Reading RoomReproduced with permission from Law Business Research. This article was first published in Getting the Deal Through -Construction 2010 (published in August 2009; contributing editors Robert S Peckar, Peckar & Abramson PC). For further information please visit www.GettingTheDealThrough.com
As the push for greater emphasis on the environmental impact of buildings gathers further momentum, the Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA) has responded by expanding the scope of its suite of green building rating tools. The GBCA has recently released Green Star rating tools for multi unit residential facilities (Green Star –Multi Unit Residential v1) and healthcare …
If your Council applied for funding under the Community Infrastructure Program –Strategic Projects Plan, then keep your eyes open for further announcements. The Hon Anthony Albanese MP, Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government has recently begun to announce successful projects and on 25 June 2009, a second round of funding for the end of the year …
Infrastructure projects and commercial and residential buildings have a significant impact upon the environment, including through the greenhouse gas emissions they produce and the energy they consume. This impact is projected to increase dramatically in the future as population and economic growth increase, thereby increasing demand for infrastructure and buildings.
The construction …
In 2002, the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) agreed to develop a national energy efficiency policy framework to harmonise policies and programs across the commonwealth, states and territories. Two years later, the Ministerial Council on Energy approved an extensive package of measures as part of Stage 1 of the National Framework for Energy Efficiency, including the Energy Efficiency …
Until recently, Commonwealth, State and Territory governments have separately implemented or committed to a range of energy efficiency policy measures. In order to address the varied nature of energy efficiency policies and programs to date, the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) has agreed to develop a national energy efficiency policy framework to harmonise these policies …
The National Public Private Partnership Policy (Policy) and National Public Private Partnership Guidelines (Guidelines) (as developed by Infrastructure Australia) have now been endorsed by the Council of Australian Governments (COAG). The Policy and Guidelines aim to implement an agreed national framework for the procurement and delivery of public …
The International Organisation for Standardization (ISO) has recently conducted a review of the ISO 9000 suite of standards – the world's most widely used quality management system standard. This review was based on an examination of user experience over the last 8 years and focussed primarily on resolving a number of interpretation and consistency issues associated …
