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Report
Energy efficiency business case template
Download DOCXThis template is designed to help you develop a winning business case for energy efficiency improvements.
Tool
Energy savings calculator
Download XLSXThis easy-to-use worksheet will help you calculate your organisation's energy emissions. The calculator guides you through understanding your current energy use, how much it would cost to make upgrades, and how much energy you could save.
This tool is designed to be used in conjunction with the Creating an Energy Efficient Office guide.
Guide
Carbon platform checklist
Download PDFYour guide to purchasing carbon accounting platforms, including identifying your needs and choosing the best platform provider for your business.
Special offer
NABERS voucher
Download PDFAs a CitySwitch member, you can get 50% off the standard certification fee charged by NABERS for obtaining a tenancy or whole building rating.
If you're a program member, be sure to check your assessor submits your voucher when they lodge your application.
Webinar
Demystifying carbon accounting platforms
Edge Impact deliver this informative session on carbon accounting platforms. Featuring member case studies from Duratec and Airmaster. Published June 2024
Webinar
Reduce your office energy
Learn how to reduce energy in your office. This session focuses on lighting, HVAC and office equipment. Published June 2024.
Guide
Creating an energy efficient office
Download PDFA guide to reducing energy in your office, including quick wins, beyond the quick wins and planning for the future.
Guide
Waste guide for offices
Download PDFThis guide will help you reduce your office waste, optimise waste management and recycling systems, and foster a culture of environmental responsibility in your office.
Guide
Green your supply chain: procurement support
Download PDFThis guide will help you integrate sustainability into your procurement process. It covers creating sustainability requirements, example metrics for evaluation and monitoring, and data collection and measurement.
Guide
Briefing paper: Navigating a dynamic energy landscape
Download PDFThis briefing paper produced by the Energy Efficiency Council captures the energy landscape for office-based businesses.
It provides guidance on identifying energy management opportunities and cutting your energy costs.
Guide
How to buy GreenPower and LGCs for your business
Download PDFThis guide will help you understand GreenPower and large generation certificates (LGCs), what businesses they suit, and how they can be purchased.
Webinar
Introduction to NABERS
Learn about NABERS ratings and hear from business member, EML, about their experience. Recorded in June 2022.
Webinar
Power purchase agreements - procurement process
Learn about the different pricing models of power purchase agreements. This webinar recording is part of a masterclass series delivered by the Business Renewables Centre for CitySwitch. Recorded in 2023.
Webinar
Power purchase agreements – group buying
For businesses that don't use enough energy to qualify for a power purchase agreement, group buying can be a good option. Learn about the basics. This webinar recording is part of a masterclass series delivered by the Business Renewables Centre for CitySwitch. Recorded in 2023.
Webinar
Power purchase agreements – build a business case
Learn the basics of power purchase agreements and how to build your business case. This webinar recording is part of a masterclass series delivered by the Business Renewables Centre for CitySwitch.
Report
E-Learning
Introduction to waste management (Module A)
Complete this 25 minute e-learning module to improve your understanding of office waste management. Learn how to conduct a visual waste review and more. This module is suitable for businesses who lease their office.
Guide
Electrification resource pack for asset and facility managers
This suite of resources helps asset and facility managers develop and introduce plans to remove natural gas from buildings. Find a process flow chart along with business case guidelines, a feasibility study tool, space heating flow chart and more.
Webinar
How to buy GreenPower and LGCs
Learn the difference between GreenPower and LGCs, how you can purchase them, and the benefits of each. This webinar recording is part of a masterclass series delivered by the Business Renewables Centre for CitySwitch. Recorded in 2023.
Guide
PCA and GBCA framework: carbon offsets, last but not later
Read this report by the Property Council of Australia and the Green Building Council of Australia on the framework to enhance the environmental credibility of offsets in the property sector.