Green Building Voice

Vol 19: Friday, 4 March 2005

Work-lover, not Workcover: indoor environment quality influences productivity as well as staff well-being.


	Welcome This month our focus is on Indoor Environment Quality (IEQ). International studies have demonstrated that daylight, fresh air, good indoor air quality, acoustic quality and personal control over comfort levels all vastly improve the building occupants' productivity and well being. Our members in Sydney and Melbourne have had the good fortune to hear US expert Anthony Bernheim provide valuable insights into the risks and opportunities posed by indoor air quality. Our focus on IEQ coincides with Clean Up Australia's Business Clean Up Day. To mark the Day, the Council has put together a checklist of ways that you can green your office. And finally, the Council would like to extend a warm welcome to its newest members: Baulderstone Hornibrook Pty Ltd, Westside Mechanical Contracting Pty Ltd, Medland Mitropoulos Pty Ltd and Origin Energy. Maria
	Green Star Green Star Courses in Sydney and Canberra SOLD OUT! Our Green Star Accredited Professional Courses are proving popular this year, with the Sydney Course on 2 March and the Canberra Course on 16 March now full. Read More » Places still available for Brisbane Green Star Course - 30 March Have you missed out on our first Sydney and Canberra Courses for the year? If so, have you thought of attending our Brisbane Course on 30 March? Read More » Green Star - Office Asset Tool submission period closes 31 March The pilot Green Star - Office Asset rating tool was released for public comment on 22 December 2004. The submission period for the pilot Green Star - Office Asset tool closes on 31 March 2005. Please e-mail all comments to greenstar@gbca.org.au Read More » Production Timetable for Green Star Tools To respond to the current market need for a rating tool, the Council's green building rating tools are being released in stages. We have now completed our suite of Green Star - Office tools and are moving onto others . . . Read More »

	News Want to work in a greener office? 1 March 2005 was Clean Up Australia's Business Clean Up Day. In recognition of the Day, we put together a checklist of ways you can clean up your business. Read More » Indoor Environment Quality expert Anthony Bernheim visits Australia "It is buildings which are designed and operated for occupants' health and well-being that will drive the market because they will demonstrate the improved productivity and profits this can generate" says Anthony Bernheim - international Indoor Air Quality expert. Anthony has been in Australia for the ECOEDGE conference held in Melbourne during February. The Green Building Council invited him to extend his stay to present on Indoor Air Quality at our Sydney Forum. Read More » International resources on Indoor Environment Quality and productivity For the latest international information on Indoor Environment Quality and productivity visit our publications section for the following articles (members only): Special environmental requirements for a California State Office Building Sustainable building practices in California State Building How Green is Green? Saving Resources and the following websites: http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov/greenbuilding/Specs/Section01350/ http://www.chps.net/ Read More » Indoor Environment Quality - Leadership now or damage control in the future? The Building Commission of Victoria has commissioned a report on Indoor Environment Quality. The report recommends ways in which the Building Commission can encourage serious engagement on this pivotal issue. GBCA members can read the full report on our website. Read More » Eco-Cement wins on the ABC's New Inventors Eco-Cement is a new type of cement which incorporates magnesium oxide (magnesia) and wastes to make it environmentally sustainable. Eco-Cement uses a lower heating temperature during manufacturing, so less fossil fuels are used. Wastes such as fly and bottom ash, slags etc can be included, without incurring problems such as delayed reactions. Eco-Cement absorbs C02 from the atmosphere to set and harden and can be recycled. Read More » Agreement between Australia and China aimed at promotion of environmentally pref... Good Environmental Choice - Australia and the China Environmental Certification Centre confirmed a mutual recognition agreement in Beijing, China on 25 January aimed at trade and promotion of environmentally preferable products. Read More » The Australian's special report: Written by The Australian's team of specialist property journalists, the Construction Outlook report being published 24th March will focus on the outlook for the construction sector in Australia and overseas, the industrial relations scene and the people who make up the industry. Read More »

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Houses of the Future Exhibition

To celebrate environmental innovation and sustainable design excellence, Sydney Olympic Park will be hosting the Houses of the Future exhibition from 19 February 2005 - 31 October 2005.
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The Victorian Sustainability Conference 2005

The Victorian Sustainable Development Conference 2005 provides an opportunity for all sectors of government and business to evaluate progress towards sustainable objectives in a range of key areas, including water, waste management and greenhouse emissions.

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Commercial Property Seminar
The Commercial Law Association presents an intensive half day seminar on commercial property & planning issues. Speakers include: Dr John Keogh, Michael Astill, Craig James Leggat, Lee Aitken and Maria Atkinson.

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