Sustainability publications
Buildings
- Energy use in the Australian residential sector 1986-2020 - 2008
- Government buildings
- Your Home - Design for Lifestyle and the Future
- Building Code of Australia Background Studies
- Scoping Study to Investigate Measures for Improving the Environmental Sustainability of Building Materials
- Scoping Study to Investigate Measures for Improving the Water Efficiency of Buildings
- Technical Resource on Sustainable Mixed-Use Development: a Framework for Next Steps
- Energy Research for the Building Code of Australia - Volume 1
- Feasibility Study - A National Approach to Energy Efficiency Measures for Houses
- International Survey of Building Energy Codes
- Impact of Minimum Energy Performance Requirements for Class 1 Buildings in Victoria
- Scoping Study of Minimum Energy Performance Requirements for Incorporation into the Building Code of Australia
- Australian Residential Building Sector Greenhouse Gas Emissions 1990-2010
- Executive Summary and Final Report 1999 - Australian Commercial Building Sector Greenhouse Gas Emissions 1990-2010
- Executive Summary Report 1999
Business and industry
Corporate reporting
- The State of Sustainability Reporting in Australia 2005 - March 2006
- The State of Sustainability Reporting in Australia 2004 - June 2004
- Triple Bottom Line Reporting in Australia: A Guide to Reporting Against Environmental Indicators - June 2003 (order printed copy)
- The State of Public Environmental Reporting in Corporate Australia - March 2003
- Study into Sustainability Reporting in the Trade & Retail Sector - November 2002
- Triple Bottom Line Measurement and Reporting in Australia: Making it Tangible - 2002
- Environmental Reporting: Handbook for Small and Medium Size Businesses - June 2001
Corporate sustainability
- Product Innovation - The Green Advantage: An Introduction to Design for Environment for Australian Business - April 2001
- Profiting from Environmental Improvement in Business - an Eco-efficiency Information Kit for Australian Industry - January 2002 (order printed copy)
Financial services sector
- Corporate Sustainability - an Investor Perspective: The Mays Report - 2003
- The Materiality of Environmental Risk to Australia's Finance Sector - May 2003
- Risk, The Environment and the Role of the Insurance Industry - January 2003
- A Capital Idea: Realising Value from Environmental and Social Performance
- Socially Responsible Investment: Your Questions Answered - July 2001
- The Role of Australia's Financial Sector in Sustainability - October 2000
Greenhouse Challenge Plus
- Greenhouse Challenge Plus Independent Verification 2005-06 - 2007
- Greenhouse Challenge Plus Reporting Guidelines - 2007
- Greenhouse Challenge Plus Visual Style Guide
- Energy Audit Tools - 2005
- Greenhouse Challenge Plus Programme Framework 2005
- National Greenhouse Accounts (NGA) Factors
Information sheets
- Air Compressors
- Energy Performance Contracting
- Going low carbon
- Heating,Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC)
- Hot Water
- Implementing Energy Management in Business
- Lighting
- Maintenance
- Motors
- Office Equipment
- Power factor correction
- Transport
- Waste
- Water Efficiency
- Workplace Design and Layout
Energy audit tools
- Download Volume 01 - Lighting (indoor and outdoor)
- Download Volume 02 - Lighting control
- Download Volume 03 - Chillers
- Download Volume 04 - Boilers and steam systems
- Download Volume 05 - Ventilation systems
- Download Volume 06 - Air conditioning systems
- Download Volume 07 - Office equipment
- Download Volume 08 - Domestic hot water
- Download Volume 09 - Building insulation
- Download Volume 10 - Infiltration (air leakage into buildings)
- Download Volume 11 - Compressed air
Energy efficiency
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Books and reports
- Energy Efficiency in Government Operations (EEGO)
- Environmental management policy - February 2008
- Environmental performance reporting - Section 516A reports
- Sustainability Report 2005-2006 - 2007
- Sustainability summary report - 2005-06 - 2007
- Triple Bottom Line Report 2004-05
- Triple Bottom Line Report 2003-04
- ESD design guide for office and public buildings - May 2007
- Energy use in the Australian Government's operations
- Water efficiency guide: office and public buildings - October 2006
- Water benchmarks for offices and public buildings - September 2005
- Environmental purchasing guide - 2003
- Model environmental management system for Australian government agencies - 2001
- A Framework for Public Environmental Reporting: An Australian Approach - 2000
- National government waste reduction and purchasing guidelines - 1997
Kits
- EMS training package - 2001
Renewable energy
- National Solar Schools Program Guidelines
- Solar Homes and Communities Guidelines for Applicants
- RRPGP Guidelines for Applicants
- Solar Hot Water Rebate Guidelines for Applicants
- National Code for Wind Farms - A Discussion Paper - 2006
- Archived publications
Sustainable transport
- Fuels
- Vehicle Fuel Efficiency public discussion paper - 2008
- Comparison of transport fuels - Stage 2 Study of Life-cycle Emissions Analysis of Alternative Fuels for Heavy Vehicles
- Life-cycle Emissions Analysis of Alternative Fuels for Heavy Vehicles - Stage 1
- Life-Cycle Emissions Analysis of Fuels for Light Vehicles
- Travel Demand Management