The Green Cities 08 conference speakers made repeated references to the scale of the carbon emissions problem and the need to take substantial and immediate action to avoid severe climate change effects. The amount of CO2 in the atmosphere is already above the stabilization level to keep global temperatures within 2 degrees of current levels. […]
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The early development stage of the National Australian Built Environment Rating System – NABERS was through a greenhouse gas emission rating, known as the Australian Building Greenhouse Rating (ABGR), developed through the Federal Government’s then Australian Greenhouse Office, and commercialised by the then NSW Sustainable Energy Development Authority (SEDA). The NSW Department of Environment and
At the design/development stage many developers of office buildings are focused on minimum compliance in order to keep their costs down. They are also aware that some decisions might be justified on a life cycle basis but they are concerned that while they may bear the initial cost of energy saving initiatives, the future owner
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It is easy to understand why business owners and managers might be hesitant to commission an energy assessment. It is an unknown field for most people. But it is amazing how much energy can be saved. These savings translate into cost savings and improved profits for our clients. A recent example of an assessment carried
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Application Solutions is all about looking for solutions; Solutions to difficult energy management problems. We try to adopt a common sense approach yet starting with first principles. It is a trend in the ESD field that the most effective solutions are integrated so that output from one component is input to another so that the
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Concrete and brickwork have very low inherent insulation properties. This comes as a surprise because the perception is that these types of walls are a substantial barrier to the outside environment. While they are a substantial barrier, this is more a measure of thermal mass; The ability to store heat (or cold). Heat will travel
Energy efficiency is becoming a key selling point in the Australian property market. As buyers grow more conscious of rising energy costs and environmental impact,
Design decisions made in the early stages of a build can make or break its long-term performance. Considering key factors in Australia’s evolving construction landscape,
Across Australia, the push for sustainable building design is reshaping the way projects are planned, delivered and assessed. With growing expectations from regulators, clients, and
For modern businesses, sustainability is no longer a “nice to have” – it’s a commercial imperative. Building professionals, in particular, are under increasing pressure from
