have been an incredible an incredible brother to have You know because he never got in any trouble If mom said make the bed not only did he make it he probably created one. I mean I mean this is this was the perfect kid I mean, how do you how do you point out sin in him? There was no sin in jesus christ not a single bit of sin and therefore he was that perfect sacrifice See this is all basic christianity. This is christianity 101 This is what we most surely believe that jesus christ is perfect that he never did wrong that he took upon himself human flesh He satisfied the anger as far of his father He did everything perfect for us in order that we who do not do things perfect May have somebody who has gone ahead for us and has done it on our behalf He did that not to give aid to the angels He did that in order to give aid to us Because we like abraham have faith in him and trust in him and and because of that Because I trust and I receive and I believe and I just hold fast to him Then I couldn't know be on a shadow of a doubt that he's on my side When it says in verse 18 in that he himself has suffered being tempted. He's able to aid those who are tempted You can be going through things and you can be saying I don't understand this. I don't understand what's going on But jesus you do you understand You need took upon yourself all the sin of mankind you understand the sufferings of mankind Therefore you understand what it's like And what i'm going through Notice in chapter 4 verse 15 here in hebrus how how he says here We do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses But was in all points tempted as we are Yet without sin He understands he understands me. That's why I can cry out to him in times of sorrow or pain Or when i'm dealing with something that that that I don't know anybody can understand That's why I can take it to him.   You know what it feels like to have This inclination or this desire you understand that not because you gave into it But because you took upon yourself human flesh and understand from that perspective and therefore I say to you be my help Help me lord because I don't want to give in I don't want to yield to this I want to be victorious I have discovered that sometimes the temptation in my life was so great That resisting it was painful Because the pleasure of giving into that temptation was so delicious That I wanted to yield to it I wanted to because I enjoyed that sin so much And it became very difficult when my flesh would war against the spirit Because I would be saying it would be just so easy to do that and and I want to do that and And I can repent later on I actually would think that way And then I began to learn as I grew older What it cost jesus for me to be set free from that What did it cost it cost him every drop of his blood It cost him pain on the cross Was it easy for him to do that to embrace that cross?  No, it wasn't Why did he do that? He did that so he could say to me listen I have overcome And in me You can too You know, there were a lot of reasons for me to remain faithful to my wife A lot of reasons to him. I've got a great wife. I love her with all of my heart She's faithful to me There are a lot of reasons for me to remain faithful to her One of the main reasons that I remain faithful to her Is because I remain faithful to him It's because I know I know That if I were to be unfaithful to her that it would break her heart But I also know If I were to be unfaithful to her it would break his heart And I don't want to break the heart of the Lord I don't want to add to any pain that I've already caused him as he took upon himself my sin I don't I want to remain faithful to him And so I do cry out to the Lord and I said god, um, can you please help me? You know, this person has made me very angry and I most definitely want to let them know exactly What they have done to make me so angry and I want to give them five reasons why it wasn't wise for them to do so I'll receive an offering. I'll give you a portion. But may I please tell them off and God says no No, you may not What you need to do is you need to die to yourself and the inclinations of your flesh and You need to pray for them because they've despitefully used you And you need to press on Because vengeance is mine say it the lord. I'll recommend I'm doing good them. You may win them to me So why do you want to be that way? Well, I want to be that way because it's easier to be angry than it is to be forgiving That's the hardness of your heart But I can break your heart and I can make you have a heart of flesh if you're willing. Are you willing? Well, lord, that's the most difficult thing. I'm not willing at the moment So would you make me willing to be willing? And the lord says I surely will My mom smoked for many years I mean, I can't remember a time as a young person where I didn't see my mom with a pack of cigarettes I mean my mom smoked for many years And uh After she got saved She decided it was a wise thing to see smoking. That was many many years ago She decided it was a wise thing to see smoking.  She said well, I would constantly be asking him god take away the cigarettes Take away the cigarettes You know, but I could always go to the liquor store and buy another pack You know So what I finally started praying is lord, would you take away my desire for cigarettes? Would you remove the desire for cigarettes? She said you know what he has done. He's removed that desire She says I don't smoke anymore because I don't desire to smoke anymore Because I yield the desire to him And so I learned from that lesson my mom and her and her cigarette smoking habit and all And I asked the lord to do the same in my life Lord, I just want the desire to be removed And I wanted to be replaced with the desire to please you And because I know that you understand these things I am asking you To replace the evil desires that my natural inclinations produce Replace them with desires for you for you have said in your word That if I delight myself in you You will give me the desire of my heart And the desire of my heart is to be pleasing to you So I'm asking you to remove the desires that would take me away Replace them with desires that will draw me close And you understand these things Because you have suffered and in the suffering you give to me evidence that I can overcome through you Because of you And so lord may I live a life that brings pleasure to you Because I know that you are able to help me when I'm being tempted May god help us to understand that


At the end of the day, our goal is to once again fulfill the vision of and that this becomes an airman's assignment of choice to where prior to me coming here the notion of being assigned to Incirlik is you know a little a little down depressing you know because I mean it's sad to be to be away from your family and be in a remote lockdown location but it's what you make of it right and so to to then change that mindset of I do want to come to Incirlik because of the opportunities to better myself to find things to immerse myself in the culture that is such a beautiful country so there's so many opportunities and so to me having to set that environment where any airman could feel like yeah I have so many things that I would like to do to either better this place or better myself I'll take it on and to feel safe and secured and empowered enough to do that


