new report – Zero emissions homes within reach

[Thursday  17  September,  2009]

Zero  emissions  homes  within  reach

In  the  wake  of  Victoria’s  warmest  and  driest  winter  on  record,  environment  groups  today  called  for  new  building  standards  to  reduce  emissions  and  water  use,  and  to  help  the  state’s  homes  and  families  cope  with  future  temperature  and  price  shocks.

The  call  coincides  with  the  release  of  a  new  report  today,  which  shows  that  with  the  right  government  support  and  with  efforts  to  fast‐track  stronger  environmental  building  standards,  Victorian  homes  and  neighbourhoods  could  be  emissions‐free  and  water  efficient  by  2020.

The  report,  Towards  climate  safe  homes:  The  case  for  zero  emissions  and  water  saving  homes  and  neighbourhoods,  was  prepared  by  Environment  Victoria  in  partnership  with  the  Alternative  Technology  Association  (ATA),  Australian  Conservation  Foundation  (ACF),  Friends  of  the  Earth  (FoE)  and  the  Moreland  Energy  Foundation  (MEFL).

You can find a press release and link to the report here.

poa grassland, Thredbo Valley