The Carbon Cost of Work—Impacts of Office Building and Commuting Energy in Sydney Workplaces

Thomas, LE; Rickwood, P; Dilevska, J

The Carbon Cost of Work—Impacts of Office Building and Commuting Energy in Sydney Workplaces

Thomas, LE

Rickwood, P Dilevska, J

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Citation:: Urban Policy and Research, 2015, 33 (3), pp. 340 - 361
Issue Date:: 2015-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Thomas, LE https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0707-9260	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Rickwood, P	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Dilevska, J	en_US
dc.date.issued	2015-01-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Urban Policy and Research, 2015, 33 (3), pp. 340 - 361	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0811-1146	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/122429
dc.description.abstract	© 2015 Editorial Board, Urban Policy and Research. We investigate greenhouse emissions of office workers in Sydney, drawing on census data, national building energy benchmarks as well as journey-to-work and energy data from two study buildings. Comparing work locations in the central business district (CBD) and Macquarie Park Corridor with metro-wide averages, we find that building emissions dominate over commuting emissions across the city, but commuting is increasingly important as building energy efficiency increases. Furthermore, our results indicate that efforts to improve a building's energy efficiency at Macquarie Park are largely negated by high reliance on car travel despite the introduction of the Epping–Chatswood train line. We conclude that improving building energy efficiency, office space utilisation and network connectivity (currently evident only in the CBD) delivers the best opportunity to reducing the carbon cost of workplaces.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Urban Policy and Research	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1080/08111146.2015.1029119	en_US
dc.title	The Carbon Cost of Work—Impacts of Office Building and Commuting Energy in Sydney Workplaces	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
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utslib.citation.volume	33	en_US
utslib.for	1205 Urban and Regional Planning	en_US
utslib.for	1605 Policy and Administration	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/DVC (Research)
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/DVC (Research)/Institute For Sustainable Futures
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building/School of Architecture
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Abstract:

© 2015 Editorial Board, Urban Policy and Research. We investigate greenhouse emissions of office workers in Sydney, drawing on census data, national building energy benchmarks as well as journey-to-work and energy data from two study buildings. Comparing work locations in the central business district (CBD) and Macquarie Park Corridor with metro-wide averages, we find that building emissions dominate over commuting emissions across the city, but commuting is increasingly important as building energy efficiency increases. Furthermore, our results indicate that efforts to improve a building's energy efficiency at Macquarie Park are largely negated by high reliance on car travel despite the introduction of the Epping–Chatswood train line. We conclude that improving building energy efficiency, office space utilisation and network connectivity (currently evident only in the CBD) delivers the best opportunity to reducing the carbon cost of workplaces.

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