'Together, Let's Electrify Strata'Wattblock has provided independent advice to residential apartment buildings housing over 85,000 residents with solar and battery feasibility studies, electric vehicle charging reports, hot water, lighting and ventilation efficiency measures and benchmark ratings. We have a fee-for-advice model and do not receive any commissions from any product suppliers, installers or energy retailers, ensuring we give advice which you can trust.
View over 100 educational videos and webinars on our youtube channel. Take the Solar Readiness for Strata training course. Take the EV Charging Readiness for Strata training course. We are proud that our ElectrifyStrata project, which maps the progress of over 49,000 Sydney strata schemes, was awarded the "silver medal" in the Environmental, Social and Community Impact category by Strata Community Association (NSW) for 2024. |
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"Wattblock's report and recommendations provided the initiative to drive some change in the building, which wouldn't have occurred without this impetus. Very impressed with the report & support you provided. A kickstart to this work. "
Greg Norvill, Strata Committee Member
Strata Case Studies
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6 year electrification journey
The Galleria apartment building in Woolloomooloo improved their energy rating from 0 stars to 4.5 stars and water rating from 2 to 3 stars. LED lighting, solar, batteries, cooling tower decommissioned. Vertical Divider
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Galleria case study has also been featured by the City of Sydney here.
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3 year electrification journey
20 Ross St Waverton is a boutique apartment block of 5 units which did a common area LED lighting upgrade, solar PV and hot water heat pump Vertical Divider
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20 Ross St Waverton case study has been featured by North Sydney council here.
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Common Area Solar System - 31kW
Futureproofing with a larger solar system than required today A large strata complex consisting of apartment block & townhouses Vertical Divider
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Bay Gardens case study has also been featured by Waverley Council here.
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Community Solar System using Solar Sharing Gateway - 25kW
Electricity bill reduction in individual apartments: 38% 17 Apartments Vertical Divider
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Flexible Solar Panels Installed Vertically
87 Flexible Solar panels installed using side of rooftop plant room Generating enough solar to power equivalent of 11 apartments Vertical Divider
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Solar and Batteries for apartments
30kW solar system and 42kWh of batteries installed into first multi-tenant residential building in Australia in 2015 Vertical Divider
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Electric Vehicle Charging Roadmap
Assisted strata committee & facilities management with an EV plan 1st Tesla Model S Owner charging in strata basement carpark Vertical Divider
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Electricity Monitoring Device on Common Area meter
Realtime electricity monitoring device clamped behind common area meter independently measuring electricity with a web interface Vertical Divider
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NABERS for Apartment Buildings Rating
Formal star ratings under a national energy & water rating benchmark 4.5 Stars for Energy and 4 Stars for Water Vertical Divider
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Common Gas Hot Water converted to Electric Heat Pumps
~5 years payback and escaped gas meter reading monopoly 2 blocks with 15 apartments in total Vertical Divider
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LED Lighting in Carpark and Firestairs with NSW ESS
Replace 131 fluorescent lights with motion sensored LED's 4 apartment buildings with 1 level of shared basement carpark Vertical Divider
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Retrofit Variable Speed Drives to Water Pumps
Energy savings from VSD's create a payback in under 1 year 2 apartment buildings with 47 apartments in total Vertical Divider
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* Case studies show indicative savings and payback where relevant
Further Resources
A short video on "What is Electrify Strata" can be found here.
Join the Electrify Strata Community on Whatsapp here.
The Electrify Strata Installer Directory (solar, batteries, EV charging, heat pumps, electricity monitoring, e-Bike charging etc) is here.
Summary of the Domain Sustainability Report (2024) (Sydney apartments with energy features have a $95,000 or 11.7% price premium) is here.
Watch a "fireside chat" with strata committee member, Nathan Hage, from Zinc Apartments which is a great case study of electrification here.
Watch a webinar on My Efficient Electric Apartment here and a webinar on All Electric Apartments here.
Download a presentation on saving energy in your own apartment here.
Read a Guide to Electrifying Apartments and Apartment Buildings here.
A number of online webinars on Solar for apartment buildings are available here.
Solar Readiness for Strata training course is available here.
A number of online webinars on EV Charging in apartment buildings are available here.
EV Readiness for Strata training course is available here.
A list of sustainability webinars for strata buildings grouped by topic (solar, batteries, lighting, hot water, ventilation, EV etc) can be found here.
A list of government rebates and incentives which are applicable to strata schemes are here.
A set of strata case studies can be found here.
The top 40 solar installers for strata buildings can be found here.
The top 10 heat pump installers for strata buildings can be found here.
The top 70 EV charging installers for strata buildings can be found here.
Watch a video Beautiful Heat Pump Installs for Sydney Apartment Buildings featuring the song "(I'm Your) Heat Pump" by Michael T Roberts (feat. Will Hammond, Jr.) (c) 2024 by Michael T Roberts
Sydney apartment buildings which have installed batteries can be found here.
Our material for individual townhouses or apartments in strata wanting to do solar is here.
Register interest in joining the Sydney Strata Big Battery here.
Read an article on "Why we created Electrify Strata" here.
Read more about Electrify Strata on GoStrata Media, Flatchat, Wattwatchers and The Fifth Estate.
Listen to the Your Strata Property online podcast "The Clever Mapping Helping to Electrify Strata" here.
A short video on "What is Electrify Strata" can be found here.
Join the Electrify Strata Community on Whatsapp here.
The Electrify Strata Installer Directory (solar, batteries, EV charging, heat pumps, electricity monitoring, e-Bike charging etc) is here.
Summary of the Domain Sustainability Report (2024) (Sydney apartments with energy features have a $95,000 or 11.7% price premium) is here.
Watch a "fireside chat" with strata committee member, Nathan Hage, from Zinc Apartments which is a great case study of electrification here.
Watch a webinar on My Efficient Electric Apartment here and a webinar on All Electric Apartments here.
Download a presentation on saving energy in your own apartment here.
Read a Guide to Electrifying Apartments and Apartment Buildings here.
A number of online webinars on Solar for apartment buildings are available here.
Solar Readiness for Strata training course is available here.
A number of online webinars on EV Charging in apartment buildings are available here.
EV Readiness for Strata training course is available here.
A list of sustainability webinars for strata buildings grouped by topic (solar, batteries, lighting, hot water, ventilation, EV etc) can be found here.
A list of government rebates and incentives which are applicable to strata schemes are here.
A set of strata case studies can be found here.
The top 40 solar installers for strata buildings can be found here.
The top 10 heat pump installers for strata buildings can be found here.
The top 70 EV charging installers for strata buildings can be found here.
Watch a video Beautiful Heat Pump Installs for Sydney Apartment Buildings featuring the song "(I'm Your) Heat Pump" by Michael T Roberts (feat. Will Hammond, Jr.) (c) 2024 by Michael T Roberts
Sydney apartment buildings which have installed batteries can be found here.
Our material for individual townhouses or apartments in strata wanting to do solar is here.
Register interest in joining the Sydney Strata Big Battery here.
Read an article on "Why we created Electrify Strata" here.
Read more about Electrify Strata on GoStrata Media, Flatchat, Wattwatchers and The Fifth Estate.
Listen to the Your Strata Property online podcast "The Clever Mapping Helping to Electrify Strata" here.
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