Technical Notes

Grounded
Insights.

Principal-led essays on asset resilience, carbon policy, and engineering logic.

Analysis
Aged Care Electrification Airtightness Solar PV

What care providers can do right now to improve comfort and cut energy bills

How targeted engineering interventions and early involvement can address energy poverty and improve the wellbeing of vulnerable residents in the care sector.

Author Co-Perform
Perspectives
Green Star Sustainability Strategy Certification Value Engineering GBCA

Not all five-star buildings are created equal

Two buildings can both achieve a Green Star rating of five stars or above, but one can cost significantly more to get there. The route you take matters as much as the destination.

Author Co-Perform
Analysis
NABERS Commitment Agreements Asset Value Energy Modelling Commercial

When performance commitments are put to the test: Lessons from NABERS Projects

How the right advice early on can protect long-term asset value and why accurate modelling during the commitment agreement sets everyone up for success.

Author Co-Perform
Case Studies
Green Star Energy Modelling LCA Education Daylight Modelling

How Co-Perform helped finalise a 5-Star Green Star building submission for Kangan Institute

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.

Author Co-Perform
Case Studies
NABERS Sustainable Reuse Embodied Carbon Heritage Commercial

From shoe factory to 5.5-stars NABERS rating: turning a Fitzroy icon into a high-performance building

How a former shoe factory became a benchmark for sustainable reuse and why the partnership between Co-Perform and Kahlon Group is now pushing for six stars.

Author Co-Perform