NEWS
Labor promises to address the issue of Building Energy Consumption
Added: 28 July, 2010
Last week it was lean pickings for the green property in election promises so far. By Sunday the worm had turned in the sector’s favour with big welcome news from the Labor Party of a 50 per cent tax deduction bonus for green building work, possibly eno
FACTS
Interesting information about the use of paper in the office
1 ream of paper = 6% of a tree and 5.4kg CO2 in the atmosphere 3 sheets of A4 paper = 1 litre of water
Built Environment Assessments - Maximise Your Star Rating
ENERGY EFFICIENCY ASSESSMENT
Efficient use of energy will not only assist to reduce your carbon output but will save you big dollars into the future. Energy bills are tipped to double in 5 years time and legislation will demand that Australian business reduce their energy consumption drastically. You journey to big savings on your energy bills and compliance under the act starts here with a simple process to establish what can be done easily and economically. Let us show you how. read more
WASTE EFFICIENCY ASSESSMENT
Waste management and auditing looks at the amount of total materials generated, determined by weighing all day-to-day disposal streams as they leave (or would leave) the tenancy, accumulated within the tenancy over the audit period, or a combination of the two (depending on the circumstances within the space). This figure must include all recycling/re-use streams. The final figure of the total waste generated audit data must be in kilograms per day (kg per day) for the whole tenancy being rated... read more
WATER EFFICIENCY ASSESSMENT
The goal of water efficiency and management is to identify where water is used in typical offices and public buildings. Audit reports provide a range of practical and cost effective measures for reducing consumption. Technical and non-technical (management and behavior related) measures are addressed – both play important roles in achieving savings and sustaining them... read more
INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
Managing the indoor environment quality of a building is an essential component of the sustainability plan for any commercial property. The quality of the environment created within a building is fundamental to its occupants' health and well being. This is particularly true for office buildings where many people spend a large proportion of their working life, generally in an artificially maintained environment... read more