you are viewing the text show the state of the state of Hawaii and I'm your host, Stephanie Stoll Dalton. For today, we are discussing Hawaii's recent midterm election outcomes and the expectations voters may have for the new team of executives and legislators. Our guest is Vicky Cayetano, who's very experienced in Hawaii's governing, having served as former first lady, successful woman, a good business woman in the state and herself a candidate for state executive office. So I welcome Vicky Cayetano to talk to us more about what this election means and how accurate are some of the predictions that we're reading about in our media. So one of the first concerns that it's a concern, it's not so much a concern as a fact. I'm asking if you think it should be a concern. It is reported that the voter turnout for this midterm election of 48% was lowest ever and that the last low was in 2014 with 52% of registered voters participating. Now, do you think that is an issue given our situation and our primary and our regular election? What do you think about this fact? Is this, should this be on the list of to-dos in your opinion, Vicky? Well, aloha Stephanie and thank you so much for having me on today. You know, I think the low voter turnout in spite of the fact that it was a mail-in ballot, supposedly, which is, you know, makes it so much more convenient for people does reflect an amount of apathy from voters. I think that for many of them they feel very frustrated to an extent almost like there's no hope. No matter what election outcome it is, nothing changes. If anything, things seem to be getting worse, right? Affordability, cost of living. And then on top of that, many of our residents work two jobs, maybe even three, two and a half and between the family and everything else, who has time to even talk about this? And I think that the biggest thing is the discouragement that they feel that no matter what every election cycle we talk about the same things and yet the outcome is not any better. Well, I was wanting to know if you think that Governor Green, who's our new, we have our newly inaugurated team now actually on this afternoon. So my question was, do you think that he has big shoes to fill or do you think other than that? It sounds like you might have some other comments for that question. You know, I realize that everybody likes to compare governors but every governor is in during a different time and a different time in state and our state affairs. And so I like to just look at leadership in terms of how they're addressing the needs that we currently have. Certainly Governor Green, when he was lieutenant governor said very high expectations. But, you know, to be honest, it's easy to be a lieutenant governor because you don't have that responsibility of governing and yet it's easy to say, oh, you should do this, you should do that, you know, from the sidelines. But now he is in the office and I think all of us have to hope that he will deliver on all the promises that he made because, you know, Hawaii's future is at stake here. I don't think the state's been at a more critical juncture than we're currently facing. And so that I think should be our hope. Well, why do you think we're at this juncture, Vicki? Is it, certainly there are comments about how Governor Green benefited as a candidate who played governor without having the accountability, right? But, and he'll be facing that music, right? So how will he show us that he can step up? What do you see as maybe an early test of this? We're here. Well, I think, you know, good leaders is not about, and one understands it's not about oneself. It's about your ability to bring people together, to lead by example. Talking is one thing, but delivering takes a lot more work. And so it's being able to bring people together to address those who are opposing to ideas, how to get them on board. And I think in times like this, we absolutely have to think out of the box. The traditional solutions will not be aggressive enough to address the numerous problems we have. Well, all right, now going back to the election issues, do you think that having such a dominant Democratic Party presence is an advantage or disadvantage for getting beyond or dissolving our critical issues here? You know, I think that one of the challenges for us as a state is this line that we put right here. Are you a Democrat or Republican? And the fact is that no one party really has an exclusiveness on good ideas. And when we talk about collaboration, I think you have to start with bringing people together, regardless of what party they belong to. I think that's really important, but I do believe that the national scene for Republicans has not helped local Republicans in any way, because it's been a very divisive theme in their communication. So local Republicans may not be like that, but I think that their national counterparts have not helped their ability in Hawaii to expand their reach. And I think that's a shame. Well, do you think that Hawaii was actually involved in these issues of the GOP to the local GOP, push on these conspiracy theories or express them, or talk a lot about the voting integrity? Do you think that those reached any level of public consideration during the campaign? No, I don't see a widespread use of that here locally, but what I do mean is that when you support, when Republicans support their nominee as they did in the past presidential election, Donald Trump, I know Bob McDermott reflected that he energizes the party, but I would have to disagree with that. I don't think that's called energizing. I think that's called destroying the people, because you're creating this divisiveness. So while it wasn't reflected here locally, I think there's just a natural tendency to associate people together. So my hope is that just putting aside party lines, we need everybody, all hands on deck, everyone with strong leadership from the top, from the governor really working to bring Hawaii to a better place by addressing all these issues of affordability, housing, homelessness, crime, climate change, education. I mean, the list goes on and on and no one person can do it, but the leader of this state, he now has those shoes to fill and can't be saying from the sideline what you should have done and not do. He's gonna be doing that and executing as the governor of our state. There will be no one else to place the responsibility on this time. So there's no finger pointing opportunity. But one of the issues that seems to be under discussion right now is of course the oil it won because of the high electricity rates that we have here, of course, which is not really new, but they have spiked some and seem to go along with how oil is priced. But how do you see Hawaii, the state of Hawaii, our state leadership, how are they gonna address that, Vicki? What can you do in that office to get at something that, I don't wanna say it's bigger than, well, Hawaii certainly has its own ways of approaching this, right, a responsibility for it. But tell me, can you talk a little bit about how that oil and electricity overcharging us? How can that be resolved or changed or made better? Well, I think one of the most important things is the attitude of government for our state. And I think that we need to be much more open and seek out solutions and not just have this tunnel vision that we've gotta solve everything ourselves. Now, we closed the last coal facility in September and Hawaii was ill-prepared to cope with that. And so again, we tend to over-promise what we can do and then under-deliver. We don't have the foresight to say, if we're going to achieve this, what are the steps we have to take? The second thing I would say is that government moves too slowly, not only to anticipate, but even to react to situations. And I think that's going to be really incumbent upon the governor to lead with, not to be rash, but to lead with a sense of urgency because people's lives are on the line. You know, Stephanie, five years in a row now, our population has decreased. People are leaving our state. And they're going to places where they have a chance not only to survive, but to thrive. Nobody wants to leave Hawaii. Very few people want to leave, but they have to just to survive. And so I hope that Governor Green understands that urgency, but moves with the ability to have