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The commercial and services sector incorporates business entities operating in the retail, financial and media and telecommunication sectors, hospital and health sectors, as well as those corporations that own and operate large commercial properties.
In 2008-09, EEO participants in the commercial and services sector used 44.4 PJ of energy, representing approximately 0.8 percent of Australia’s total energy use.
Energy Efficiency in the Commercial and Services Sector
The opportunities identified by corporations within the commercial and services sector have been primarily focused on improvements to lighting and heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems.
EEO participants in the commercial and services sector have reported identifying 3.61 PJ of energy savings, and adopting 2.15 PJ of energy savings. ‘Adopted’ energy savings includes opportunities reported under the categories of implemented, implementation commenced or to be implemented.
Energy Savings in the Commercial and Services Sector^
^ Energy savings totals include the energy savings of opportunities with a greater than four year payback, voluntarily reported by corporations.
Commercial and Services Significant Opportunities Register
The Significant Opportunities Register contains a cross-section of the significant opportunities described by commercial and services corporations in their EEO Public Reports. The spreadsheet format can be filtered to find specific types of opportunities of interest. The register aims to facilitate access to different ideas that may assist corporations to identify opportunities to increase energy efficiency.
- Commercial and Services Opportunities Register [
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Upcoming Events
Upcoming conferences, workshops and training opportunities that may be of use for businesses in the Commercial and Services sector aiming to improve their energy efficiency include the following:
Green Building Council Australia Training Courses
The Green Building Council Australia (GBCA) offers several training courses for those looking to obtain green star accreditation and ratings for commercial properties.
Useful Resources
Resource materials that may be of use for businesses in the Commercial and Services sector aiming to improve their energy efficiency include the following:
EEO Company Case Studies | A look at how some corporations in the Commercial and Services sector have undertaken EEO assessments and the types of opportunities they have identified and implemented. | - Industry Trials – Investa Property Group
[ PDF, KB] - Industry Insights – NAB, News Limited, Wesfarmers
[ PDF, KB] - Sharing the Lessons from First Assessments – NAB, News Limited, Wesfarmers
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EEO Workshop Presentations | Presentations made by industry representatives at past Energy Efficiency Opportunities Workshops, describing their corporation’s approach to the EEO program. | - Professor Alan Pears (2010)
[ PDF, KB] - National Australia Bank (2009)
[ PDF, KB] - Wesfarmers (2009)
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First Opportunities in Depth: The Services Industry (2010)
| A detailed analysis of EEO results reported by the commercial and services sector in 2006-2008. | [ PDF, KB] |
Energy-Mass Balance: Commercial Buildings (2010) | This guide is designed to assist companies seeking to develop an Energy-Mass Balance (EMB) for commercial properties. It focuses on the key energy using systems and technologies within commercial buildings and provides guidance on the considerations that should be made when developing an EMB. | [ PDF, KB] |
Representative Assessment Guide (2010) | A guide on undertaking EEO assessments using a representative sample of a larger number of small energy using sites or processes, particularly of relevance to a large commercial building portfolio. This guide also includes an example of a representative assessment at Coles Supermarkets using multiple regression analysis. | [ PDF, KB] |
Energy Efficiency Best Practice Case Studies | The Energy Efficiency Best Practice program, which ran from 1998 to 2003, worked with companies and research agencies to improve energy efficiency. The result of that collaboration was a series of case studies and best practice guides, which include information on include retail sites and hotels. | Energy Efficiency Best Practice |
Energy Efficiency Opportunities in the Hotel Industry Sector | This report investigates the energy performance of hotels, carried out in 2000 as a partnership between the Energy Efficiency Best Practice Program of the then Department of Industry Tourism and Resources (ITR) and the Australian Hotels Association (AHA). It is based on a survey of approximately 50 hotels with the majority of the subject group Australia-based. The report includes an analysis of data and proposes benchmark indicators of best practice performance within the surveyed hotels. It raises the profile of hotel energy benchmarking as a valuable tool for hotel engineers and identifies major variables affecting energy efficiency in hotels. | [ PDF, 253KB] |
ResourceSmart Commercial Buildings Program | The Resource Smart Commercial Buildings Program aims to deliver greenhouse gas and water savings through specific support initiatives, while also building the capacity of the broader market to improve existing building performance in the longer term. Resources include reference material, case studies and online tools for improving the energy efficiency of pre-existing or new commercial buildings. | ResourceSmart Commercial Buildings Program |
Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water (NSW Government) – Sustainable Property Guide | The Sustainable Property Guide provides the commercial property sector with tools to integrate sustainability into core business activities and asset management, including comprehensive step-by-step guidance, case studies and a range of practical checklists and worksheets. | Sustainable Property Guide |
Energy Efficiency Council – Commercial Building Case Studies | A range of case-studies that show the benefits of energy efficiency services in Commercial Buildings. | Commercial Building Case Studies |
Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency – Commercial Buildings in Australia | Information regarding energy efficiency of commercial buildings in Australia and links to information on the Commercial Building Disclosure Program. | Commerical Building in Australia |
Feedback
Is there an energy efficiency topic in the Commercial and Services sector for which you would be interested in further information resources or training opportunities? If yes, please email energyefficiencyopportunities@ret.gov.au.