NSW Department of Energy, Utilities and Sustainability

ABGR

The Australian Building Greenhouse Rating (ABGR) Scheme helps building owners and tenants across Australia benchmark their greenhouse performance.

Currently, 42.6 percent of office buildings in NSW use the ABGR rating scheme.

ABGR provides market recognition and a competitive advantage for low greenhouse emitters and energy efficient buildings.

ABGR encourages best practice in the design, operation and maintenance of commercial buildings to minimize greenhouse emissions

ABGR is administered nationally by the NSW Department of Energy, Utilities and Sustainability (DEUS) and locally by leading state greenhouse agencies.

The ABGR scheme rates buildings from one to five stars with five stars representing exceptional greenhouse performance. Current market best practice in Australia is three stars.

Key features of ABGR:

It’s voluntary – a rating can be initiated by a building owner, manager or tenant;
It rates a building according to its actual performance, using 12 months’ energy data;
It can be used for the base building (central services), whole building or individual tenancies;
It allows developers to “badge” the greenhouse performance of their new office development from the outset on the proviso that DEUS will rate its actual operational performance and advise the tenants;
It’s available now for all Australian office buildings.

For more information, go to http://www.abgr.com.au


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