Sustainability publications
Appliances & equipment
- Energy rating - star ratings
- Hot water systems - How to reduce household greenhouse gas emissions and save money on power bills -2009
- Lighting
Buildings
- Energy use in the Australian residential sector 1986-2020 - 2008
- Government buildings
- Your Home - Design for Lifestyle and the Future
- Building Code of Australia Background Studies
- Scoping Study to Investigate Measures for Improving the Environmental Sustainability of Building Materials
- Scoping Study to Investigate Measures for Improving the Water Efficiency of Buildings
- Technical Resource on Sustainable Mixed-Use Development: a Framework for Next Steps
- Energy Research for the Building Code of Australia - Volume 1
- Feasibility Study - A National Approach to Energy Efficiency Measures for Houses
- International Survey of Building Energy Codes
- Impact of Minimum Energy Performance Requirements for Class 1 Buildings in Victoria
- Scoping Study of Minimum Energy Performance Requirements for Incorporation into the Building Code of Australia
- Mandatory Disclosure of Commercial Office Building Energy Efficiency - Regulation Document (PDF - 1127KB) (RTF-2238KB) - 2009
- Mandatory Disclosure of Commercial Office Building Energy Efficiency - Regulation Impact Statement (PDF) - 2009
- Australian Residential Building Sector Greenhouse Gas Emissions 1990-2010
- Executive Summary and Final Report 1999 - Australian Commercial Building Sector Greenhouse Gas Emissions 1990-2010
- Executive Summary Report 1999
Business & industry
Corporate reporting
- The State of Sustainability Reporting in Australia 2005 - March 2006
- The State of Sustainability Reporting in Australia 2004 - June 2004
- Triple Bottom Line Reporting in Australia: A Guide to Reporting Against Environmental Indicators - June 2003 (order printed copy)
- The State of Public Environmental Reporting in Corporate Australia - March 2003
- Study into Sustainability Reporting in the Trade & Retail Sector - November 2002
- Triple Bottom Line Measurement and Reporting in Australia: Making it Tangible - 2002
- Environmental Reporting: Handbook for Small and Medium Size Businesses - June 2001
Corporate sustainability
- Product Innovation - The Green Advantage: An Introduction to Design for Environment for Australian Business - April 2001
- Profiting from Environmental Improvement in Business - an Eco-efficiency Information Kit for Australian Industry - January 2002 (order printed copy)
Financial services sector
- Corporate Sustainability - an Investor Perspective: The Mays Report - 2003
- The Materiality of Environmental Risk to Australia's Finance Sector - May 2003
- Risk, The Environment and the Role of the Insurance Industry - January 2003
- A Capital Idea: Realising Value from Environmental and Social Performance
- Socially Responsible Investment: Your Questions Answered - July 2001
- The Role of Australia's Financial Sector in Sustainability - October 2000
Energy Efficient Homes Package
Books and reports
Government sustainability
Books and reports
- Energy Efficiency in Government Operations (EEGO)
- Energy use in the Australian Government's operations
- Environmental management policy - February 2008
- Environmental Management System Tool - 2009
- Environmental performance reporting - Section 516A reports
- Sustainability Report 2005-2006 - 2007
- Sustainability summary report - 2005-06 - 2007
- Triple Bottom Line Report 2004-05
- Triple Bottom Line Report 2003-04
- ESD design guide for office and public buildings - May 2007
- ESD operations guide for owners, managers and tenants - 2009
- Water efficiency guide: office and public buildings - October 2006
- Water benchmarks for offices and public buildings - September 2005
- Environmental purchasing guide - 2003
- A Framework for Public Environmental Reporting: An Australian Approach - 2000
- National government waste reduction and purchasing guidelines - 1997
Green Loans
Books & reports
E-news
- Green Loans E-news - subscribe
Households & communities
Books and reports
Renewable energy
- National Solar Schools Program Guidelines
- Solar Hot Water Rebate Guidelines for Applicants
- National Code for Wind Farms - A Discussion Paper - 2006
- Archived publications
Solar Cities
Fact sheets
- Fact sheet 1 - What are solar cities?
- Fact sheet 2 - What information will be collected from the Solar Cities program?
Newsletters
- Solarise - the newsletter for Australia's Solar Cities
Sustainable transport
- Fuels
- Vehicle Fuel Efficiency public discussion paper - 2008
- Comparison of transport fuels - Stage 2 Study of Life-cycle Emissions Analysis of Alternative Fuels for Heavy Vehicles
- Life-cycle Emissions Analysis of Alternative Fuels for Heavy Vehicles - Stage 1
- Life-Cycle Emissions Analysis of Fuels for Light Vehicles
- Travel Demand Management