Green
Buildings are buildings which are designed, built, renovated, operated, or
reused in an ecological and resource-efficient manner. They are designed to
meet certain objectives such as protecting occupant health; improving occupant
productivity; using energy, water, and other resources more efficiently; and
reducing the overall impact to the environment.
The purpose of Green Building Requirements is to provide
Defence customers, staff and contractors in the areas of planning, design,
project management, construction, facilities and maintenance, garrison support,
and energy and environmental management, with guidance and minimum requirements
for the:
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implementation
of the Defence Ecologically Sustainable Development (ESD) Strategy in
the built environment, and;
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the
integration of ESD goals into the Defence Infrastructure Asset Development
and Approval processes for buildings.
The Defence Infrastructure Asset Development Process,
as defined in the Defence Infrastructure Management, comprises four key processes:
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Planning
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Development
& Delivery
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Operation
& Maintenance
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Disposal
The Green Building Requirements are set out in two parts:
The Green Building Requirements Part 1 defines the roles,
responsibilities, reporting requirements, performance targets and requirements
for ESD for the following key project stages:
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Corporate
Services and Infrastructure Requirement (CSIR)
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SBC
Plan
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Strategic
Business Case (SBC)
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DBC
Plan
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Detailed
Business Case (DBC)
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Procurement
Plan
-
Delivery
- Design, Construction, Commissioning, Handover, Defects Liability Period
and Post Occupancy Evaluation.
Further guidance, including checklists, tools, case
studies, specification templates and sources of information are, or will be,
included in the Defence Green Building Toolbox, which is a companion reference
resource for the Green Building Requirements. It is intended that the Toolbox
will be regularly updated and expanded to reflect growing knowledge and technologies
in green buildings. |
