Exploring measurement of the uptake of sustainability in the built environment through building permit data

Wilkinson, S

Exploring measurement of the uptake of sustainability in the built environment through building permit data

Wilkinson, S

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Publication Type:: Conference Proceeding
Citation:: RICS COBRA 2013, 2013, pp. 1 - 8
Issue Date:: 2013-01

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dc.contributor.author	Wilkinson, S https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9266-1858	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	-	en_US
dc.date	2013-09-10	en_US
dc.date.issued	2013-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	RICS COBRA 2013, 2013, pp. 1 - 8	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	978-1-78321-030-5	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/27325
dc.description.abstract	The built environment emits 40% of total greenhouse gas emissions and mitigating climate change through sustainable adaptation is a priority. Typically 1 to 2% is added to the total building stock annually and around 87% of the stock most developed countries will have in 2050, is already built. It follows that precise data in respect of the sustainability measures incorporated into new and existing buildings is recorded and quantified. The benefits are that built environment related GHG reductions may be measured and quantified over time and that policy and regulations may be made more efficient and their effectiveness may be enhanced due the basis of empirical evidence. Cities such as Melbourne, Australia have adopted carbon neutral strategies to deliver emissions reductions which are largely directed to building adaptation. Melbourne aims to be carbon neutral by 2020 and has a target of 1,200 sustainable retrofits to deliver 38% GHG reductions. Whilst some owners use tools to demonstrate sustainability, most do not. Furthermore these sustainable adaptations and new builds number so few they will not deliver sufficient reductions. Predictions of significant increases in gas and electricity consumption in buildings present challenges to policy makers, professional practitioners and the community at large and a method of calculating all building related carbon emissions is required. The framework for quantifying emissions reductions in the total building stock over time is fragmented and largely undeveloped. Existing efforts largely focus on individual buildings. This paper reports the findings of two focus groups held in Canberra and Melbourne in 2012 with key stakeholders to explore the viability of such a proposal within the Australia regulatory system.	en_US
dc.publisher	RICS	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	RICS COBRA 2013	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Construction, Building and Real Estate Research Conference (COBRA)	en_US
dc.title	Exploring measurement of the uptake of sustainability in the built environment through building permit data	en_US
dc.type	Conference Proceeding
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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 Built Environment
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CCDP - Contemporary Design Practice
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Abstract:

The built environment emits 40% of total greenhouse gas emissions and mitigating climate change through sustainable adaptation is a priority. Typically 1 to 2% is added to the total building stock annually and around 87% of the stock most developed countries will have in 2050, is already built. It follows that precise data in respect of the sustainability measures incorporated into new and existing buildings is recorded and quantified. The benefits are that built environment related GHG reductions may be measured and quantified over time and that policy and regulations may be made more efficient and their effectiveness may be enhanced due the basis of empirical evidence. Cities such as Melbourne, Australia have adopted carbon neutral strategies to deliver emissions reductions which are largely directed to building adaptation. Melbourne aims to be carbon neutral by 2020 and has a target of 1,200 sustainable retrofits to deliver 38% GHG reductions. Whilst some owners use tools to demonstrate sustainability, most do not. Furthermore these sustainable adaptations and new builds number so few they will not deliver sufficient reductions. Predictions of significant increases in gas and electricity consumption in buildings present challenges to policy makers, professional practitioners and the community at large and a method of calculating all building related carbon emissions is required. The framework for quantifying emissions reductions in the total building stock over time is fragmented and largely undeveloped. Existing efforts largely focus on individual buildings. This paper reports the findings of two focus groups held in Canberra and Melbourne in 2012 with key stakeholders to explore the viability of such a proposal within the Australia regulatory system.

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