In July 2018, the Australian Sustainable Built Environment Council (ASBEC) and ClimateWorks Australia released Built to Perform – An industry led pathway to a zero carbon ready building code, the report for the Building Code Energy Performance Trajectory Project.

New buildings in the Northern Australia region present unique opportunities and challenges, due to factors including a warmer and more humid climate, different construction materials and climate-responsive design practices.

Built to Perform in Northern Australia is an addendum report, which sets out potential energy performance targets in the National Construction Code specific to Queensland, Northern Territory and Northern Western Australia’s unique climates.  This report shows that a stringent National Construction Code with stronger energy performance targets would reduce emissions and power bills for buildings in Northern Australia.

Read Built to Perform in Northern Australia

Read the Building Code Energy Performance Trajectory Technical Report – Northern Australia 

Read the ASBEC and ClimateWorks media release.