that foresight, to have a focus and to bring people together to make it happen. Well, I'd like to just dip into this issue of the oil and the coal burning and the rates that we have here that are exorbitant in my opinion, but with a really high even compared to California. So with all of our natural resources in Hawaii, with the thermal, geothermal from the big island, the waves, the wind, the sun, you name the wind, you name the force. And we have it here in Hawaii, but there doesn't seem to be much going on with regard to those unless I'm very uninformed. I mean, I do know that we have wind. We do use wind. And yes, there is solar energy here. But what is this the kind of thing you're addressing by saying it's too slow or to timid? How does a governor of a state like Hawaii get at these kinds of things? What can that team do? Well, I think first of all, we need to recognize that, you know, it's much easier to talk about ideas. The devil's always in the details and implementation. And we have to have the courage to move forward, even knowing that there will be hiccups along the way. We need to have conversations with those who oppose these views. And I think that's one of the challenges in Hawaii we have. We don't like to have those difficult conversations. We all want to be nice and friendly. And we feel that if somebody speaks up to oppose something, that's not showing the right spirit. And that's not correct because people with opposing views, this is what makes a community rich, but you have to be able to manage those conversations and not just walk away from the situation. You've got to have the determination and the ability to bring those difficult conversations about and to find resolution. I mean, whether it's TMT, Red Hill, I mean, look, we've been talking about Red Hill for how long, healthcare crises. I mean, this is endless. And, you know, I'm sorry, but it really will take that kind of leadership to turn this shift around. Well, that's a high expectation. It is the case as far as I understand it that reapportionment has required all of the legislative seats to be reelected. So given that occurred, do you believe that opens up any opportunities for doing the kinds of things that you just discussed in terms of the communication, in terms of the turmoil, in terms of, you know, the power grabs? I mean, does that help to bring in an entirely new set of legislators? We do have a new and reelected one. So the dynamics will be interesting. And I think this is where strong leadership, good leadership is going to show itself and to bring people around because everybody's kind of got their own perspective on things. And whenever you bring people together, not everybody's going to agree and shouldn't. We need to have those conversations. And so I hope that Governor Green will reach out and work with the legislature. Really, the UDT's legislators, they're an equal partner and you need to engage them and make them a part of the plan to resolve things. I have hope in the Lieutenant Governor, Sylvia Lu, has had a long history being there, has the relationships. And so I certainly hope that she'll be able to engage on behalf of the executive branch, working with the governor to engage her former colleagues to make things happen. It just got to, everybody's got to come together if we're going to be able to accelerate and make some much needed progress. Well, does Sylvia Lu and the governor, do they have an opportunity to build a unique relationship or a refresh or a new way of relating as the two executive officers? Do you think they have that opportunity? Well, they certainly have been saying that they are great partners. And again, setting the bar high, they're going to work together. And so I would believe that they're going to deliver on the promises that they've made to the people of Hawaii. And let's not forget that this administration is extremely fortunate to have the surplus from the previous administration left of over $2 billion. No administration has been fortunate enough to have that. And although much of it came from federal funding, the point is it's money. It's money that you've got. And so they're starting off with a big plus right there. Well, what do you expect to see come out of that first? What do you think the governor will do about that? Is it, I mean, if you, as you've observed and known how these things work at that level, will he make those decisions? For instance, does he tend to do that independently or will he pull people in, like you say, Sylvia? And then will Sylvia Lu pull in and her people? How does that kind of decision come to be made by our highest official? You know, I don't want to speculate how he thinks and what he would do, but I would share with voters that I think it's so important when you look at promises that are made and are they being delivered is looking at the results and also following the money. You know, recently, as you've read, there's been so much corruption in government, both at the county and state level, okay? And follow the money trail. And so, yes, it's wonderful that there's all this money, but is it a concern? Absolutely, because there's always a temptation for it to be used inappropriately. So I would just say that all of us should certainly be cognizant of how our monies are being spent and let's look for not just the talk, but more importantly, let's look for the results that I think good leadership is going to be able to deliver. Well, I have mentioned a question, people from UH Minaw that are in, it has been very casual and for me, who are in research in these areas. I mean, for instance, like wave action. And so, it's totally naive as I am about it. You know, I ask, why can't we use these, to get these, there's electricity to happen. And I just get these really dismissive responses about, which I understand, it's just so complicated and it's very hard to do and all of that. And of course, you know, my response is always man on the moon, man on the moon. So if we can get somebody up there, like what are you telling me? It's complicated, of course it is, even thinking that we could possibly do something about that. But here again, that just means when it's so complicated, is that we've got to do the research. And of course, that's expensive. And are the feds, is the federal government gonna come out here and do us favors on the research? Maybe, I mean, that's how we're getting anything done at all now. But if there's that much money available, that as you said, that out of the box thinking that can be about Hawaii's best interest, can we get to see that? So you know, Stephanie, I gotta tell you, the fallacy that we have is that we have to reinvent the wheel. There are a lot of good ideas out there, whether you're talking about housing plans, homelessness. I mean, Houston took 25,000 people off the streets, homeless people. So it's not like we have to form more committees. We just have been lacking the political will in our government to get things done. We've been lacking in execution of these things. So it's not like we got to start from ground zero. There are examples out there of what we need to do, but we need to move forward. Governor Green and his administration and the legislators have to work together with the county because there are so many opportunities between state and county to work together and have that kind of will to move forward and start implementing, not forming more committees. There really are a lot of great ideas out there and that have been done in other places. Sorry. Yeah, well, no, that's very, very good. And I hear you, I hear that theme is that let's not talk about the theory of the issue and not have any evidence yet or haven't applied yet. No, you've got to be able to be grounded and have to be concrete about these things. And then there are these other models. So that's one way to go is to look at other models of somewhat similar circumstances in areas like I don't know if Houston would be considered that without doing some analysis, but what did they do and how does that apply here? But I mean, have you heard anything like this? I mean, is that message to be more concrete about it and more applied? Is that message, have you heard much about that message anywhere than anybody's thinking that way? Well, I think voters have been saying that. I know I kept hearing that all through my campaign.  