The NABERS Energy and Water for Offices Rules are used by Assessors to rate the energy and water performance of office buildings.
The latest version (v4.1) of the NABERS Energy and Water for Offices Rules and Metering and Consumption Rules (v1.1) has been released.
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 versions of the Rules are:
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Version 4.1 of the NABERS Energy and Water for Offices Rules; and
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Version 1.1 Metering and Consumption Rules.
As of 29 September 2020, all NABERS Energy and Water ratings must comply with the above version of the Rules.
Transition Period
A transition period for the NABERS Energy and Water Rules was applied before 29 September 2020, during which office energy and water ratings could follow either:
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NABERS Energy & Water for Offices Rules (v3.2); or
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NABERS Energy & Water for Offices Rules (v4.0) and NABERS Metering & Consumption Rules (v1.0); or
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NABERS Energy & Water for Offices Rules (v4.1) and NABERS Metering & Consumption Rules (v1.1).
Rating applications lodged on, or after, the 29 September 2020 must follow the requirements of NABERS Energy & Water for Offices Rules (v4.1) and NABERS Metering & Consumption Rules (v1.1).
Rating applications submitted as part of a commitment agreement are exempt from this requirement.
If you have any questions regarding the transition period, please contact nabers [at] environment.nsw.gov.au (subject: NABERS%20%7C%20Office%20Rules%20%7C%20Transition%20period%20query) .
NABERS Rules
- NABERS Energy & Water for Offices Rules v3.2 October 2018 (2.94 MB)
- NABERS The Rules – Energy & Water for Offices v4.0 March 2020 (2.45 MB)
- NABERS The Rules – Metering and Consumption v1.0 March 2020 (1.52 MB)
- The Rules – Energy and Water for Offices v4.1 August 2020 (2.22 MB)
- The Rules – Metering and Consumption v1.1 August 2020 (1.52 MB)
NABERS Rulings & Clarifications
- Ruling - Addendum to Validation Protocol for Thermal Energy Exclusions - Condenser Water Use.pdf (78.95 KB)
- Ruling - Allocation of Energy and Water used by Water Treatment Plants.pdf (231.18 KB)
- Ruling - Exclusion of Data Centres in Office Ratings.pdf (177.43 KB)
- Ruling - On-site Renewable Electricity Generation Systems
- Ruling - Portfolio NABERS Ratings.pdf (30.39 KB)
- Ruling - Revised method for calculating average NABERS rating for publication.pdf (30.31 KB)
- Ruling - Shared Services for Mixed-Use Buildings.pdf (226.21 KB)
- Ruling - Shared Facilities.pdf (183.58 KB)
- Ruling - Supplementary Air Conditioning in Meeting and Computer Server Rooms.pdf (153.84 KB)
- Technical Clarification - Rating Centrelink Customer Service Areas.pdf (638.21 KB)
- Validations for Thermal Energy Exclusions V2.0.pdf (153.87 KB)
- New NABERS Rules to Recognise Cogeneration and Trigeneration Systems.pdf (338.31 KB)
- Interim Cogeneration and Trigeneration Methodology.pdf (342.2 KB)
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