Thursday 28 February 2008

ESD AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN AUSTRALIA (1) - INTRODUCTION (1 of 5)

ESD AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN AUSTRALIA

Well, firstly you may consider there are three levels of "energy rating" schemes.

1. Aspirational - Green Star (I am a GBCA Accredited Professional or more usually known as Green Star Professional)

2. Operational - ABGR (Australian Building Greenhouse Rating, in full) (I am also an "Accredited ABGR Assessor").

3. Mandatory - BCA (Building Code of Australia) Section J Energy Efficiency.

(1) & (2) are voluntary. (3) is mandatory which comes to force in May 2006 (for NSW including
Sydney, it was November 2006)

Although ABGR seems like voluntary, it is like semi-mandatory particularly for large developers. More details coming.

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