Co-Perform https://co-perform.com.au/ An innovative company that provides ESD engineering services for new and existing buildings through all phases of design and operation. Wed, 15 Apr 2026 05:49:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 Not all five-star buildings are created equal https://co-perform.com.au/not-all-five-star-buildings-are-created-equal/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=not-all-five-star-buildings-are-created-equal https://co-perform.com.au/not-all-five-star-buildings-are-created-equal/#respond Wed, 08 Apr 2026 02:58:46 +0000 https://co-perform.com.au/?p=1182 Two buildings can both achieve a Green Star rating of five stars or above, but one can cost significantly more to get there. This is not because it’s a better building or the design is more ambitious, it’s often simply because the team chose a more expensive path through the scorecard. Green Star ratings are […]

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]]> https://co-perform.com.au/not-all-five-star-buildings-are-created-equal/feed/ 0 When performance commitments are put to the test: Lessons from NABERS Projects https://co-perform.com.au/when-performance-commitments-are-put-to-the-test-lessons-from-nabers-projects/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=when-performance-commitments-are-put-to-the-test-lessons-from-nabers-projects Thu, 29 Jan 2026 03:59:39 +0000 https://co-perform.com.au/?p=1156 For developers, sustainability commitments don’t end at approval. They’re tested later when buildings are occupied and the energy bills start coming in. This is especially true for NABERS Commitment Agreements. They lock in a prediction of future operational performance and once a building is running, that prediction is either confirmed or exposed. The right advice […]

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]]> How Co-Perform helped finalise a 5-Star Green Star building submission for Kangan Institute https://co-perform.com.au/how-co-perform-helped-finalise-a-5-star-green-star-building-submission-for-kangan-institute/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-co-perform-helped-finalise-a-5-star-green-star-building-submission-for-kangan-institute Tue, 16 Dec 2025 05:42:20 +0000 https://co-perform.com.au/?p=1138 When the Kangan Institute’s Health & Community Centre of Excellence approached completion, the project needed a clear path to complete its Green Star Buildings submission. Co-Perform were brought in to deliver the specialist modelling that would verify the design in accordance with Green Star certification requirements, minimise project risks, and keep the project moving to […]

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]]> From shoe factory to 5.5 star NABERS rating: turning a Fitzroy icon into a high-performance building https://co-perform.com.au/425-smith-street/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=425-smith-street Tue, 21 Oct 2025 04:22:47 +0000 https://co-perform.com.au/?p=1064 How a former shoe factory became a benchmark for sustainable reuse and why the partnership between Co-Perform, Kahlon Group is now pushing for six stars. Breathing new life into an old building When Kahlon Group first looked at the two-storey brick warehouse on 425 Smith Street, Fitzroy, they saw a lot of potential. Once a […]

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