A greener city sustainability through commercial building refurbishment in the Melbourne CBD [electronic resource]
Language: English Series: The Journal ; March/April 2010, 14-16(3)Publication details: 2010Subject(s): Online resources: Summary: Melbourne aims to be carbon neutral by 2020 and is being proactive by setting a target to sustainably refurbish 1,200 commercial buildings. With an estimated AUD$267bn of new commercial property to be built before 2018, the performance gap between new and existing Australian stock will widen further. The 423million m2 of existing stock is ageing and because new stock will be sustainable, the rate of ageing will increase.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| Journal article | Virtual Online | ONLINE PUBLICATION (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 149310-2001 |
Melbourne aims to be carbon neutral by 2020 and is being proactive by setting a target to sustainably refurbish 1,200 commercial buildings. With an estimated AUD$267bn of new commercial property to be built before 2018, the performance gap between new and existing Australian stock will widen further. The 423million m2 of existing stock is ageing and because new stock will be sustainable, the rate of ageing will increase.