Water and the NABERS standards
The NABERS rating system measures a building's environmental performance during operation.
NABERS (the National Australian Built Environment Rating System) is a voluntary, performance-based rating system that measures an existing building's overall environmental performance during operation.
It is a voluntary tool designed to provide investors, designers, builders, owners and tenants with a reliable and easy-to-use method of assessing the environmental impacts of buildings in use. NABERS can be used for both commercial and residential buildings
It is a voluntary tool designed to provide investors, designers, builders, owners and tenants with a reliable and easy-to-use method of assessing the environmental impacts of buildings in use. NABERS can be used for both commercial and residential buildings
NABERS will rate a building on the basis of its measured operational impacts, including energy, water, sewage, landscape diversity, transport, and indoor air quality. Buildings are measured against a set of key impact categories.
The water-related categories include:
The water-related categories include:
- Water use
- Stormwater runoff
- Stormwater pollution
- Sewage outfall volume