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3CBDs Greenhouse Initiative

Encourages commercial tenants to demonstrate leadership by reducing the climate change impact of office buildings in Sydney’s three largest CBD’s.

Website: www.3CBDs.com.au

Australasian Energy Performance Contracting Association

Members are formed from ESCO's, State Government and private companies involved in Energy Performance Contracting.

Website: www.aepca.asn.au

Australian Building Greenhouse Rating Scheme

Provides a national approach to benchmarking the greenhouse performance of buildings and tenancies. A higher star rated building is attractive to tenants and investors due to its lower operating costs.

Website: www.abgr.com.au

Australian Business Council for Sustainable Energy (BCSE)

Member based industry association representing the sustainable energy industry in Australia.

Website: www.bcse.org.au/home.asp

Australian Greenhouse Office

The AGO is responsible for the coordination of domestic climate change policy and delivery of Commonwealth programs.

Website: www.greenhouse.gov.au

BASIX

BASIX is the Building Sustainability Index. It is a web-based planning tool designed to assess the potential performance of new homes against a range of sustainability indices: Landscape, Stormwater, Water, Thermal Comfort and Energy.

Website: www.basix.nsw.gov.au

Business Travel Calculator

Calculate the real cost and emissions of your next business conference with this handy tool.

Website: www.genesys.com/custcenter/CostCalculator.html

CarbonCost Calculator

Web service that calculates the cost of embodied energy in building construction.

Website: www.carboncostcalc.com

Cross City Tunnel Air Quality Monitoring

Four air quality monitoring stations have been established at ground and elevated locations for air quality monitoring by the Cross City Tunnel.

Website: www.crosscity.com.au/aqm/

Department of Water and Energy

State Government sustainability programs on energy efficiency, greenhouse gas reduction and water saving.

Website: www.dwe.nsw.gov.au

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ECO-Footprint Calculator

Keep Australia Beautiful have developed the ECO-Footprint calculator. Answer the questions to see how many earths would be needed if everyone lived like you.

Website: www.kab.org.au/eco_footprint/eco_foot_print_calc.htm

Ecospecifier

Provides a comprehensive appraisal of the sustainability of products used in the construction and occupation of buildings.

Website: www.ecospecifier.org

Energy Hog

Interactive online game for kids which shows how to save energy in the home.

Website: www.energyhog.org/childrens.htm

Energy Rating

Selecting an energy efficient appliance is one way to reduce greenhouse gas while saving money.

Website: www.energyrating.gov.au

Energy Smart

Live Energy Smart and Work Energy Smart promote energy efficiency in the home and workplace resulting in significant energy and cost savings.

Website: www.energysmart.com.au

GoGet Car Share

Australia's first car sharing service. Simply book your car online.

Website: www.goget.com.au

Green Energy Watch

Helps you find a Green Power product and supplier with the best environmental credentials as determined by the Total Environment Centre, Australian Conservation Foundation and WWF.

Website: www.tec.org.au/gew

Greenhouse Gas Abatement Scheme

Imposes mandatory greenhouse gas benchmarks on all NSW electricity retailers. The Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) administers the scheme.

Website: www.greenhousegas.nsw.gov.au

Greenhouse Gas Calculators

The Planet Slayer Greenhouse Gas Calculator shows how much C02 is produced by using transport, electricity and other greenhouse gas generating actions.

Website: www.abc.net.au

The Australian Greenhouse Office have a calculator where you enter the fuel efficiency of your car and it tells you the emissions produced.

Website: www.greenhouse.gov.au/fuellabel

Green Power

Consult this site to compare Green Power products and to ensure that they are produced from renewable sources.

Website: www.greenpower.com.au

Greensafe Car Profiler

Compares a range of cars on their environmental impact and running costs.

Website: www.nrma.com.au

Greenstar

Sustainability rating tool for Office Design, Office As-Built, Office Interiors and Office Asset.

Website: www.gbcaus.org

Green Vehicle Guide

The Green Vehicle Guide provides ratings on the environmental performance of new vehicles sold in Australia.

Website: www.greenvehicleguide.gov.au

National Australian Built Environment Rating System (NABERS)

A comprehensive built environment, performance-based rating system that measures an existing building's overall environmental performance during operation.

Website: www.nabers.com.au

Safety in Road Tunnels

The NSW Roads and Traffic Authority have information about safety in Sydney's major road tunnels, including links to information about air quality.

Website: www.rta.nsw.gov.au/usingroads/tunnels

Woodsmoke

The NSW Department of Environment and Climate Change have developed a website that contains comprehensive information about the air pollution impacts of wood smoke.

Website: www.epa.nsw.gov.au/woodsmoke/index.htm

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