In this document

• Summary
• Background
• What governments need to do
• What Institute members need to do
• Institute Initiatives and Activities
• What the Design and Construction Industry needs to do
• What All Members of the Community Can Do
• Further Information and Links

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Institute Initiatives and Activities

The Institute acknowledges the international body of scientific evidence linking climate change to human activities, especially those related to the built environment and the importance of providing leadership in sustainability to the architectural profession and other industry stakeholders. The Institute has a number of initiatives which demonstrate this: an Environment Policy that contains objectives and strategies for delivering sustainable projects; production of the Environment Design Guide for and as part of the Built Environment Design Professions (BEDP) , and being a founding member of the Australian Sustainable Built Environment Council (ASBEC)  

The Institute is also committed to:

Climate Change and the Built Environment

• Working with government, members and industry to facilitate well informed design and procurement of the built environment to reduce the impact on climate change.
• Reducing the carbon footprint of its operations.

Using global resources

• Introducing operational efficiencies in upgrades of its own building stock to achieve measurable environmental improvements, specifically looking at energy and water use.

Creating sustainable communities

• Working with government to develop policies to initiate change to the built environment so that it moves towards zero environmental impact, and progressively makes a positive contribution to resource production and natural systems.

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