Reading RoomAs part of the Gillard Government 2010 election commitment, the Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency (DCCEE) has released a consultation paper titled "Tax Breaks for Green Buildings". The consultation paper details proposed tax incentives for improving the energy efficiency of certain existing buildings (the Tax Breaks program).
Water is a precious commodity. It is essential to sustain life but has no substitutes. It is used for a broad range of purposes including for agriculture, household and recreational use, industry and environmental activities.
While demand for water continues to escalate in line with increasing population, our finite water resources are being depleted at an alarming rate. …
The Building Energy Efficiency Disclosure Act 2010 (Act) provides for the establishment of a national mandatory disclosure scheme (Scheme) for owners and tenants of certain commercial office buildings in relation to the energy efficiency of those buildings. A new Ministerial Determination was issued on 26 November 2010, which clarifies the application of the Scheme, particularly, in relation to mixed use buildings.
Please find attached our Sustainability & Climate Change Quarterly Update for the final quarter of 2010. In this issue, we discuss:
In this issue:
As of November 2010, owners of large commercial office buildings will be required to provide energy efficiency information to potential buyers or lessees under the Mandatory Energy Efficiency Disclosure Scheme.
Climate change is a challenging contemporary issue, which is testing the boundaries of how far planning policy and practice can be used to meet communities' expectations.
Building owners, operators and users are coming under increasing pressure to prepare their buildings for climate change. What are the legal obligations? Are there any regulatory constraints? What practical options are available to combat climate change?
In this issue:
Co-generation is the simultaneous production of electricity, heating and cooling using a single fuel source. The heat that would otherwise be wasted in the production of electricity is captured and utilised to produce steam, which is used, in turn, …
On 26 February 2010, the Coastal Climate Change Advisory Committee (Committee) released its ‘Issues and Options Paper’. In that paper, the Committee considers how coastal planning currently operates in Victoria and whether the system is equipped to meet future needs in light of the effects of climate change, which appear to be growing in frequency and intensity with …
