Category Archives: Sustainable Construction
Edge Environment Response to the Draft National Building Energy Standard-Setting, Assessment and Rating Framework
In July 2009, the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) agreed to the National Strategy on Energy Efficiency (NSEE), which is designed to substantially improve the levels of energy efficiency across the Australian economy. Measure 3.1.1 of the NSEE requires all jurisdictions to work together to develop a consistent, outcomes-based national building energy standard-setting, assessment and [...]
Edge Environment Response to the GBCA Consultation Paper: Life Cycle Assessment in Green Star
The Green Building Council of Australia invites feedback from stakeholders on undertaking a project aimed at introducing LCA based assessment in the Green Star Materials category. This note GBCA LCA Consultation Paper EE Response 15-6-12 provides Edge Environment’s response to the GBCA consultation paper on “Life Cycle Assessment in Green Star”, responding directly to the questions [...]
Call for targets, timelines and action at UNEP Symposium preceding Rio+20
Edge Environment participated in the UNEP’s Sustainable Buildings and Climate Initiative (UNEP-SBCI) Symposium on Resource Efficiency and Green Economy in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The Symposium precedes the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20). The event provided an important platform for experts and policy makers at the local, national and international levels to present and discuss [...]
Your Future Home’s Top 50 Sustainable Building Leaders
Edge Environment has been nominated to be one of Your Future Home’s Top 50 Sustainable Building Leaders! This in itself is an honour, as the initiative aims to – in the words of Your Future Home – spotlight entities that are “inspiring and contributing toward the success of the sustainable building industry in Australia”. It [...]
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Edge Environment Edge Environment is a research, consultancy and education business with a focus on the construction and materials industries. The hallmark of Edge Environment services is a practical application of the best available science delivered with integrity. Edge clients are pioneers in their markets who have the vision to see sustainability as a viable [...]
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