Creating NABERS ratings

NOTE: The NABERS rating functionality in Energy Hub is only available to users in Australia.

NOTE: The NABERS ratings generated by Energy Hub are estimates and are not official NABERS ratings.

Create NABERS ratings for your office buildings to measure and compare their energy and environmental performance.

To create a NABERS rating for a new building (not yet in the NABERS building list):

See Adding buildings to NABERS.

 

To create a completely new NABERS rating for a building in the NABERS building list:

1. In Energy Hub, go to NABERS.
2. In the NABERS ratings manager, in the list panel, find the building that you want to create a rating for.
3. Select the building. The existing ratings for this building display in the building rating results panel.
4. In the building rating results panel, select Create new rating. The Create new NABERS rating setup panel displays.
5. In the setup panel, on the Building page, select Next to continue with the current building. (Optional) You can select a different building and then select Next. The Scope and target page displays.
6. On the Scope and target page, select the rating scope and (optional) select a target star rating.
7. Select Next. The Building details page displays.
8. On the Building details page, enter the building related rating inputs.

   TIP: To set the Rated area to the floor area that is configured in Energy Hub for this building, select the provided link. This will update the Rated area box with the Energy Hub floor area value.

9. Select Next. The Energy use page displays.
10. On the Energy use page, set the rating period and enter energy use details.

    NOTE: The rating period includes the start and end day of the period.

11. Select Create.

 

To create a new NABERS rating based on an existing rating for a building:

1. In Energy Hub, go to NABERS.
2. In the NABERS ratings manager, in the list panel, find the building that you want to create a rating for.
3. Select the building. The existing ratings for this building display in the building rating results panel.
4. In the building rating results panel, find the rating that you want to base the new rating on.
5. From the options menu (three dots) for the rating, select Copy as new rating. The Copy as new rating setup panel displays.

   NOTE: The rating input defaults for the new rating are the same as for the existing rating. You can edit those inputs to fit the new rating that you want to create.

6. On the Scope and target tab, adjust the rating scope and target star rating as needed.
7. On the Building details tab, adjust the building related rating inputs as needed.

   TIP: To set the Rated area to the floor area that is configured in Energy Hub for this building, select the provided link. This will update the Rated area box with the Energy Hub floor area value.

8. On the Energy use tab, adjust the rating period and energy use details as needed.

   NOTE: The rating period includes the start and end day of the period.

9. Select Save to create a new NABERS rating.