The CEFC has released a new resource: Energy in Buildings: 50 Best Practice Initiatives.

This report, commissioned by the CEFC and produced by Norman Disney & Young, is intended to assist property owners and managers improve the energy performance of buildings, helping to reduce costs and position them for a low carbon future.

The report identifies 50 best practice initiatives across a range of property sectors and indicates the climate zones where the initiatives are likely to deliver the most positive benefits.

Importantly, the report indicates the upfront cost premium and payback period for each initiative, 16 of which could typically pay back within 5 years and a further 20 within 10 years. Many of the initiatives are also affordable on an upfront cost basis: about one third, in a new-build scenario, would require an additional cost less than 0.1% of overall asset value.

Read more here.