About BERA

Building Energy Ratings and Advice

Our Background

Building Energy Ratings & Advice (BERA) was started in 2014 as an industry specialist business passionate about Australian Energy Efficiency design. We love well designed homes and buildings that are both thermally comfortable and energy efficient for the people using them.

Our experience is deep across building classes and climate zones throughout Australia.  We continue to stay in touch with developments in the building code, and are involved in industry initiatives and collaborations.  Where others see confusing details we work hard to achieve clarity and simplicity for our clients.

The People at BERA

Victoria Walker

Victoria Walker

BERA’s Principal Consultant has been involved in the design of homes for over 15 years and has worked with Building Designers, Architects, Builders and Energy Assessors both professionally and personally during this time.  Victoria has completed a Certificate IV in NatHERS Assessments and is accredited with DesignMatters (formerly, Building Designers Association of Victoria).  Tori is well known in the industry and is the Queensland representative on the Design Matters National Technical Assessor Support Community.  Tori has presented at multiple industry events, and had key roles in industry collaborations on Energy Efficiency.

David Walker

David Walker

David (yes, married to Tori) conducts most of BERA’s Commercial Energy Efficiency assessments.  An industrial chemist originally, David has extensive data modelling, business development and general management experience.  A member of Design Matters National, David provides Section J and JV3 assessments and can advise clients on options using these assessment methods.

Building Class Examples of our work

We’re often asked what we’ve worked on. Here’s a sample of jobs completed across Australian Building Classes.

Class 1, 2 and 4

Hundreds of single and multi-residential designs.

Class 3
  • Multi-Storey Assisted Living Facility
  • Kingaroy Hotel
  • Queensland Health SUSD Facility
Class 5
  • Counter Terrorism & Community Safety Centre Development
  • Biloela Police Station
  • Origin Energy Administration Office
Class 6
  • Fast food and retail centres
  • Bargara Hotel
  • Service Station and retail centres
Class 8
  • Moveiworld Soundstage
  • BHP Mining Laboratory 
Class 9
  • Base Hospital EE Review
  • Multi-storey school buildings and childcare centres
  • University Campus New Buildings
  • Community Building
  • Defence Rehabilitation and Conference Centre
  • Aged Care Centres