This book focuses on the transition towards net-zero carbon built environments to deliver on the climate emergency. It provides an evidence-based roadmap and proposes guidelines to achieving targets covering emerging technologies, materials, innovative design, regulations and policies.
1 The Climate Emergency and the Built Environment
2 Operational Carbon in the Built Environment: Measurements, Benchmarks and Pathways to Net Zero
3 Embodied Carbon in the Built Environment: Measurements, Benchmarks and Pathways to Net Zero
4 Delivering a Net Zero Carbon-Built Environment: Synthesis, Measurability, Targets and Reporting
5 Case studies: Exemplars to Learn From
6 Policy Pathways to a Net Zero Carbon-Built Environment
7 Conclusions and Recommendations: Envisioning a Net Zero Carbon Future in the Built Environment
Scientia Professor Deo Prasad AO is the CEO of the NSW Decarbonisation Innovation Hub based at UNSW Sydney Australia.
Dr Aysu Kuru is a lecturer at School of Architecture, Design and Planning, University of Sydney.
Dr Philip Oldfield is Associate Professor and Head of School at UNSW Built Environment, Australia.
Dr Lan Ding is Associate Professor and Convenor of High-Performance Architecture at UNSW Built Environment, Australia.
Dr Malay Dave is Strategic Sustainability Advisor at Steensen Varming, Australia.
Dr Caroline Noller is Chair of TG2 MECLA and a member of Australian Architects Declares Technical Work Group.
Dr Baojie He is Research Professor at School of Architecture and Urban Planning, Chongqing University, China.
