ASBEC is active in developing and pursuing practical responses to achieve sustainability across all elements of the built environment, informed by our Strategic Plan.
ASBEC members and Task Groups are currently focussed on:
- Sustainable, decarbonised communities — An integrated, sustainable and climate resilient built environment (including natural, social and economic infrastructure)
- Effective regulation, codes and standards — Improving and enforcing energy efficiency and resilience requirements in national and state/territory regulations
- Improving our existing building stock — Ensuring all Australians have healthy and comfortable homes, offices and buildings that support Australia’s achievement of net zero
All members are invited to participate in ASBEC Task Groups.
Task Groups in place are:
Past activities from previous Strategic Plans have included research and policy development in the following areas:
- Realising the economic benefits of better building energy efficiency, by implementing a policy roadmap to significantly cut carbon emissions and improve energy productivity.
- Improving the long-term productivity, liveability and sustainability of cities, urban communities and their underpinning infrastructure.
- Driving demand for more sustainable, liveable and innovative residential development and housing.
- Supporting a transition towards net zero buildings.
- Growing the market for sustainable housing across all typologies and sectors.
- Improving and enforcing energy efficiency requirements in the Building Code.
- Integrated sustainable and climate resilient economic and social infrastructure.