Australian builders have joined the growing Declare movement, with over 70 building and construction groups declaring a Climate & Biodiversity Emergency.

Builders Declare calls for an industry-wide mobilisation to protect the world from the twin emergencies of climate change and biodiversity loss. It includes commitments to a more energy efficient and low carbon built environment, with signatories pledging to:

• Advocate for faster change in our industry towards an improved standard of construction and more regenerative construction practices.
• Establish climate and biodiversity mitigation principles as the key measure of our industry’s success: demonstrated through awards, prizes, listings, & information sessions.
• Create buildings of a superior quality and performance, to meet the challenges of a low carbon future.
• Construct buildings that require minimal energy input to maintain a satisfactory internal living environment.
• Embrace the shift to low embodied carbon materials, and prioritising materials with minimal environmental impact more broadly.
• Implement on-site waste management and construction systems to reduce, reuse and recycle

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