PROGRAM:
BUILT
ENVIRONMENT
MARCH
In 2010, ClimateWorks was commissioned by the
Australian Carbon Trust (which became Low Carbon
Australia, and was later merged with the Clean
Energy Finance Corporation) to undertake a ‘deep
dive’ analysis of opportunities for reducing emissions
in the built environment. The findings of this analysis
were supported by ClimateWorks’ 2013 Tracking
Progress research which revealed improving building
code standards could strongly contribute to reducing
emissions. Subsequent consultation with Sustainable
Melbourne Fund and the Department of Industry
led to the launch of a tool to support better financing
of building upgrades.
“Knowing that Australia’s commercial buildings
represent an enormous yet unrealised
opportunity to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
(in the way they are designed, constructed and
the way they operate once built), we’ve been
working to address barriers preventing uptake
of these opportunities - and ClimateWorks is
proving instrumental in changing this.”
ELI COURT
PROJECT MANAGER - CLIMATEWORKS
Working with the
Australian Sustainable
Built Environment
Council (ASBEC),
ClimateWorks
began consulting
with Victorian
and Australian
Governments around
upgrades to building
code standards
2015
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