About NABERS for offices
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About NABERS for offices
NABERS is a voluntary environmental rating system for office
premises.
NABERS is tailored for use by building owners,
managers, and building occupants. Building owners and managers will be able to
report on those aspects of the environmental performance of the building that
are in their control, for example landlord energy use (lifts, air conditioning
etc), water consumption etc. Building occupants will report on the environmental
performance of the aspects of the building that they control (light and power in
their tenancy, transport to and from the building etc)
Today, NABERS ratings for offices include NABERS Energy
(previously ABGR), NABERS Water, NABERS Waste and NABERS Indoor Environment. Each of these tools has been designed to
use the same methodology as the popular ABGR scheme, providing an
environmental impact measures for environmentally responsible
businesses.
Other elements are being developed to enable
buildings to be rated on a range of measured operational impacts. This range of environmental indicators and the
associated measurement techniques will be the subject of extensive research
and deliberation, drawing on international and local
expertise. The remaining NABERS
accredited rating elements are being progressively developed over time to ensure
that each element is relevant, comprehensive and credible. Further
information on current developments is contained in this section of the website.