Update to "Unofficial ABGR Assessment"

I have an entry about Unofficial ABGR Assessment back in February.

I actually finished the report around June/July.

So, here are the updates from the assessment:

The base building ABGR (now it is NABERS Energy) could achieve 5 stars. The tenancy ratings ranged from 0 star to 2 stars. So there was some disparity here.

To fairly compare this building with other buildings, the whole building rating should be used.

The whole building rating was assessed to be 3 stars. This means "Best Practice" according to the ABGR official definition. This should be considered fair or even good for a building around 20 years of age.

However, in the Australian building market place, knowledgeable tenants will demand 4 or 4.5 stars.

To bring the building to 4 or 4.5 stars, the energy consumption has to be cut down by about 40%!!

For an existing building, this is not easy to achieve this. Some major renovations will be required to cut 40% energy use.

Well, when I talked to the property manager, "cost effectiveness" came before "sustainability"!

You know what that means?