Romilly is CEO of the Green Building Council of Australia, the nation’s authority on sustainable buildings and communities. The GBCA’s mission is to accelerate the transformation of Australia’s built environment into one that is healthy, liveable, productive, resilient and sustainable.
One Australian engineering firm and two Green Star projects have been named finalists in the Asia Pacific Leadership in Green Building Awards.
We have long called for extra investment and incentives to encourage building upgrades and retrofits – this is a good start.
For the last decade, the Australian property and construction industry has been committed to reducing carbon emissions, delivering cost savings, boosting health and productivity, and creating places that are good for the environment and people too.
We have the technology, the skills and the knowledge to halve emissions from buildings, while also boosting the productivity, health and wellbeing of the people who live, learn, work and play in them. It’s time to take action.