When you talk about the poor, low voter turnout, and I think that's exactly why they are just so frustrated that nothing changes. And so it's really important now for this governor to deliver and he certainly campaigned on things that he would do, set a high bar. And so now we want to see those results. And I think as voters, as the people of this state that we all love, we deserve to have that delivered, not just make excuses. Exactly. Well, I was impressed that during your campaign, as you mentioned, I'm sure you got lots of feedback, but you did talk about governing as public service. Did that, was that a means of getting at this very issue that you provide service through the government which improves life and wellbeing in Hawaii? Is that what you meant using that notion? Yes, that's one aspect of it, but we also need leadership that has the mindset to be creative. We cannot go down the same path that we've been a one-party system for the last 50 years, 60 years. So we can't even blame another party for blocking our ideas, but we need leaders who have that kind of creativity, have the determination to serve the people and not just, shall we say, doing it for the next election, thinking of the next race. This is one of the reasons I support a one-term for governors. I think that that makes it much more viable for them to make the tough decisions that will alienate some people, but that has to be done. Well, that is very interesting. Has that ever come up as a possibility here, one-term governorship? Oh, yes, a number of candidates have said that and actually it's in our campaign finance reform issues, there are a number of things that I spoke of, that Kai Kahelei spoke about. And I think it's time to look at talking with the legislators to get it through so that we don't look at these races at these positions as a stepping stone. Okay, so I think that makes a big difference in how we focus. And also for those in the legislature that they don't see it as a career. We need to make these changes, term limits, campaign finance reform, that should be really at the top of the list during this next session as well. Well, then with the legislature being all newly elected, do you think that that brings any more open-mindedness so that people might be able to engage these topics? Do you think that's a positive for us? I hope so. But you know, Stephanie, ideas are so many and to take ideas and to harness them and then to implement them so that we get some good out of it, get good action results, this is what we need leadership to do because there are many ideas out there, many new legislators as well as well as the returning ones. So how to bring them all together, right? This is what the next governor needs to do and certainly let's hope Governor Green is going to deliver that. So I'm hearing you now that it is, it resides at the head of the government and of course that's what the organizational research shows is that you have to have that CEO has got to be the one making those calls and pushing them through, that's what you're saying. So I think that it's all brand new now in a way and I know that we're really not brand new because certainly people were reelected to their positions and the leadership issues are so major as you point out and but that's where it's got to come from. So and he's got a lot going for him, you know, Stephanie if I may say he's got the surplus, he's got a great partner in the Lieutenant Governor Sylvia Luke who has tremendous experience in these issues. So he has a lot of benefits starting forward as governor, you know, so we need to believe that he can deliver this now. Well, I think that that's a very encouraging message and the fact that he does bring a scientific professional investment to it is another feature. But if there's anything you could say about improving campaigning or our elections, what would you like to say something about that before we close out our show? I mean, I'm here, you've made so many good points and making the suggestions about one term and term limits and the other points that you've made and the incredibly good luck of the budget that this team has, what else can make a difference for having the leader perform? I think if we wanna attract the new generation of leaders and not just those who want to have a job in the political scene cause they can't get a job outside of it, we need to go back to the roots of what public service is all about. And I think one of the things that's really difficult is dealing with social media because that can be very ugly and it's certainly a deterrent to good people who want to run for the right reasons. And so I don't have an answer, a solution but I would just say to the voters is listen more than just looking at candidates. Don't just buy the sound bites, look at your candidate and while a great leader like the former chancellor of Germany, Angela Merkel. For example, if you look at her, she probably is a rather boring candidate but what a great leader she was. And so I think this is the thing, sometimes we just look at exciting candidates, they're not necessarily the right kind of leaders or good leaders. I think in America and even in Hawaii, we tend to be to glamorize this. And I think it's important that we listen more than just looking at the candidates. That's very, very good advice, no doubt about it. Hopefully it will sink in. I wanted to just ask you to clarify that how it is you see social media as a deterrent to this whole process. Is that something we're not recognizing as much as we should that as a deterrent and how is it a deterrent? It is, but you can't do anything about it. Well, why is it a deterrent? First of all, there's those pseudonyms that they go under and then they make all kinds of false statements about a candidate, right? Yeah, that's right. And so imagine for yourself. I mean, every candidate has a family, is a human being. And so with that said, I wanna be very clear that questioning candidates is something we should do as part of the vetting process, but just calling names or saying something that has no basis for it. That is what I'm saying is the ugliness of social media. And we need to address that if we wanna attract people from the everyday world to participate in our, to have civic engagement in our process. Very, very good. Well, that's very informative. Thank you for being so insightful for us out of your experience and in your thinking about these important issues for our state and all of our wellbeing here. We're out of time and I will say that this is the state of the state of Hawaii and I'm your host, Stephanie Stone-Dalton. We've been talking with Vicky Cayetano and on topics related to our recent midterm election and what our life's gonna be like for this term. So thank you very much for being here, Vicky, and being so forthcoming, really informative comments you've made are useful. And I hope you all will join us again in two weeks and mahalo to viewers for viewing. Aloha. Thank you so much for watching Think Tech Hawaii. 