1 / 4

Residential Aged Care and Retirement Living NABERS Water Certification

These two NABERS ratings were released in late 2021. With these two new NABERS ratings, project owners, developers, and Portfolio owners can highlight the sustainability performance of their facilities. Additionally, building owners and managers can identify scopes for substantial improvement in building efficiency and reduction in operational costs. <br><br>NABERS water rating and Energy rating are applicable for both residential aged care and retirement living facilities.

ecocertificates
Download Presentation

Residential Aged Care and Retirement Living NABERS Water Certification

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Residential Aged Care and Retirement Living NABERS Water Certification Increasing demand for sustainability and ecological benchmarking in the aged care industry led to the release of two new types of NABERS rating: ● ● NABERS for residential aged care NABERS for retirement living These two NABERS ratings were released in late 2021. With these two new NABERS ratings, project owners, developers and Portfolio owners can highlight the sustainability performance of their facilities. Additionally, building owners and managers can identify scopes for substantial improvement in building efficiency and reduction in operational costs. NABERS water rating and Energy rating are applicable for both residential aged care and retirement living facilities. NABERS Water Rating For Residential Aged Care and Retirement Living ● NABERS water ratings for aged care facilities and retirement buildings will quantify your project's water utilisation efficacy and performance.

  2. ● Your site will be eligible for receiving a rating between 1 to 6 stars based on the water efficiency of individual Central services and common areas included in your residential aged care and retirement living site. Apart from identifying scopes for significant cost savings and building improvements, you can use the star rating to promote the sustainability credential of your aged care project. Consequently, you will attract more residents and reduce vacancy rates. ● The Australian government also approved the BCA Section J report for measuring the energy efficiency of commercial buildings, including aged care facilities. NABERS Energy And Water Rating Retirement Living To deliver a fair NABERS Rating for retirement living, the following conditions are considered: ● ● ● ● ● Number of dwellings on the retirement living project site Serviced apartments on the project premises Retirement village project site area Heated / unheated pool and spas Climatic zone / postcode Also Read: What is NABERS Rating System? How Useful It For commercial buildings? Aged Care Facilities To deliver a fair NABERS Rating for an aged care facility, the following conditions are considered: ● ● ● ● ● Occupied bed days Heavy laundry processed on the aged care premises Meals cooked Heated pools Postcode To gauge the water efficiency of an aged care facility and/or retirement living premises following water consumption are considered: ● ● ● ● ● Water consumption in Air-conditioning All taps and sinks installed within common areas and dwellings of the rated site area; All potable water usage by dwellings (drinking, cooking, etc.) Cleaning; Medical equipment such as dialysis machines (applicable only for aged care facilities)

  3. ● ● ● ● ● Swimming pools and showers for retirement living and aged care residents; Fire services Water features and irrigation facilities within the rated premises Toilets and washing facilities serving retirement and aged care facility areas; Make up water to domestic hot water in common areas as well as all personal residential areas. Benefits Of NABERS Water Rating NABERS Water Rating embodies the following benefits: For project owners and developers: ● ● Control your building's water and energy performance. Market and promote your project's quality and sustainability performance during selling or renting to attract high-value clients. Get a comprehensive picture of your water and utility metering. Identify any building issues are answered distribution and address any specific errors. Communicate within the community how your aged care or retirement living project is making responsible and conscious efforts to resolve climate change and drought. ● ● For building owners and facility managers: ● ● Discover and communicate the scopes to improve your facility's performance Efficient tool to display and prove positive results of any modifications or upgrade when you improve your NABERS rating Conclusion Get your BCA Section J report or NABERS Assessment done by a professional and experienced building Consulting agency. Professionals help you to avoid complications during sustainability assessments and streamline the construction process.

  4. Contact Us Company Name: Eco Certificates Address: Suite 413, 33 Lexington Drive, Bella Vista, NSW 2153, Australia Phone: 1300 162436 Email id: info@ecocertificates.com.au Website: http://ecocertificates.com.au/

More Related