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Join our smart green apartments program

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Join the program

Get your application in before 5pm, Friday 25 October

Apply now

We welcome an annual intake of owners corporations into our smart green apartments program. Applications are open now.

This could be a great opportunity for you to improve your building and connect with others making impressive upgrades in apartment communities.

Buildings will be chosen based on:

  • capacity and commitment to improve environmental performance and resilience
  • potential for making big savings – we’ll consider issues like the size and complexity of your building, and the amount of energy and water consumed.
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Eligibility

  • Your apartment building must be in the City of Sydney local area.
  • Your apartment building must have a minimum of 50 residential apartments. 
  • Your owners corporation (or equivalent) must show a high level of commitment and capacity for improving your building’s environmental performance, including your NABERS energy and water ratings and waste management.
  • Strata-titled and company-titled buildings can apply, including those that are part of a building management committee/community association/precinct association or other tiered management structure.

Before you begin your application

To complete the application form you will need to know the following things:

  • Details of your building manager, strata management company and strata committee office bearer.
  • Your strata plan number, number of bedrooms in your strata scheme, and how many lots are shown in the registered strata plan.
  • If your strata scheme is part of a BMC or CA or some other shared arrangement. If this is the case, you’ll need to complete a separate application form and supporting documents for each strata plan. If successful, our program will cover the whole precinct.
  • Building equipment and service details such as how many lifts you have, if your pool is gas or electric heated (if you have one), if you have an online system for monitoring water and energy use.
  • How many common property electricity accounts your strata scheme has.

How to apply

  1. Download this flyer and share it at your next strata or owners committee meeting. You’ll need a minuted strata committee resolution for a successful application.

  2. Complete the online application form and attach supporting documentation that includes:

    • a minuted strata committee resolution that commits to undertake low cost and no cost improvements, and consider recommendations to change common property at a general meeting (a sample motion is available to help you with this process)
    • copies of the registered strata plan drawing, strata management statement and community management statement (where applicable)
    • audited financial report from the previous financial year
    • general ledger report – to ensure all utility accounts/meters are included in scope of work
    • copies of most recent electricity, gas and water bills for all accounts paid by the owners corporation.

  3. We’ll arrange a phone call with eligible buildings to discuss your application in further detail with our technical assessor.

  4. Once assessed, we’ll notify you of the outcome.

For help with the application form please contact sustainability engagement coordinator Ailsa McConnachie-Folwell at [email protected].

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Join the program

Get your application in before 5pm, Friday 25 October

Apply now