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Welcome to using the energy efficiency provisions in NCC Volume 2. The focus of this presentation is the energy efficiency provisions in NCC Volume 2 and the related housing provisions. This presentation has a practical focus and looks in detail at the specific performance requirements. The DTS provisions and assessment methods for energy efficiency that apply to Class 1 and Class 10 buildings. What you will learn. Energy efficiency performance requirements in Volume 2. Compliance solutions for energy efficiency in Volume 2. House energy ratings. Assessment methods for energy efficiency in Volume 2. Energy efficiency in the ABCB housing provisions. Other useful resources. Energy efficiency in NCC Volume 2. Section H. The two performance requirements in Part H6 of NCC Volume 2 reflect the key concerns for energy efficiency in Volume 2 of the NCC. H6 P1. Thermal performance. This relates to the building's ability to maintain a comfortable internal temperature for occupants while using as little energy as possible to do so. By achieving good thermal performance, the building will meet objectives to improve occupant health and amenity. H6 P2. Energy usage. The key objective of this requirement is to reduce energy consumption, energy peak demand and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The DTS provisions in Part H6 also reflect these key objectives. It links to Section 13 of the ABCB Housing Provision Standard for Elemental Pathway. Section 13 contains seven parts and is discussed in more detail later in this module. Performance solution. They should remember that they don't have to use the DTS provisions but can develop a performance solution instead. Or they can use a combination of a DTS solution and a performance solution. Verification methods. Two verification methods exist. H6 V2, verification using a reference building. You can use this verification method to comply with H6 P1. This method requires you to compare the performance of the proposed building with a reference building that meets the DTS provisions. H6 V3, verification of building envelope sealing. This method can be used to meet the building sealing part of H6 P1. It tests the air leakiness of the building. Or in other words, how well the external building envelope is sealed by using what is known as the blower door test. In technical terms, the method requires the building envelope sealing to achieve air permeability of not more than 10 cubic metres an hour metre squared at 50 PA pressure when tested in accordance with AS and ZS ISO 9972 method 1. Specifications. Specification 42, house energy rating software. This specification sets out the requirements for satisfying H6 P1 and H6 P2. Using the NATAS DTS energy rating software pathway. Specification 44 calculation of heating load limit, cooling load limit and thermal energy load limit. This specification contains the method of calculating the heating load limit, cooling load limit and thermal energy load limit for compliance with H6 P1 and J1 P2, volume 1. What are the energy efficiency performance requirements? In NCC volume 2. The key objective of the NCC volume 2 energy efficiency provisions is to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions that a building produces over its lifetime. An additional benefit of the provisions is that an energy efficient home can be more comfortable to live in and cheaper to operate. The energy efficiency provisions in NCC volume 2 addresses two aspects. The thermal performance of the building envelope, that is the ease with which heat flows into and out of the building. It is assumed that improving the thermal performance of the building fabric will reduce the need for artificial heating and cooling. As heating and cooling are key contributors to the total energy use of a typical Australian home. Improving the building's thermal performance should reduce its energy use and therefore should reduce greenhouse gas emissions over the life of the building. NATAS, 7 star equivalent. The efficiency of the domestic services, that is how much energy is used to run things like air conditioning, heating and lighting and to heat water, showers, etc. The source of the energy used, particularly the use of renewable energy, reclaimed energy or low greenhouse gas intensity fuels. Variations exist for NSW, Tasmania and the Northern Territory. If the trainees live and work in these states, territory, they need to be aware of these variations. However, they should understand that the aim of the provisions is the same in all states and territories, i.e. to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from housing in Australia. DTS Pathways for Compliance. In section H of volume 2, some DTS provisions contain more than one pathway for compliance. Usually, the first of these pathways will be by reference to a relevant Australian standard or other similar reference document. The second will be by referencing a part or section of the ABCB Housing Provisions Standard, a.k.a. the Housing Provisions. The fire safety related DTS provisions in volume 2 are found in Part H6, Energy Efficiency. You will find they contain references to the Housing Provisions. The Housing Provisions contain the majority of the DTS provisions for volume 2, including those relevant to Energy Efficiency. If a DTS provision in volume 2 does not reference the Housing Provisions, then the Housing Provisions cannot be used for that provision. The Housing Provisions contains DTS provisions considered to be acceptable forms of construction that meet the requirements for complying with Parts H1 to H8 of volume 2. That is, they comply with performance requirements listed in Parts H1 to H8 of volume 2. You can click on the small red volume 2 logo to bring up the connector arrow between the volume 2 and Housing Provisions boxes to illustrate the relationship between the two documents. There is no need to adopt any particular options set out in the Housing Provisions if it is preferred to meet the performance requirements in another way. It will then be up to the appropriate authority to decide if the performance requirements have been met. The Housing Provisions must be applied in line with each of the following. Any conditions on the Housing Provisions set out in the DTS provisions of volume 2 were referenced and the scope clause at the start of each section of the Housing Provisions. Remember that you can also choose to develop a performance solution to meet some or all of the applicable performance requirements. In this case, it is most important to discuss your proposed solution with the appropriate authority to determine which assessment methods will be acceptable. It might also be useful to get advice from an experienced fire safety engineer. Part H6, H6-D2 in volume 2 outlines two DTS pathways for complying with the energy efficiency performance requirements. The pathway 1 is to use the House Energy Rating Software, NATAS, by applying specification 42 to achieve the heating and cooling loads. Now to quivel an energy usage and other energy saving features such as thermal brakes, compensation for a loss of sealing insulation, floor edge insulation and building sealing. The pathway 2 is to apply the elemental provisions by using section 13 of the ABCB Housing Provisions standard, Housing Provisions, to satisfy all the detailed provisions. As you can see, when you bring up the section 13, Label and Associated Dot Points, these provisions deal with different elements of the building, including building fabric, i.e. the external envelope, external glazing, building sealing, sealing fans, whole of home energy, usage and services. How can we comply with the energy efficiency performance requirements of NCC Volume 2? All options for compliance must be supported with suitable evidence and or documentation to demonstrate that compliance has been achieved and assessed and approved by the approval authority. If they want to, a designer or builder can choose to use a performance solution instead of the DTS provisions for any aspect of the performance requirements. For example, they could comply with a different standard such as the passive-HAS standard and