This note, originally published in August 2000, was reviewed by Dr Graham Treloar in June 2005. This summary page includes recent updates to the ...

Read time: 25 minutes The residential building sector is a significant contributor to carbon footprint and climate change. This is primarily due to ...

Adapting building designs for climate change is about managing the unavoidable. While there is debate around what level of adaptation is needed, ...

This note was reviewed and approved for currency in August 2018. This note introduces readers to some of the current environmental analysis tools ...

This note was reviewed and retained for legacy in September 2018.  This note deals with the methods and tools for assessing the environmental ...

This note was reviewed and retained for legacy in August 2018. This note discusses approaches to sustainable design in remote, rural and regional ...

This note was reviewed and approved for currency in November 2018. To perform well, buildings require not only good design and construction but also ...

This note was reviewed and approved for currency in September 2018. Increasingly, the designed solution to building performance is being replaced by ...

This note was reviewed and approved for currency in October 2018. Computer simulation of a building’s environmental performance has been available as ...

This note reviews the quantities and types of building materials use internationally and in Australia, with projected trends for Australia to 2055.