In March 2019 the building acheived NABERS Energy Base Building rating of 5.5 star (maintaining the 2018 rating). The rating is based on 12 months of operational energy usage.
In May 2019, 400 George Street undertook its third NABERS Indoor Environment Base Building assessment and increased this rating to 6 stars (up from 5.0 stars in 2016). The rating assesses the quality, health and environmentally friendly indoor environment. This is a market leading result.
The above rating results shows that the building is operating at a high level of efficiency whilst simultaneously providing a high level quality services to occupants.
In November 2012, occupants of 400 George Street participated in research undertaken by Bond University Research Centre for Sustainable Health Communities exploring the influence of green versus non-green environments on occupier's physical and mental wellbeing. The research undertaken by Bond University will deepen the understanding of green workplace environments and their impact on employees.
Cromwell is delighted to provide The Green Booklet.
We hope you find these simple tips and ideas on how you can reduce your carbon footprint informative.
The Green Booklet is a guide to NABERS, Commercial Building Disclosure & Sustainability Services.
The owners of 400 George Street
Cromwell Property Group, are committed to best practice environmental ratings and are continuing to invest in sustainability initiatives at 400 George Street.
400 George Street achieved a 5 Star Green Star- Office As Built v2 Certified Rating by the Green Building Council of Australia
For information on the 400 George Street 5 Star Green Star Office Design Environmental Initiatives please 
Click Here (PDF, 75 kb) or contact Peter Gill.
As part of the Queensland Government Container Refund Scheme, the Department of Environment and Heritage Protection (EHP) have a Reverse Vending Machine (RVM) in the 400Food Court.
When a container is recycled in the RVM
during the trial period a 10 cent refund is donated to 1 of the following 3 charities:
1. Clean Up Australia
2. Endeavour Foundation
3. RSPCA
Please click on the links below to view the RVM Statistics for each month.
| | | April 18 (PDF, 107 kb) | May 18 (PDF, 107 kb) |
| | March 18 (PDF, 105 kb) | February 18 (PDF, 103 kb) |
| | January 18 (PDF, 102 kb) | December 17 (PDF, 103 kb) |
| | November 2017 (PDF, 356 kb) | October 17 (PDF, 66 kb) |
| | September 17 (PDF, 284 kb) | August 17 (PDF, 303 kb) |
| | July 17 (PDF, 388 kb) | June 17 (PDF, 383 kb) |
The State of Queensland have achieved 5.5 & 5 Stars NABERS Energy Tenancy Rating for their Departments. The NABERS Tenancy Energy Rating Certificates can be viewed by clicking the relevant Department title below.
5.5 Stars
Department of Environment & Heritage Protection (EHP)
Department of National Parks, Sport and Racing (NPSR)
5 Stars
Office of Health Ombudsman
Queensland Mental Health Commission
Queensland Reconstruction Authority
A tenancy rating considers the impact of energy consumed by the occupants within an office space over a 12 months period. This includes lighting, power to equipment like PCs, printers and computer servers, and any tenant controlled air conditioning. This does not include central services normally provided to tenants, like air conditioning and energy used by lifts.