Well now you can check with the Green Building Council of South Africa's (GBCSA) Energy and Water Benchmarking tool that measures a building's consumption that are according to industry norms.
The pilot version and fifth tool developed for the South African market analyses existing building performance, and allows property managers to see how their buildings measure up in terms of energy and water consumption.
'This tool is powerful in assisting property owners to decide which properties to retrofit or sell, as well as being a useful marketing tool for star performers in a portfolio,' says GBCSA Technical Executive Manfred Braune.
'According to our calculations, energy consumption has increased from R8.66/m² to R30.46/m² over the past five years, in the case of some large office tenants,' notes Growthpoint Properties' Office Portfolio Divisional Director Rudolf Pienaar.
'Any efficiency we can achieve in order to keep costs down will benefit our tenants. The benchmarking tool will no doubt be of similar use to the property industry in general.
A combined focus by all property owners on reducing consumption will be of benefit to all occupiers of property, and contribute to a much-needed reduction in national consumption,' adds Pienaar
Source: thepropertymag