present the approval authority with evidence that this meets or exceeds the thermal performance and building sealing provisions of the NCC. Can we use the reference building verification method to demonstrate that a performance solution will meet or exceed requirements? Regardless of the solution used, appropriate and sufficient evidence must be provided to the approval authority to allow them to assess whether the solution meets the performance requirements. Application of Part H6, NATAS Energy Rating Question 1. What minimum NATAS energy rating is required for most houses and DTS provisions in NCC Volume 2? Answer 1. Generally 7 stars. Derived using a NATAS-approved version of house energy rating software. Question 2. When can this 7-star requirement be varied? Answer 2. Buildings in climate zones 1 and 2, either 6.5 or 6 stars, depending on whether 1B or 1C applies. If they have a covered outdoor area that meets the specified requirements, e.g. has a solid roof that meets the specified total R value and has a permanently installed ceiling fan, if a state or territory variation exists that varies this requirement, refer to earlier slide. Question 3. Where can you find the required heating and cooling loads for different climate zones? Answer 3. In the ABCB Standard for NATAS Heating and Cooling Load Limits, this can be found on the ABCB website. NATAS Energy Rating, NATAS Assessment One way of meeting performance requirement H6P1 is to do a house energy rating, which assesses the thermal performance of the building fabric as a whole. All buildings assessed in this way must achieve a minimum 7-star rating from a rating system that runs from 0 to 10 stars. 0 stars means that the building has little to no energy efficiency features or savings, while 10 stars means that the building should not need additional energy to heat it or to cool it to a comfortable temperature. There is a concession in the NCC for buildings in NCC climate zones 1 and 2, which have hot and humid weather. These concessions allow a building to rate only 6 or 6.5 stars, provided that it has a covered outdoor living area where the covering meets minimum total R-value requirements and there is a permanent ceiling fan installed. Individual Heating and Cooling Loads Houses in some climate zones must also meet individual cooling and heating load limits, specific to the climate zone. This applies in mixed climate zones where both heating and cooling are required at different times of the year. It doesn't apply in climates that are dominated by hot or cold weather. For example, the climate zones in much of the Northern Territory, Tasmania and some zones in Queensland and Western Australia. Where there are specific heating and cooling loads, it means that a building must meet energy efficiency requirements for both heating and cooling, as well as meeting the overall energy efficiency target. So, a house in a mixed climate zone, for example in Canberra or Adelaide, might perform really, really well in winter, i.e. it has a very low heating load, while performing badly in summer, i.e. having a high cooling load. When the two loads are added together, the building might remain under the total required for a 7 star overall rating. But if the building exceeds the cooling load limit, it cannot be given a 7 star NATAS rating. This means that it would not comply with the building fabric efficiency requirements of H6P1. The building designer would have to change the design to reduce the use of energy to cool the building before the building could achieve a 7 star rating. The actual heating loads, cooling loads and overall loads that a building must meet vary by climate zone. This is because it is not reasonable, for example, to expect a house in a cooler climate zone, for example in Canberra, to use the same energy for heating in winter as a house in a milder climate zone, say in Brisbane. This means that a house in Canberra with a 7 star rating will use more energy for heating than a similar house in Brisbane, which also receives a 7 star rating. The ABC standard for NATAS heating and cooling load limits contains the separate heating and cooling load limits that apply to the design and construction of dwellings that are assessed using the NCC's energy rating assessment pathway. NATAS assessment. Only a rating done using a NATAS accredited software tool is acceptable. NATAS assessment can be complex, as a lot of building data needs to be entered correctly into the software. It must be done by a qualified accredited assessor using the building plans and details that will be submitted for building approval. The NATAS assessor provides a formal certificate of the star rating and stamps the building plans. Once a star rating has been completed for the building and the plans have been stamped, salient details of the plans cannot be changed without doing another rating. Some designers and builders will work with the NATAS assessor early in the design process to ensure that a new building will achieve a high energy efficiency star rating, particularly as more people are prepared to pay a premium for good energy efficiency. The NATAS software can be used too. Identify the elements of the building's design that are contributing to poor energy efficiency and a poor star rating. For example, the software can identify that breaks in the building envelope are increasing the heating load. For example, from exhaust fans or downlights. Or it might identify that large unshaded windows on the west of the building are increasing the cooling load. Tweak a building's design and construction features to improve the energy efficiency and therefore the star rating. If this is done early in the design process, then big improvements can be made to energy efficiency relatively easily and cheaply. For example, there is a misconception that double glazing is always the solution for achieving good thermal performance, particularly in mixed climates. And double glazing can be expensive. But in fact, altering the size of windows on different orientations and changing the shading on windows can go a long way towards improving a building's energy efficiency and therefore its star rating. For example, increasing the width of the eaves on the east and west of a building to provide shade over glazing can help to reduce solar gain in summer. An experienced NATAS assessor can identify the key elements contributing to a poor star rating and suggest less expensive improvements that can help to increase the rating. Other requirements. A NATAS rating is not sufficient on its own to comply with H6P1 and H6P2. To meet these performance requirements, the building also has to comply with other common parts of the DTS provisions, such as part 13.5 of the housing provisions for building ceiling, H6P1, and part 13.7 of the housing provisions for services, H6P2. Later slides contain activities to work through some of the details of these other DTS provisions for complying with H6P2. Points of potential confusion. When the NCC references a climate zone, it is referring to one of the eight climate zones described in Schedule 1 definitions in the NCC. The climate zones used in the NATAS software are not the same as the NCC climate zones. NATAS software uses a more detailed set of climate zones, 69 as at early 2000 and 21. That recognises a whole set of climate differences, including wind patterns. This doesn't change the assessment of which NCC climate zone a building falls into. Energy efficiency star ratings similar to NATAS ratings are used for other purposes in some states' territories. For example, the ACT requires buildings being bought and sold to advertise an energy efficiency rating known as an EER. If the building is brand new and has never been occupied, a NATAS rating can be used as the EER. This is usually the NATAS rating that the building received in order to gain building