Did you know Australia is the 3rd leading country when it comes to Green ‘CERTFIED’ buildings, USA being No: 1 and Canada No: 2. Surprising hah!
There are currently 1,780 Green Star-rated projects
- 37% of office space is Green Star certified
- 5% of the workforce head to a green office each day
- 34,000 people live in Green Star-rated apartments
- 150,000 people are moving into Green Star communities
- 1.3 million people visit a Green Star-rated shopping centre each day
- 340 certified projects in the last 12 months
The below link is an interview with the CEO of the Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA) Romilly Madew, and Geraldine Doogue from the ABC’s Radio National Program -Saturday Extra.
In this discussion Romilly talks about Australia’s Green Building Industry, the concept of ‘niche to normal’ and how the GBCA is setting a roadmap to drive a carbon positive industry for buildings. As a quarter of our emissions come from buildings, the plan is to be net Zero by 2030 and existing buildings to be net zero by 2050.
Link to the ABC Radio National – Saturday Extra program
http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/saturdayextra/green-building/9157122
Link to the GBCA’s Project Directory, which gives you key stats on Green Star registered and certified projects.
http://www.gbca.org.au/project-directory.asp
For more information about Green Star and how your products meet Green Star credits, please give me a call.