The NABERS Energy and Water for Offices Rules are used by Assessors to rate the energy and water performance of office buildings.
NABERS ratings must be performed by a NABERS Accredited Assessor and comply with the quality standard set in the principles and rules for gathering, interpreting and using data.
The latest version of the Energy and Water for Offices Rules is v5.2.
What's new in this version?
This version incorporates changes necessary for the move of Co-Assess applications from the Members online platform to Perform.
It also includes a large number of updates based on feedback received from Assessors and Auditors. Most of these changes are minor. The main updates which Assessors should review in detail are:
- Sections 4.7, 8.2.9 and 8.2.10: Updated evidence requirements for occupancy days and fitout days.
- Section 5.5: New method for entering data where the core hours of a space vary over time.
- Section 8.2.3: Evidence for including functional spaces must now be retained in addition to any evidence for excluding spaces.
- Sections 8.2.6 and 8.3.4: Updated evidence requirements where functional spaces are excluded or default hours are used due to missing data.
- Section 8.3.1: New evidence priority order for ‘OTA Hours and BMS data’ method.
A detailed list of all changes made between this version and the previous version is given in Appendix D.