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Code Development
| Summary |
Summary
Australia first introduced energy efficiency measures for residential buildings into the Building Code of Australia in 2003. Since then, energy efficiency requirements have improved three times under the code, for both residential and non-residential buildings. The most recent improvements took place in 2010. |
| Start Year |
Exact Start Year
2 003
Start Year Range
2000 - 2009
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| Revision Schedule |
Yes, a revision schedule exists
Revision Schedule Explanation
Australia plans to introduce revisions in 2019. |
| Existing Code Coverage |
Commercial
Residential
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| Stakeholder Engagement |
Stakeholder Engagement
Working group
Technical Committee
Websites
Surveys
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| Best Practices |
New Buildings
Existing Buildings
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Code Implementation - Compliance & Enforcement
| Administrative/Enforcement Structures |
Enforcement model: local government sets regulatory environment, monitors and enforces compliance. Third-party assessors may also participate in checking compliance at design stage and during construction. |
| Compliance Checking on Design |
Yes, compliance is checked on Design
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| Compliance Checking on Construction |
Yes, compliance is checked on Construction
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| Compliance Checking on Pre-Occupancy | |
| Air Tightness testingy | |
| Commissioning before occupancy |
Yes, commissioning is happening before occupancy
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| Commissioning after occupancy |
Yes, commissioning is happening after occupancy
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| Compliance Software Residential |
Yes, commissioning is happening after occupancy
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| Compliance Software Non-Residential |
Yes, Software exists
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| Penalties for non-compliance |
Refusal Permission to construct
Refusal Permission to occupy
Suspension or loss of licence
Other
Other penalties
Fines are theoretically possible but rarely applied
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| Incentives and Recognition program for compliance |
Incentives and Recognition program for compliance
Awards/Grants/Tax Breaks
Finance/Loans/Ratings
Various tiers of the government offer grant programs, and sectors of industry provide their own best practice benchmarks through voluntary mechanisms. Many industry associations feature an award category for buildings with exemplary energy efficiency or sustainable design practice. Other incentives include voluntary building industry initiatives, rebates, energy auditing programs, national industry rating systems such as GreenStar. |
| Compliance Rate monitoringe |
Yes, it exists
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| Compliance Rate Publicised |
Yes, it exists
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| Compliance Lessons Learned |
Yes, it exists
Compliance studies showed that there is significant non-compliance or under-compliance, poor industry knowledge and practice, cost cutting, lack of enforcement and that there is limited value in putting up stringencies further if practitioners are not complying with the existing requirements. |
| Compliance Energy Use Statistics | |
| Compliance Rate in % | NA, Check Country Information Sheet for details |
Capacity Building and Education
| Awareness Raising |
Awareness raising
Resourse kits
Compliance Training
Online resources -
Professional Curriculum
Programs focused on engaging with industry through surveys, seminars, workshops and technical committees to identify issues and possible solutions, as well as on refocusing from the importance of energy efficiency to the importance of making it work. |
Building materials
| Building Materials Ratings |
Energy Performance Certificates
| EPC Implementation |
EPC Implementation
Mandatory disclosure commercial -
Mandatory disclosure residential -
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