approval. If the building has been occupied, however, the EER is not quite the same as the NATAS rating. It is done using different software and rates houses on a scale of 1 to 6 stars only. An existing house that receives a 6 star EER rating would not necessarily receive a 7 star NATAS star rating. If a trainee is working in the ACT or nearby, they need to understand the difference between these two rating schemes. An EER is simpler and cheaper than a NATAS assessment, but you can't use an EER star rating to apply for building approval for a new building or renovations. New South Wales uses a similar rating system called Basics. This tool provides New South Wales homes with the same level of performance as NATAS 7 star. What are the DTS provisions in section 13, and what is the efficiency of the housing provisions? Part 13.2, Building Fabric The intent of the building fabric provisions is to ensure that the building envelope is an effective means of resisting unwanted heat flow. Heat always flows from a warmer space to a cooler space, so heat flow may be either predominantly into or out of a building depending on the climate zone. Insulation can assist in limiting heat flow. A thermally efficient building envelope has energy as needed to artificially heat or cool internal spaces. Thermal insulation can be reflective or bulk insulation. It can be added to the elements of the building fabric to achieve the required total R value specified in the housing provisions. Walls. Requirements for total R value of external walls are tailored for different climate zones, and the requirements are different for both high mass and lightweight external walls, e.g. cavity masonry or metal sheet on timber stud construction. Floors. Insulation requirements for floors also vary for floor types, e.g. suspended floors on ground slabs. Bathrooms. There is a concession for built-in heating or cooling that is solely used in a bathroom or amenity area. Roof lights. There are also DTS provisions for roof lights which are defined in the NCC as a skylight or window installed in a roof to permit natural light to enter the room below and which is at an angle between 0 and 70 degrees measured from the horizontal plane. From a thermal design perspective, a roof light must be protected to reduce the heat loss or gain. Part 13.3. External Glazing. The intent of Part 13.3 is to control the amount of heat transferring or leaving a building through glazing. The means by which the heat enters a room or leaves a room through glazing are conduction, solar radiation and air infiltration. Conduction and solar radiation are addressed in clauses 13.3.2 and 13.3.3 while infiltration is covered under the ceiling requirements in Part 13.4. There are five key factors affecting heat transfer which are location of the building, area of glazing, degree of sun exposure, orientation and shading. If the building is air conditioned the type of frame and glass used as this determines the total system U-value and solar heat gain coefficient for the glazing system. The treatment of glazing to limit unwanted heat gain or loss is one of the most important aspects of the energy efficiency requirements in the housing provisions. Glazing design is assessed based on conductance and solar heat gain. The housing provisions set separate maximum allowances for conductance and for solar heat gain. Formulas relating to solar conductance and solar heat gain are then used to calculate the performance of the proposed glazing layout for comparison with those allowances. The ABCB Glazing Calculator can assist with calculations. Note this is a non-mandatory tool and is neither a compliance tool nor a verification method. Part 13.4 Building Sealing The Part 13.4 Building Sealing DTS provisions addresses chimneys and flus, roof lights, external windows and doors, exhaust fans, constructions of ceilings, walls and floors, evaporative coolers. These provisions are designed to restrict the unintended leakage of outdoor air into the building and loss of conditioned air from the building. Overall, the DTS provisions encourage ventilation that can be controlled by occupants to make use of warmer or cooler outside air when that is desirable and also to maintain a healthy indoor environment. Building Sealing supports that goal by reducing the pathways for unintended leakage of air that has been heated or cooled for the comfort of occupants. This in turn has the capacity to reduce the energy required for artificial heating, cooling and dehumidifying. Part 13.5 Sealing Fans The intention of Part 13.5 is to provide requirements for the installation of ceiling fans for cooling and climates where it is suitable. This part applies to climate zones 1, 2 and 3 and Climate Zone 5 in New South Wales and Queensland. Part 13.6 Hole of Home Energy Usage The intention of Part 13.6 is to provide a collective budget for energy use in a building. The Hole of Home Energy Budget covers a number of factors. Floor area of the home, main heating cooling equipment, main water heater, swimming pool, spa and on-site PV. The Hole of Home Budget can enable trading between the efficiencies of the above types of energy usage within the building including by increased the size of on-site renewables such as solar. The ABCB has produced a Hole of Home calculator that automates the calculations and it is available from the ABCB website. Part 13.7 Services The intention of Part 13.7 Services provisions is to minimise energy loss through the operation of air conditioning, central heating, lighting, heated water supply, pool and spa heating and pumping. The requirements range from the installation of services, limiting the use of electric resistance spa heating, limiting the watts per square metre allowed for lighting, placing restrictions on certain energy sources for both heated water heating and swimming pool and spa heating. Artificial lighting must not exceed specified power allowances five watts per square metre for a Class 1 building, in 13.7.6 artificial lighting. Power allowance can be increased if there are smart lighting controls e.g. movement sensor activated lighting. The lamp power density or illumination power density allowances are as follows. 5 watts per square metre in a Class 1 building, 4 watts per square metre on a veranda, balcony or the like attached to a Class 1 building, 3 watts per square metre in a Class 10A building associated with a Class 1 building. Halogens must be separately switched from fluorescence. Outside lighting must be controlled by a motion sensor or be of high efficiency. High efficiency requires highlight output for each unit of electricity consumed. Requirements for heated water supply systems, including their energy efficiency are located in NCC volume 3 Part B2. These requirements cover the energy source of a system and they must be either solar, heat pump, gas. Only in certain circumstances electric, resistance or wood fire. These provisions have been drafted to favour solar, heat pump and gas hot water supply systems over electric resistance water heaters based on their lower greenhouse gas emissions. Interpreting the housing provisions Question 1. Consider a sealing area in a kitchen family room of a single story home that would usually require a minimum R value of 3 to meet the requirements of the NCC. If 2.4% of that sealing area is uninsulated because of recessed downlights, how much does the R value of the sealing insulation need to increase in order to compensate for this loss? Table 13.2.3W Adjusted minimum R value of insulation required to compensate for loss of sealing insulation area. Minimum R value required to compensate for loss is 4.2W which is an increase of 1.2W. The DTS provisions in clause 13.2.3W contain minimum insulation requirements for roofs, ceilings, floors and external walls and the installation of roof lights. The DTS provisions also include requirements to compensate for gaps in insulation due to service penetrations e.g. downlights and exhaust fans as per this question. Question 2 According to clause 13.3.4 shading how are the distances P, G and H calculated when designing shading for glazing using the housing provisions? Figure 13.3.2B method of measuring P and H. P is the distance between the line of the glazing and the furthest vertical edge of the shading projection or device. G is the distance between the top of the glazing and the lower horizontal edge of the shading project or device. H is the distance between the bottom of the glazing and the lower horizontal edge of the shading project or device. Question 3 What DTS requirements apply to the sealing of external doors and windows? 