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>>Voiceover: Since the Olympic Games in 2000, Australia has emerged as a world leader in environmentally sustainable construction and development.
20% of Australia's CBD office space is now Green-Star rated.
Australia has gone on to establish Green Star, the rating tool used for a wide range of buildings, and to rate buildings, to educate people about the benefits of green buildings and sustainable communities and to advocate to all levels of government.
Australian design and engineering firms have a raft of experience in sustainable building, engineering and design.
The Rockefeller Center in New York utilises Australia's energy-saving system OptiCOOL, the Arya residential tower in the Philippines, which is set to receive a Gold certification, and the carbon-neutral Pixel Building in Melbourne, one of the world's greenest buildings, having achieved the highest Green Star and LEED rating ever.
Australian firms have expertise in masterplanning and precinct planning, project management and technical services, building management, architecture and design, along with several other key areas in the built environment.
Certainly, Australian engineers and architects are some of the world's best experts in sustainability, so we've got an incredible amount of experience to bear.
It's a high-priority driver for Australian business, and therefore a very well developed and sophisticated capability in terms of sustainable engineering and architecture and project management around the built-environment space.
Green building design is not only environmentally responsible, but has long-term benefits for productivity and the health of occupants.
Buildings with low resource uptake also fare better in extreme environments.
Our guys have been very, very active and therefore they have the credentials.
Under the Green Star scheme, they've actually got the evidence to show that they can deliver.
Australia is the perfect partner to bring your vision for a more sustainable future to life.
Contact your local Austrade representative about connecting and partnering with the Australian green building industry.
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