Further Information
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
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.
