A recent update to BESS on the 7th of February resulted in a regression of some content on the website. New IEQ credits in Tool Notes were missing and the wording of some credits had regressed. This content has since been restored.

BESS is undergoing scheduled maintenance Sunday 10th April, 12pm-3pm and will be unavailable for use for some or all of this period.

BESS is undergoing scheduled maintenance Sunday 10th April, 8am-12pm and will be unavailable for use for some or all of this period.

BESS support will be temporarily unavailable during the end of year holiday period. We'll be closed from 23 December 2020 and back for any queries on 4 January 2021.

BESS support will at reduced capacity from 4 January 2021 to 17 January. Thank you in advance for your patience and understanding.

The BESS website will still be available for Planning permit assessments, to create or view projects with Tool notes and FAQ pages to assist you. However the contact form will be closed from 24 December to 4 January.

The BESS Report format has had minor fixes applied to sort an issue where the Non-Potable Water connections for Residential dwellings was not being displayed in the final report.

A minor rendering issue that occured in some reports was also fixed.

Did you know? You can now search projects by Site Type, Council and BESS Engine 

We'd love your feedback. Our 2021 BESS user survey is open now until the end of July. Take the survey.