Sustainable building
Alternative labels
Sustainable construction
Sustainable building design
Sustainable building construction
Report
Sustainable housing at a neighbourhood scale
This report investigates the challenges and opportunities that built environment professionals in Australia experience when planning, designing, and implementing sustainable housing developments at the neighbourhood scale. It also examines strategies and policy levers employed in case study eco-neighbourhoods from across Australia and Europe to inform future Australian policy and practice.
Report
Unlocking the pathway: why electrification is the key to net zero buildings
Around one quarter of Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions come from the built environment. This summary report argues that Australia will not achieve its legislated emissions reduction targets unless the built environment decarbonises its building operations.
Report
Greening libraries report
This report aims to highlight examples of best practice and inform the creation of a toolkit for libraries to help them support environmental action, further the greening libraries movement, as well as exemplify sustainability practices that are consistent with United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
Report
Building for climate change
This document highlights the key themes found from submissions on the 2020 Building for Climate Change Frameworks consultation.
Guide
Integrated approaches in action: a companion to the international good practice principles for sustainable infrastructure
This collection of case studies illustrates some of the salient aspects of the International good practice principles for sustainable infrastructure. Documenting integrated approaches in action, it provides real-world examples of the good practices set out in the principles. The report presents ten case studies with broad geographic representation, across sectors, covering diverse forms of infrastructure.