Beyond Zero Emissions launches new research initiative

Beyond Zero Emissions is launching a new research initiative to investigate pathways to a zero emissions buildings sector.

Following the Zero Carbon Australia Stationary Energy Plan, which was released in partnership with the University of Melbourne last year, the group has turned its attention to the built environment.

“Australia's building sector contributes around 23 per cent of the national carbon footprint,' said Matthew Wright, Beyond Zero Emission's Executive Director.

“It presents a fantastic opportunity to achieve sizable carbon reductions.”

The Zero Carbon Australia Buildings Plan seeks to quantify the carbon reductions that existing buildings can achieve through retrofitting, and that new buildings can achieve through cutting-edge sustainable design. It will also quantify the maximum feasible contribution from distributed onsite renewable electricity generation.

Mr Wright was the recipient of the EcoGen 2010 Young Clean Energy Leader Award.