Systems and tools for identifying, setting and reporting upon environmental design and performance objectives for buildings and projects. Rating systems provide a framework through which to communicate the environmental performance characteristics ...

Inspiring approaches in which wider systems are understood, and occupant choices and behaviours can be designed for and supported through to post-occupancy – promoting project longevity, health and wellbeing. Read more - introductory note block   ...

Regular data collection of a building's energy and water use provides building owners/operators with a real understanding and insight into the actual operation of their buildings. Building owners can then use this knowledge to achieve a range of ...

This paper was originally published in May 1995. It has now been fully reviewed by the author and republished to reflect updates to the topic since original publication. Building design professionals are committed to enhancing the quality and ...

This note was reviewed and approved for currency in October 2018. Computer simulation of a building’s environmental performance has been available as a technology for over 30 years, during which time the accuracy, depth and speed of simulation have ...

This note was reviewed and approved for currency in August 2018. Tougher economic times have led to an increasing scrutiny of sustainability initiatives. Despite this, the environmental imperatives for action are not diminishing, which means that ...

David Baggs looks at the role of the built environment in our un-sustainability and explores the full spectrum of strategies and solutions as to how our buildings might become a pathway towards a low-carbon future. Baggs explores the concepts of ‘ ...

Residential buildings account for around 13 per cent of the Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions, and numerous studies have identified energy efficiency in residential buildings as one of the most cost effective approaches to climate change ...

This paper was originally published in August 1995 and reviewed by the BDP Environment Design Guide Planning and Development Committee in November 2000. It has now been fully revised and republished to reflect current regulatory standards and ...

This note discusses how the quantity surveyor's skills can be harnessed in the development of environmentally sustainable design.  It focuses on the skills of managing quantity and the relationship of quantity to cost and environmental performance.