ASBEC Newsletter – Issue 99 | June 2020
Updates, Sustainable Housing, Energy and Emissions, Cities and Infrastructure
Updates
* ASBEC: Tomorrow’s Homes
* NFRC to replace COAG
* New Insurance Council of Australia CEO
* RICS join TCFD
* AMCA: Industrialised Construction: The Rebound from COVID-19
* Property Council of Australia: A seven-point plan for economic recovery
* Engineers Australia: COVID-19 Recovery: A 9-Point Plan
* GBCA: Green Star for Performance consultation
* Standards Australia: Governance Review
* NCC 2019 Amendment 1 update
* ABCB: New NCC CPD Courses
* EEA: Construction and demolition waste
* ACF: Recover, Rebuilt, Renew
* AIA: 2020 National Prizes
* WorldGBC Asia Pacific Awards
* WSAA Young Utility Leaders Program
Energy and Emissions
* King Report and Government Response
* Discussion paper on National Technology Investment Roadmap
* Joint Statement: Building a stronger and cleaner post-pandemic Australia
* i-Hub milestone 3 completed
* NABERS Sustainable Portfolios Index
* Future of NABERS Energy consultation
* NABERS waives fees for voluntary ratings
* Victoria: $15.3 million for energy efficiency and renewable energy
* Victorian Energy Upgrades target
* Climate Council: Primed for Action: A resilient recovery for Australia
* Curtin University: Building codes contribution to climate change policies
* AIRAH: Design Application (DA) manual: DA12 Energy Efficiency in Cold Rooms
* EBC Webinar: Net/Nearly Zero Energy Buildings
* Grattan Institute: Start with steel
Sustainable Housing
* CEFC Investment Insight: Clean energy and community housing
* NZGBC: A Green Recovery
* Rocky Mountain Institute: Gas Stoves: Health and Air Quality Impacts and Solutions
Cities and Infrastructure
* Federal Government’s response to recommendations of Building Up & Moving Out
* NSW Government: Streets as Shared Spaces program
* City of Melbourne: Green Factor Tool
* PIA Submission to the SA Bushfire Review
* AIDR: Land Use Planning for Disaster Resilient Communities
* RMIT & Cambridge University virtually model and test the benefits of transport planning
* Infrastructure Victoria: Density Done well consultation report
* AHURI: What has COVID-19 revealed about the liveability of our homes and neighbourhoods?
* AHURI: Improving outcomes for apartment residents and neighbourhoods
* NSW Government: Infrastructure and Job Acceleration Fund
* Victorian Government’s Building Works package
* Central Sydney planning framework open for feedback
* Heart Foundation: Active Streets – the new normal for public space
* UK government commit £5 billion to greener, active transport
* Infrastructure Victoria: Advice on recycling and resource recovery infrastructure