13.4.4 External windows and doors 1. An external door internal door between a class 1 building and an unconditioned class 10a building. Openable window or similar must be sealed when serving. A. A condition space or B. A habitable room in climate zones 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8. 2. A seal to restrict air infiltration. A. For the bottom edge of a door must be a draft protection device and B. For the other edges of a door or the edges of an openable window or other such opening, maybe a foam or rubber, compressible strip, fibrous seal or the like. 3. A window complying with the maximum air infiltration rates specified in AS 2047 need not comply with 2B. Question 4 For a house located in climate zone 3, what is the minimum number of fans including their diameter? Required for a bedroom 16m2 in size. Table 13.5.2 Minimum ceiling fan requirements in climate zones 1, 2, 3 and 5. The bedroom requires one ceiling fan with a diameter of at least 1200mm. Question 5. What would the swimming pool pump factor be? For a 4.5 star pool pump in Western Australia. Table 13.6.2C Swimming pool pump factor Fp Kilowatt 1000 litres annum. For a 4.5 star pump in Western Australia, the swimming pool pump factor Fp is 0.027 Question 6. What reference documents are referred to in part 13.7 For thermal installation of central heating water piping and heating and cooling ductwork, ASNZS 4859.1 thermal installation materials for buildings, general criteria and technical provisions. For ceiling heating and cooling ductwork, AS 4254.1 ductwork for air handling systems in buildings, flexible duct, AS 4254.2 ductwork for air handling systems in buildings, rigid duct. Also references part B2 of NCC Volume 3 for design and installation of a heated water supply system including the water heater. Energy Efficiency Assessment Methods Whether you choose to use a DTS solution or a performance solution or a combination of them, you may need to provide some evidence that the proposed solution complies with the performance requirements. The NCC recognises four valid ways of assessing possible compliance solutions which are shown on the slide. All methods can be used to demonstrate compliance with the performance requirements when you are using a performance solution. Evidence of suitability and expert judgment can be used when you are using a DTS solution. Alternative non-NCC verification method such as leads ASHRAE or the passive HUS standard may be able to be used if they are accepted by the appropriate authority. Which of the following is a conditioned space for the purposes of NCC Volume 2? Home Office Above Garage with Split System Air Conditioning Condition Space A home office is a habitable room since it may be used for significant periods of the day. It would normally need some form of air conditioning. Bathroom with Underfloor Heating System Non-Conditioned Space As a bathroom is not a habitable room according to the NCC definition. Most underfloor bathroom heating systems have very low wattage and the space in a bathroom tends to be small so the heating load should not be large. This means it should be below the heater capacity of 1.2 kilowatt in the conditioned space defined term. Some room created by enclosing a porch with glazing. Non-conditioned space if it has no mechanical heating or only a small heater. Conditioned space if a heater or sufficient power has been installed in the space. True or False To meet the NCC Energy Efficiency Performance Requirements all newly built Class 1 buildings in Australia must use the same amount of energy for heating cooling and other energy requirements. If you chose False, yes that's right. All newly built Class 1 buildings must achieve a similar standard of energy efficiency but the allowed energy use differs in different climate zones and because of other factors. Besides the climate zone the house is in, the other factors that can affect the actual heating cooling and operational energy loads for different buildings include the size of the building. A bigger building naturally uses more energy than a smaller one and a house with more people living in it will also tend to have greater demands for energy. Therefore, you would not expect a one bedroom unit to use the same amount of energy as a four bedroom family home. On-site energy generation if a building generates some of its own power this can offset the heating and cooling loads and improve its overall energy efficiency. What elements do the energy efficiency provisions in the housing provision cover? Answers 1. Domestic Services H6P2 Energy Usage ABCB Housing Provisions Standard 13.7 Services 2. Air Movement H6P1 Thermal Performance ABCB Housing Provisions Standard 13.5 Air Movement 3. External Glazing H6P1 Thermal Performance ABCB Housing Provisions Standard 13.3 External Glazing 4. Building Ceiling H6P1 Thermal Performance ABCB Housing Provisions Standard 13.4 Building Ceiling 5. Building Fabric H6P1 Thermal Performance ABCB Housing Provisions Standard 13.2 Building Fabric 6. Domestic Services H6P2 Energy Usage ABCB Housing Provisions Standard 13.6 Whole-of-Home Energy Usage True or False Every new Class 1 building in Australia must have a Nata's Energy Rating to Demo. A designer or builder can Demo against each of the Elemental DTS Provisions instead of doing a Nata's Energy Rating in New South Wales. Basics Ratings are used instead of Nata's Energy Ratings. A Different Compliance Option such as a Reference Building or Different Rating System could be used to Demo. Other Useful Resources These resources are not mandatory. They provide guidance and help but nothing in them needs to be complied with in order to comply with the NCC. Nor do the Calculators Act as Verification Methods. This means that you can't present evidence from the Lighting Calculator, for example, to Demonstrate Compliance with the Lighting Require. These resources are not mandatory. They provide guidance and help but nothing in them needs to be complied with to Demonstrate Compliance with the Lighting Requirements in H6P2 Energy Usage. Summary Performance Requirements Part 6 Energy Efficiency in NCC Volume 2 H6P1 Thermal Performance H6P2 Energy Usage DTS Provisions Part H6 Energy Efficiency in NCC Volume 2 H6D1 DTS Provisions H6D2 Application Part H6 Section 13 Energy Efficiency in the Housing Provisions i.e. Elemental DTS Provisions Common DTS Solution 1. House Energy Efficiency Rating plus some Elemental DTS Provisions or 2. All Elemental DTS Provisions Key Points Overall aim is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from domestic buildings in Australia. Compliance with requirements reduces energy use to maintain a comfortable temperature and operate the building. Heating and cooling loads are key and evidence of compliance is commonly provided through energy rating either NATAS or BASICS in New South Wales. Other elements must be met using DTS Provisions or a compliant performance solution. Thank you for your time. That brings our presentation on using efficiency provisions in NCC Volume 2 to a close. If you'd like more information please visit abcb.gov.au