It is really a high time that we do pay attention to global warming and other issues related to an environment. There has been a rise in the natural disasters from past few years. Governments of various nations have now begun taking into consideration various concerns related to an environment and they have been engaged in developing the effective solutions for curbing the pollution and global warming. Green buildings is among those effective solutions which is really proving to be extremely helpful and due to the same reason, it has been grabbing the attention of various institutions, responsible for keeping a check on the pollution. It may be surprising for few people to know that even buildings make a difference on the environment. Buildings consume 40% energy of the world, use 20% drinking water out of the available drinking water and release 40% of entire’s world carbon footprint.
Role of NABERS tools and NABERS Rating in recognizing environmental performance of any tenancy and building:
In Australia, there are diverse environmental rating tools offered by NABERS including NABERS Energy, NABERS Waste, NABERS Indoor Environment and NABERS Water. These tools do perform the role of measuring the real operational performance related to existing tenancies and buildings. NABERS tools can also be used to rate shopping centre, homes, hotels and commercial premises. Where at one side, rating related to tenancy takes into account only those resources or energy which is controlled by tenant, on another side, rating related to a base building takes into an account the performance of the central services of building and other common areas that are generally managed by the owner of the building. However, the most effective is a rating related to the entire building, covering the base building as well as the tenanted spaces.
How frequent NABERS rating of a tenancy or building should be done:
Now comes an intriguing question that rating of a tenancy or building should be done how frequently. It may be slightly difficult to perform the rating task on frequent basis and hence majority of home owners and tenants prefer to opt for annual rating. In yearly rating, a building owner can monitor a performance, assess the effectiveness of the actions implemented and can figure out the need of corrective actions, if required. Apart from that, an annual rating also facilitates in setting better targets for an upcoming year.
NABERS also performs accredited rating. Various assessors are entrusted with a responsibility of keeping a strict check on quality control and they are expected to follow the guidelines of it during the entire process of data collection and data analysis. If a building owner really desires for promoting a rating performance, then he is required opting for an accredited rating, since it is considered as trustworthy. However, if one desires to opt for self-assessment, it is not possible to get promoted.
Numerous benefits of using NABERS tools: