The NABERS Embodied Carbon tool has been described as a game-changer for Australia’s built environment. NABERS (National Australian Built Environment Rating System) rates a building’s environmental performance across energy, water, waste and indoor environment.
The introduction of the Embodied Carbon tool will enable new buildings and partial rebuilds to measure, verify, and compare their upfront embodied carbon emissions with similar buildings – helping the sector move towards Australia’s 2050 net zero target.
Product-specific and third-party verified construction product EPDs, which include process-LCA-based data for upfront carbon emission and storage, form a crucial part of the tool and assessment for a rating.
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To learn more about the NABERS Embodied Carbon Rating Tool, visit nabers.gov.au/ratings/our-ratings/nabers-embodied-carbon, where you can estimate your rating and download the Rules.
Katie is the embodied carbon lead at NABERS. Her team is developing an embodied carbon rating tool that will measure embodied carbon in new buildings. A core aspect of this work is collaborating with people across the building industry, to ensure NABERS develop a tool that’s trusted, meaningful, and drives behaviour change to reduce emissions.
Nicole supports organisations to improve their sustainability and create value at the same time. She is a recognised thought leader and speaker, known for her warm communication style and drive to inspire change.
thinkstep-anz has been NABERS’ technical partner for their embodied carbon project since early 2022, providing expertise in embodied carbon life cycle assessment (LCA) and industry consultation. They assisted NABERS in developing the technical rules for the tool, alongside the calculator.
Kelly has managed the EPD Australasia programme since 2016 and was recently appointed CEO. She is Certified Environmental Practitioner (CEnvP) with 20 years’ experience as an Environmental Consultant and Auditor delivering environmental systems and certifications to businesses and the public sector.