The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) commissioned Energy in Buildings: 50 Best Practice Initiatives as a practical, user-friendly resource for property owners and managers. We hope that this will lead to greater awareness and implementation of initiatives across the property industry to reduce costs and emissions.
Of the 50 initiatives described in the handbook, many can have relatively short-term paybacks. For the right market sector and climate zone, 16 of the initiatives could typically pay back inside 5 years, and 36 of them within 10 years. Many of those 36 initiatives are also relatively affordable: about one third, in a new-build scenario, would require an additional cost less than 0.1% of overall asset value. Most are also appropriate for existing buildings, depending on the scope of the retrofit.
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Over heating or cooling your building? This factsheet will show you how we can provide better occupant comfort, save money and reduce emissions by expanding the band.
Increase productivity, reduce emissions and save money. This factsheet will explain how.
Download these fun 'Bring your Best Self' posters to use in your office.
The NABERS Essentials e-Learning course is for anyone who wants to know more about NABERS.
Six step introductory guide to upgrading your building, from consideration and baseline assessment to financing, implementation and ongoing management. Compiled for building owners and facilities managers of B, C and D grade buildings, the guide also provides an extensive list of resources to assist with the upgrade process.
A guide by the British Council for Offices providing methods to measure building performance, occupant satisfaction, case studies and more. The report says that high performance can create productivity improvements that swamp utilities costs.
How are Green Star, NABERS used in office tenancies? Currently these two voluntary national accreditation programs exist to measure and report on environmental performance of office tenancies and assist in guiding best practice office fit-outs, and they can be complementary.
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