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Office block owners will have to disclose the building's energy efficiency to prospective buyers or lessees under a government bill introduced into federal parliament on Thursday.
Junior Climate Change Minister Greg Combet said the measure would require owners of commercial office buildings covering 2000 square metres or more to obtain and disclose energy efficiency information before selling or leasing them.
The law will also apply to head tenants intending to sublease space.
Mr Combet said a full building energy efficiency certificate would have to be given to interested parties.
The certificate would include a star rating of the building's energy efficiency and additional information on how efficiency could be improved.
Mr Combet said the European Union and California had begun comparable schemes.
Source: Nine News, 18 March 2010: http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/1028834/new-disclosure-rules-for-office-blocks
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