Issue 112 | August 2021
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Updates
- ASBEC Council meeting wrap-up
- ASBEC’s Ratings Snapshot: Built environment sustainability frameworks commonly used in Australia
- Australian Government: Australia-UK partnership on low emissions solutions
Better Buildings
Reports & Leadership
- Updated NABERS Energy tools and prediction tools
- AIA, Consult Australia & Engineers Australia: Guide for design practitioners and engineers
- AHURI: Evaluation and learning in public housing urban renewal
Policy, Programs & Funding
- A2EP and EEC to research the potential for heat pumps to aid decarbonisation in Australia
- NSW Government: Building Assurance Solution tool and Resilience NSW online hub
- Solar Victoria: Home Heating and Cooling Upgrade program
- Standards Australia: Updated standards for wind actions and heated water systems
Consultation
- ABCB: Continuing professional development on the National Construction Code
Better Communities
Reports & Leadership
Australia
- Infrastructure Australia: 2021 Assessment Framework
- Australian Climate Service (ACS) launched
- AEMO: 2021 Inputs, Assumptions and Scenarios Report
- IGCC: Empowering Communities: how investors can support an equitable transition to net zero
- NSW DPIE: What we heard – Design and Place SEPP Explanation of Intended Effect Submissions Report
- Social Innovation Research Institute: Infrastructure for social connection
- RMIT and Melbourne University: Diagnosing delivery capabilities on a large international nature-based solutions project
- Smart Cities Council: Digital Twin announcements
International
- IEA: Empowering Cities for a Net Zero Future: Unlocking resilient, smart, sustainable urban energy systems and Sustainable Recovery Tracker
- European Commission: Eurobarometer Survey
- OECD: Government at a Glance 2021
- World Economic Forum: Circular Water Cities and Governing Smart Cities: Policy benchmarks for ethical and responsible smart city development
Policy, Programs & Funding
- Australian Government: $2 million to Australian Industry Energy Transitions Initiative
- House Standing Committee: Advisory report on the Climate Change Bill 2020
- NSW Government: Finalised Flood Prone Land Package
- Plan SA: 2021-22 Open Space Grant Program
- VIC Government: Expanded Community Power Hubs program
- Sustainability Victoria: $3.1 million Community Climate Change and Energy Action Program
- WA Government: Electric Vehicle Strategy
Consultation
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- Infrastructure Australia: call for submissions 2022 Infrastructure Priority List
- Clean Energy Regulator: Emissions Reduction Methodology consultation
- NSW Government: Smart Places Acceleration Program applications
- Infrastructure VIC: Towards 2050: Gas infrastructure in a zero emissions economy
- Infrastructure WA: Draft State Infrastructure Strategy
- Greater Sydney Commission: Next Steps for Greater Sydney