NABERSNZ Energy for Shopping Centres

NABERSNZ ratings for shopping centres quantify your building’s energy performance. We give your building a rating from one to six stars, based on the energy efficiency of the central services and common areas of your building.

Your NABERSNZ rating can then be used to identify areas for cost savings and building improvements, as well as to promote the environmental credentials of your building, helping you to attract premium tenants and increase rental yields.

NABERSNZ Energy for Shopping Centres assesses and rates all services provided by the shopping centre owner to retail tenants and the associated back-of-house requirements. This includes:

All services provided to common areas
Air-conditioning services provided to tenants
Services provided to car park
All vertical transportation located within common areas

Note: The rating does not include tenancy energy use.

Why rate to NABERSNZ?

NABERSNZ creates value for anyone who designs, manages, lets or tenants a building.

Owners: A building with a high NABERSNZ rating has the potential to attract high value tenants who may pay a premium for an energy efficient building – research by JLL in New Zealand shows NABERSNZ buildings command almost 10% premium in sales prices and a 6.7% rental premium when a building has a high NABERSNZ rating (6 star).
Tenants: Energy efficient buildings can reduce operating costs so tenants may look for a high NABERSNZ rating as a requirement. For example, NZ Government tenancies over a certain threshold have to have a 4 star NABERSNZ rating.
Property managers: A NABERSNZ rating gives you an independent basis for proving to your clients that you are managing their interests well. Alternatively, a NABERSNZ rating can help build a business case for improvements to a building.
Designers: Designers may use NABERSNZ rating as a guide for energy efficient design or even be required by a client to attempt to reach a particular NABERSNZ rating.

In Australia, NABERS is mandatory for commercial office space of 1000m2 or more which is offered for sale or lease.

From 2021 the New Zealand government has required all government offices above 2,000m² have a base build rating by December 2025. A tenancy rating is also required when a building is at or above 5,000m². Agencies entering a new lease, or renewing an existing lease should achieve a minimum of four stars, while government agencies planning a new build project need to achieve a minimum rating of five stars.

Market recognition

Your rating complements and extends your current energy tracking with an independent, rigorous, third-party certification which can benchmark your shopping centre in the sector. NABERSNZ ratings have also been a part of sustainable finance transactions with banks, with incentives that allow financing to go further.

Transparency

We can arrange a meeting with one of our qualified assessors or a member of the NABERSNZ team and your chief engineer or facilities management team to explain exactly how the program works and why it is the most robust system available.

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How do I get a NABERSNZ rating?

A NABERSNZ rating generally takes six to eight weeks from start to finish. The best way to ensure a timely rating is to keep good records and have all the appropriate data on hand.

Generally a rating application will progress through the following process:

The client engages an Assessor to carry out a NABERSNZ rating. Only NABERSNZ Accredited Assessors trained in the appropriate tool can do ratings.
The Assessor compiles data, including a site visit to the building for verification, and inputs data to build a rating.
The Assessor submits the rating for client authorisation.
The client reviews and decides whether to proceed with the rating.
NZGBC invoices for the certification fee required for the rating. [link to NABERSNZ fees page]
NZGBC audits, and certifies the rating.
The client is notified of certification and receives an electronic rating certificate and rating report.

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