5 Things You Should Know About NABERS Rating

5 Things You Should Know About NABERS Rating

NABERS ( National Australian Built Environment Rating System) offers simple, credible, and comparable sustainability measurement across building sectors like hotels, offices, shopping centres, data centres, apartments, and more.

NABERS Rating has driven financial growth and significant returns in portfolios across various building sectors. It has directed corporate procurement through a clear demonstration of buildings' operational performance and sustainability achievements.

A NABERS rating helps in accurate measurement, understanding, and communication of your building's environmental performance while identifying scope for cost savings and future improvements.

What is NABERS Rating?

NABERS is a sustainability rating or measure for a build environment that is simple, comparable and reliable.

Similar to the efficiency star ratings you get on your washing machine, air-conditioners or fridge, NABERS provides a rating from 1-6 stars for buildings efficiency across:

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Water Energy Indoor environment and, Waste

This helps buildings' owners, builders, architects, and designers understand their performance versus other similar buildings, thus, providing a benchmark for progress.

NABERS Rating 1 Star- Making a start. The building is eligible for NABERS Rating 2 Star- The building has sustainability features below average 3 Star- The building has average sustainability features 4 Star- A good sustainable building 5 Star- An excellent energy-efficient building 6 Star- Market leader NABERS Ratings have a validity of 12 months, post which you need to reassess your building for NABERS rating renewal.

Why Should You Get A NABERS Rating For Your Building?

The built environment is a major contributor to climate change and has a serious impact on the global environment.

Around 40% of the world's carbon emissions are generated from buildings. Building approximately accounts for: ● ●

40% of the world's energy consumption 30% consumption of the have a healthy foundation- better for staff and clients, and safe for the planet as well.

What Are The Benefits Of NABERS Rating?

Compare NABERS ratings form the foundation of a potent sustainability strategy. NABERS determines a fair benchmark for any building's water and energy efficiency, enabling healthy comparison throughout the industry.

Validate and Communicate NABERS provides cost-effective, reliable, and independent validation of sustainability data by NABERS Accredited Assessors and Auditors. This ensures confidence in reporting the NABERS rating publicly and communicating it simply.

Track and Improve NABERS ratings are a crucial framework for annual reporting and designing sustainability strategies. With annual ratings, performance improvements can be tracked. Strategies to minimise energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions can be formulated and implemented over time.

Competitive Edge A building with a lower environmental impact, operating on lower costs, and having an excellent trusted and nationally accredited rating provide building owners with a competitive advantage with prospective buyers, procurement teams, renters, or hotel guests.

What Are NABERS Key Principles?

With credible methods, transparent processes and accountability to the industry, NABERS has become Australia's leading building performance rating.

The following 7 fundamental principles form the foundation of NABERS which help in maintaining the quality of service. ● ● ● ● ●

Measurement of actual impact, not intent Offers relevance to building operations The ratings are meaningful The ratings are credible and have national recognition The ratings are easy to perform and simple

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The NABERS management is reliable and trustworthy Enables collaborative development

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How To Get NABERS Rating- 5 Easy Steps?

1. Sign a contract You need to sign the Commitment Agreement contract and pay the necessary fee. You'll receive a counter-signed contract from NABERS. You'll then have a limited permit for promoting your target rating with appropriate wording.

2. Design, document, and model Adhering to the terms and energy performance level mentioned in the Commitment Agreement, design the building. Prepare all required documentation.

3. Secure and submit the Independent Design Review report Contact a member of the Independent Design Review Panel to assess your project and share a report. Now, forward that report to NABERS.

4. Promote your target rating Once your report gets approved by NABERS, you have a full licence to advertise your target rating- including using the Commitment Agreement certificate and logo.

5. Get a NABERS performance rating.

Once your project is operational, contact a NABERS Accredited Assessor to access your building and provide a Performance Rating based on twelve months of actual, operational energy consumption.

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