Key Rating Tools & Frameworks
Ark Resources holds accreditations across Australia's major sustainability rating systems. Each tool is delivered by specialists with deep, long-standing expertise.
We are accredited NABERS assessors and active members of the NABERS Independent Design Review panel - one of a small number of firms in Australia with IDR standing. We deliver the full suite of NABERS certifications across commercial and residential buildings.
- →NABERS Energy, Water & Indoor Environment
- →NABERS Waste & Embodied Carbon
- →NABERS Design for Performance & IDR panel reviews
- →Climate Active Carbon Neutral certification
We are accredited NatHERS assessors with over 25 years of residential rating experience. We deliver thermal performance assessments for Class 1 homes and Class 2 apartment buildings, helping clients meet NCC 2022 requirements and optimise building design before construction.
- →Class 1 residential & Class 2 apartments
- →Thermal optimisation & glazing advice
- →NCC 2022 compliance pathways
We are GBCA-accredited Green Star consultants with over 25 years of certification experience. We manage the full certification process - from initial feasibility and target rating through to final submission - across buildings, interiors, communities and homes.
- →Green Star Buildings & Interiors
- →Green Star Communities & Homes
- →Feasibility, gap assessments & certification strategy
We prepare BESS reports for planning permit applications across all major Victorian councils. Our deep familiarity with council-specific ESD policies means accurate, compliant reports that are delivered efficiently and withstand scrutiny.
- →Residential & mixed-use developments
- →Council-specific ESD policy advice & conditions of approval
- →ESD & Sustainability Management Plans
We deliver water sensitive urban design and stormwater management strategies for residential, commercial and mixed-use developments. Our team conducts MUSIC and STORM modelling and manages direct liaison with Melbourne Water and local councils through to approval.
- →MUSIC stormwater modelling & STORM assessments
- →Stormwater quality, retention and reuse strategies
- →Melbourne Water liaison & approval pathways
We prepare BASIX certificates for residential DA lodgements across NSW, combining NatHERS thermal comfort simulation with energy and water target compliance.
- →BASIX certificates for NSW DAs
- →NatHERS thermal comfort integration
- →Commitments scheduling & amendments
