Turning NABERS from an annual rating into a continuous performance tool
Bueno Analytics is now an official NABERS API licensee, with the NABERS API embedded directly into the Bueno platform.
This integration allows Australian building owners, operators, and sustainability teams to move beyond manual NABERS calculations and static reporting. Instead, NABERS performance can now be tracked, modelled, and understood continuously, using live operational data from across the building.
While the NABERS API is currently available for Australia only, Bueno also provides NABERS-style tracking and benchmarking for global markets where NABERS operates, including the UK and New Zealand, using the same analytics-driven methodology.
What Is the NABERS API?
The NABERS API is an official interface developed by NABERS that allows approved organisations to integrate NABERS rating calculations and rating register data directly into their own systems.
Rather than relying on manual calculators, spreadsheets, or one-off data uploads, the NABERS API enables software platforms to:
Access NABERS rating algorithms programmatically
Automate NABERS-related data processing
Retrieve historical rating data for benchmarking
Support smarter, data-driven sustainability planning
Importantly, the NABERS API does not replace accredited NABERS assessments. Instead, it provides earlier visibility and better decision support, helping teams understand how operational performance is tracking against NABERS methodology throughout the year.
Why the NABERS API Matters for Building Owners and Operators
Historically, NABERS has been treated as an annual or biannual exercise. Data is gathered, checked, submitted, and reviewed long after performance issues have already occurred.
The NABERS API changes this dynamic.
By embedding NABERS calculations into an analytics platform, organisations can:
Understand rating sensitivity before assessment time
Identify performance drift early
Model the impact of optimisation actions
Reduce manual effort and data rework
Improve confidence ahead of formal ratings
This shifts NABERS from a compliance milestone to a continuous performance management tool.
How Bueno Uses the NABERS API
Bueno’s NABERS API integration connects directly to our existing Energy Management, FDD, and Building Optimisation modules, creating a seamless NABERS workflow inside the platform.
Automated NABERS-Aligned Calculations
Operational energy and water data is continuously aligned to NABERS calculation logic, providing near real-time visibility of performance trends and projected outcomes.
Continuous NABERS Tracking
Rather than waiting until assessment time, teams can track how changes in building operation influence NABERS performance over time.
Smarter NABERS Roadmaps
Bueno translates NABERS-aligned insights into actionable improvement pathways, helping teams prioritise the actions that will deliver the greatest rating uplift.
Better Assessor Readiness
Cleaner data, clearer trends, and verified outcomes reduce friction during formal NABERS assessments, saving time for both building teams and assessors.
Why NABERS Is One of the World’s Leading Building Rating Systems
NABERS is widely recognised as one of the world’s leading building rating systems because it is entirely performance-based. Unlike design-led certifications that assess intent or theoretical efficiency, NABERS measures how a building actually performs in operation, using real energy, water, waste and indoor environment data. This approach has driven sustained reductions in energy intensity across rated buildings, helping owners and operators identify inefficiencies, reduce waste, and improve outcomes year after year.
By linking ratings directly to measured performance, NABERS creates accountability, transparency, and continuous improvement, which is why it has become a trusted benchmark for governments, investors, tenants, and regulators globally, and a proven tool for reducing operational carbon emissions in the built environment.
NABERS Tracking Beyond Australia
While the NABERS API is currently Australia-only, Bueno supports NABERS tracking across global markets where NABERS operates.
For regions such as the UK and New Zealand, Bueno provides:
NABERS-aligned performance tracking
Rating pathway modelling
Portfolio benchmarking
Ongoing performance visibility
This allows global property owners to apply a consistent NABERS-based performance framework, even where the API itself is not yet available.
Why This Matters for ESG and Portfolio Performance
NABERS plays a critical role in:
ESG reporting and disclosure
Investor confidence
Leasing and tenant expectations
Asset valuation and resilience
By embedding the NABERS API directly into the platform, Bueno helps organisations move from policy-led ESG narratives to verifiable, operational performance improvement, backed by real data.
Ready to see how NABERS performance looks in near real time?
Talk to Bueno about how our NABERS API integration and global NABERS tracking tools can help you improve ratings, reduce risk, and turn sustainability targets into measurable outcomes.
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