Green Building Council of Australia and the Smart Cities Council have launched their new Code for Smart Communities. This standard will elevate benchmarks for sustainable, liveable cities across Australia and New Zealand and will complement GBCA’s Green Star rating tool.

This Code is designed to help government set smart cities targets and serve as a general check list for planning and development projects. Some of the key issues addressed by the code include:

• Enhanced telecommunications connectivity
• Data insights
• Digital planning practices
• Innovation districts

Lendlease has come on board as the project’s lead partner where it has supported the development and testing of the Code. This Code forms an important framework for collaboration across industry and government and will help accelerate sustainability outcomes on development projects across Australia and New Zealand.

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