How to Make Your Office Space Energy Efficient with NABERS Rating?

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How to Make Your Office Space Energy Efficient
with NABERS Rating?
Considering the hours almost every working
professional or business owner spends at the
workplace, offices probably consume more energy
than homes. And the higher consumption of energy
results in higher energy bills. One of the most
helpful ways to reduce the operational cost of
your office is improving its energy efficiency.
Therefore, figuring out the solutions to make
your commercial space more energy-efficient and
significantly lower the bills becomes
essential. Almost every Australian resident
might have heard of five and six-star NABERS
energy ratings many new buildings have. As per
statistics, nearly 80 of the buildings people
will use in 2050 are already built today. If
your commercial building has been built for over
ten years, you can still make it energy-efficient
by making some modest updates and changes. This
article covers tips to make your office building
energy efficient with a NABERS rating.
What is the NABERS Rating?
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• NABERS Rating measures the efficiency of an
  office building and provides a six-star rating
  for the base building, tenancy, and entire
  building by comparing its energy consumption
  against the sector average.
• Base building energy rating To provide this
  specific energy rating, a NABERS assessor
  measures central services of the building, like
  heating and cooling systems, lifts, lobby
  lighting, etc.
• Tenancy energy rating It allows tenants to rate
  the space occupied by them within a building
  while considering the area of the office, number
  of occupants, and hours of occupancy.
• Whole building energy rating It involves
  measuring the combined base building and
  tenant-occupied space and then rating the entire
  building's energy efficiency accordingly.

Tips to Make Your Office Building Energy
Efficient and Improve NABERS Rating
Most of the energy an office building uses is
from lighting, appliances, heating, ventilation,
and cooling (HVAC). If you want to make your
office energy efficient and improve your NABERS
Rating, consider following the below-discussed
tips
Invest in a superior-quality HVAC system.
Now that HVAC equipment consumes a considerable
percentage of your office building's total
energy, you should invest in a high-quality,
energy-efficient HVAC system. Upgrading the HVAC
system to the latest model can reduce energy
consumption by almost 40. Of course, investing
in the latest models will not solve the issue
unless you use them responsibly. For example,
is it imperative to keep your air conditioner
constantly on? No, it's not! Sometimes, you can
reduce heat in the office by simply opening a
window and letting the fresh air in. Fix the
plumbing Faulty plumbing is common in commercial
buildings, leading to excessive water use.
Therefore, it is vital to address the plumbing
issue-- do the necessary pipe relining and
finance an energy retrofit. It will help you
avoid spending hundreds to thousands of dollars
constantly fixing corroded wiring and health
issues caused by moisture and mildew. Finally,
managing extensive hot water consumption will
reduce energy bills while protecting the
environment.
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Increase Natural Lighting You can add
natural-light-enhancing features to your office
building to reduce energy waste from
incandescent bulbs and improve your NABERS energy
rating. For instance, by adding skylights in
your office, you can improve the building's
access to natural lighting. In addition,
consider installing south-facing windows for
improved indoor illumination without producing
glare. You can further make your building energy
efficient by installing solar windows. Weatherise
doors and windows. In the winter, heat can
escape the office building through cracks and
gaps. Weatherising your building's doors and
windows is the best way to prevent HVAC-related
energy loss. Consider bordering the frame with
weatherstripping to create a barrier between
indoor and outdoor temperatures. Furthermore,
clean and dry the doors and windows surfaces
before applying the strips to them. With
weatherstripping, you can effectively decrease
your building's HVAC run times and, thus,
utility bills. Consequently, your NABERS energy
rating will improve. Install smart
thermostats Smart thermostats automatically
connect to conventional HVAC systems, helping
maintain energy-efficient temperatures inside
the office building. They access Wi-Fi
connections using the Internet of Things (IoT)
and read real-time local weather forecasts to
adjust indoor conditions while relying on outdoor
temperature differentiations. With effective
utilisation of weather patterns, thermostats help
support indoor temperatures, reducing the HVAC
system's energy consumption. In addition,
advanced thermostats can connect to motion
sensors and adjust indoor temperatures based on
the room's occupancy levels. They will turn an
HVAC system off in a vacant commercial building,
helping you save money outside operational
hours. Concluding Words The above-discussed
points show that it doesn't require much effort
to make your office building energy efficient
and improve its NABERS Rating. Consider working
with a professional
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sustainability consultant to determine your
current NABERS energy rating and devise a
building modelling plan to optimise energy
consumption. These consultants will provide
practical suggestions on how to model energy
consumption for heating, ventilation, cooling
(HVAC), lighting, water, etc., and turn your old
wasteful building into an upgraded
energy-efficient one.
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