At the recent National Infrastructure Conference in Sydney, I spoke about the sustainability measurement tool being developed by the Australian Green Infrastructure Council (AGIC) (of which
Construction Innovation is a founding member). The rating tool is a similar concept to that already used for commercial buildings and will assess sustainability performance of both greenfield and brownfield infrastructure assets through design, construction, operational and maintenance stages.
The timing for such a tool is right in terms of the current accelerated roll out of community infrastructure projects nationally, but critical to its success will be industry buy-in and compatibility with national legislation. Given Construction Innovation’s reputation for bringing critical industry, government and research stakeholders around the same table, the proposed new Sustainability Built Environment CRC will be able to capitalise on its unique national and international network, and support the development and uptake of this most vital infrastructure tool.
