Access Tools and Resources
From insights to implementation
Explore the tools, guides and links to help improve your building’s energy performance.
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SOURCES
EXPLORE THE CHALLENGE
- DCCEEW [Accessed 01.08.2025], Commercial buildings
- DCCEEW 2022, Commercial Building Baseline Study 2022
- NABERS 2024, NABERS Annual Report 2023/24
- JLL 2023, Embracing net zero carbon in our CBD office markets
- EY 2024, Zeroing in on net zero buildings | EY – Australia
Sector Snapshot
- DCCEEW 2024, Commercial Buildings Baseline Study 2024
- DCCEEW [Accessed 01.08.2025], Commercial buildings
- DCCEEW 2022, Commercial Building Baseline Study 2022
- ASBEC 2022, Rapid and least cost pathways for decarbonising buildings operations
Future Outlook
- International Energy Agency 2022, The Future of Heat Pumps
- DCCEEW 2024, Commercial Building Disclosure Expansion
- DCCEEW [Accessed 01.08.2025], About the Program | Commercial Building Disclosure
- The Centre for International Economics 2024, Increasing the stringency of the commercial building energy efficiency provisions in the 2025 NCC
- Australian Government Clean Energy Regulator 2025, Small-scale installation postcode data
- AEMO ISP 2024, Step Change Scenario
- ACT Government [Accessed 01.08.2025], Preventing new gas network connections
- Victoria State Government 2025, New electrification and efficiency standards and regulations for Victorian Buildings
- DCCEEW 2024, Commercial Building Disclosure Expansion
- Electric Vehicle Council 2024, State of Electric Vehicles 2024 Report
- ASBEC 2025, Our Upfront Opportunity
- EEC analysis, to be published in forthcoming Commercial Building Electrification Roadmap. Based on gas consumption figures from Commercial Buildings Baseline Study 2024 and emissions factors from National Greenhouse Accounts Factors.
- JLL 2024, The Green Tipping Point
- Open Electricity, Open Electricity: NEM
- CSIRO 2024, 2023–2024 GenCost Report
- DCCEEW [Accessed 01.08.2025], Capacity Investment Scheme
- DCCEEW [Accessed 01.08.2025], Commercial buildings
Glossary:
Base building
The central services of a building (like heating and cooling systems, lifts and lobby lighting).
Building energy management system
A system that monitors and manage energy in a building and can be used to optimise energy use.
Climate Related Financial Disclosures
New requirements which came into law on 1 January 2025 require large Australian businesses and financial institutions to disclose climate-related financial risks and opportunities.
Find out more about Climate-Related Financial Disclosures
Commercial buildings
Commercial buildings are non-residential buildings including offices, hotels, retail, public buildings, and industrial buildings.
Commercial Building Disclosure
A mandatory federal program established by the Building Energy Efficiency Disclosure Act 2010 (Cth) requiring energy efficiency disclosure (via NABERS Energy ratings) when selling or leasing office spaces over 1,000m².
Embodied emissions
Embodied emissions are the greenhouse gas emissions generated in construction and in making materials that are used in a building, such as steel and concrete.
Energy intensity
The amount of energy needed per square metre of floor space.
Energy transition
The transition from an energy system dominated by fossil fuels such as coal to a system dominated by renewables such as solar and wind.
Find out more about the energy transition
Heat pumps
A heat pump transfers existing heat from the air, ground or water instead of generating it through combustion. It operates by taking advantage of the large amount of energy absorbed or released as a refrigerant changes phase between liquid and gas.
HVAC
Heating, ventilation and air conditioning.
LED
Light Emitting Diode.
NABERS
The National Australian Built Environment Rating System (NABERS) provides sustainability ratings for commercial buildings. NABERS provides a rating from one to six stars for buildings across: energy, water, waste and indoor environment.
Plug-in equipment
Appliances plugged in at the wall, such as computers, fridges, or TVs.
Renewable Energy Indicator
The Renewable Energy Indicator shows the percentage of a building’s energy that comes from renewable sources, both generated on-site and purchased from off-site providers.
Find out more about the NABERS Renewable Energy Indicator
Split incentive
A split incentive funding model is when the costs and benefits of an investment—like energy upgrades—are shared between parties, such as landlords and tenants.
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