Foundational support from Proptech Australia, our industry body, has been vital to this work — as has the contribution of our well-respected, cross-sector Specialist Advisory Committee; our Working Group of Key Founding Proptech Signatories; and the strong and growing group of Founding Signatories who have committed to adopting and implementing the EE Data Standard.

The work was underpinned by a project team guided by a clear purpose and a commitment to quality, rigour and impact.

Our Specialist Advisory Committee

The establishment of our Specialist Advisory Committee in 2025 was a key part of our committent to ensuring the EE Data Standard was fit-for-purpose and would underpin a quality end-user experience for real estate professionals and consumers as well as a robust reflection of building performance science.

The Committee brings together experts from across the residential property sector, with extensive experience developing practical, industry-led solutions relevant to the EE Data Standard.

Members represent real estate sales, property management, strata management, agency and franchise leadership, national real estate governance and advocacy, and property sustainability, alongside consumer advocacy and energy equity representation.

The Committee also includes expertise in residential building energy performance, research, governance and market development — ensuring the EE Data Standard reflects both industry needs and the interests of Australian home buyers, renters and owners.

  • Cecille Weldon

    Advisory Committee Chair. Executive level real estate franchise experience and residential energy efficiency expertise. Banksia Award-winning residential Proptech founder and advocate. Strategist and business development advisor and real estate trainer.

  • Anthony Wright

    Group Leader - Energy Performance CSIRO ENERGY - overseeing residential energy efficiency research and development to assist governments, industry and the community.

  • Alan Pears AM

    Senior Industry Fellow RMIT University, Fellow University of Melbourne, and respected environmental consultant and pioneer of energy efficiency policy in Australia since the late 1970s.

  • Jodie Pipkorn

    Director, Disclosure Framework, Commonwealth Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. Leading the coordination of the Home Energy Ratings Disclosure Framework on behalf of all Australian governments 

  • Caroline Valente

    Executive Manager of Advocacy and Policy at Energy Consumers Australia. Caroline works to ensure all households—especially those doing it tough—can live in safe, healthy, and energy-efficient homes.

  • Jacob Caine

    President of the REIV, Board Real Estate Institute Australia. REIA Special Representative for UN Forum on decarbonisation for the built environment. Former CEO Ray White CRE.

  • Chiara Pacifici

    Board Member REIWA, Principal and Licensee of Community West Real Estate agency, Director Green Gurus™ leading sustainability education and consultation group.

  • Rachel Lawrie

    Director / Principal at Stadium Real Estate S.A., Liveability Real Estate Specialist, Award-winning sales and property management expertise.

  • Leanne Habib

    CEO/Co-founder Premium Strata, Licensed Strata Manager & Real Estate Agent, Level 1 Accredited with Strata Community Australia (SCA - NSW). Leanne is leading the conversation in strata and community management across Australia.

Founding Signatory Working Committee

In 2025, as part of the development runway for the EE Data Standard, an eight-member Founding Signatories Working Group was established. Members were given early access to the energy efficiency dataset in the form it would ultimately be delivered — an opportunity to 'pressure test' the EE Data Standard against their real-world implementation context, challenges, constraints and influences.

Each member of the Working Group received a personal briefing on the draft dataset and was then responsible for socialising it within their own organisation. To succeed, it had to 'make sense' to internal teams and be readily applied and integrated into technology and product development timelines. They were later surveyed to understand their unique challenges and key influencers in timely implementation. These insights directly informed additional independent research, specific cross-sector engagement and refinement of the final EE Data Standard Package.

Founding Signatories Working Group Members