What’s included in a NABERs Assessment and What Are Its Benefits?

NABERS (National Australian Built Environment Rating System) is basically a rating system prevailing all across the nation. It is mainly used in measuring the environmental performance of the existing buildings and the upcoming building in this country. This NABERs assessment can be used on different types of residential and commercial structures and mainly, it can be conducted for the following –

• Office Buildings
• Data Centres
• Hotels
• Shopping Centres

In this assessment, the main task of NABERs assessor is to measure the energy efficiency of the building and not to mention the water usage, waste management and also the quality of the indoor environment.

How Does The Star Rating Work?

According to the companies catering services of NABERs assessors, at the time of NABERs assessment, the performance of the inspected building is compared with the performance of other buildings around. After this comparison, a zero to six star rating is assigned and here are the details of these stars or different grades.

 

Nabers Assessment Rating Scale

• 6 stars - Market leading performance
• 5 Stars - Excellent Performance
• 4 Stars - Good Performance
• 3 Stars - Average Performance
• 2 Stars - Below Average Performance
• 1 Star - Poor Performance
• 0 Stars - Very Poor Performance

 

Benefits of getting NABERs assessment done at your building – 

 

 

Benefits for Building Owners, Managers and Lessors

• More competitive – efficient buildings are easier to sell and lease
• Reduced vacancies
• Lower tenant turnover (improved ‘stickiness’)
• Higher future capital value (up to 9% premium)
• Higher rental yield
• Increased ability to secure government tenants

 

Benefits for Tenants and Buyers

• Lower operating costs
• Improved ability to attract and retain staff
• Improved productivity
• Improved workplace health and safety
• Improved comfort and general well-being
• You can improve the rental yield, capital value and tenant stickiness