GUIDE FOR GREENER COMMERCIAL
BUILDINGS UNDER CONSTRUCTION
Environmental Panorama
Canberra – Australia
June of 2005
15/06/2005 - A one-stop
Internet information service providing advice
on the construction of environmentally friendly
buildings is being developed by the building
and construction industry with the help of
$1000,000 of Federal Government funding.
Aimed at commercial property builders, designers,
owners and managers, the three-year Your Building
project was announced today by the Minister
for the Environment and Heritage, Senator
Ian Campbell.
Senator Campbell said project would involve
the development of a public access website
to provide a guide to understanding the environmental
and economic impacts of commercial buildings
and highlight the technologies, design features
and benefits of sustainable buildings.
"Environmentally sustainable buildings
are better designed buildings. They are not
only more comfortable to work in, they use
fewer resources such as water and energy,
they have better indoor air quality and have
less impact on the environment in the short
and long term,” he said.
"Commercial buildings are a major component
of our towns and cities and many of us spend
most of our working lives in them. They also
play a significant role in the productivity
and competitiveness of Australian business
and Australia’s economy.
"It makes good economic, social and environmental
sense to ensure these buildings are designed,
constructed and managed in an environmentally
sustainable manner.”
The Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) for
Construction Innovation will develop the Your
Building reference guide over the next few
years.
"The Your Building guide will be prepared
by industry for industry in conjunction with
the Australian Government,” Senator Campbell
said.
"This is a valuable partnership that
will help us make gains in air quality levels,
water conservation, reduced greenhouse gas
emissions and in ensuring our built environment
is energy efficient and sustainable in the
longer term.”
The project is also supported by the Australian
Sustainable Built Environment Council.
Source:
Australian - Department of the Environment and
Heritage (http://www.environment.gov.au)
(http://www.deh.gov.au)
Australian Alps National Park (http://www.australianalps.deh.gov.au)
Australian Antarctic Division (http://www.aad.gov.au)
(Renae Stoikos)
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