The World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) and Australia’s leading organisation working towards building sustainable communities – the Cooperative Research Centre for Low Carbon Living (CRCLCL) – have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to take a global step towards defining ‘low’ to ‘no’ carbon cities across the globe.
The three year CRCLCL ‘Closing the Loop’ project – supported by leading industry partners Brookfield Multiplex, HASSELL and AECOM – will connect a wealth of existing evidence with frontend decision makers through better business case analysis, professional education, practical tools and guidelines.
CRCL CEO, Scientia Professor Deo Prasad AO, said Closing the Loop will help global industries create built environments to positively impact people’s health, wellbeing and productivity while improving the building industry’s environmental performance.
The WorldGBC will support the CRCLCL by designating staff to help coordinate the project, opening an ongoing dialogue with the CRC, identifying overlaps and areas for future collaboration. This will provide information for reports, materials and promoting collateral within the global building community.
WorldGBC chief executive Jane Henley said up to 90 per cent of a company’s costs are spent on salaries and benefits, even modest improvements to staff health and productivity can have a dramatic impact on organisational
profitability.