Decarbonizing the construction sector: the role of certification
May 06, 2020
4 minutes
Words by Davina Rooney
We all know it by now: buildings and their construction account for almost 40 percent of global carbon emissions.1 Australia’s catastrophic 2019/2020 bushfire season has dramatically increased our sense of urgency around the climate challenge.
The role of the Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA) is to accelerate the transformation of Australia’s built environment into one that is healthy, livable, productive, resilient and sustainable. We work with industry, policymakers and the public to deliver practical solutions to minimize – and, one day, reverse – the global carbon emissions derived from buildings and their construction.
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