Article Review

'Pioneer finds sustainable building in full bloom'


The Age,
14 May, 2007

Part of this article refers to a recent national report, which had some interesting finding when it came to green, sustainable buildings in Australia.

It found that Australian 'green' buildings use;

• 60% less water
• 60% less energy
• therefore annual operating costs are reduced from $120/sq m to $60/sq m
• they cost less the 3% more to construct
• which averages out to an additional cost of $100/sq m

when compared to conventional buildings and building methods.