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Selecting a Suitable Sustainable Construction Method for Australian High-Rise Building: A Multi-Criteria Analysis 2022 cover

Publisher
Sustainability

Version:  2022.  (Current)
Short Description
This research aims to identify the most suitable sustainable construction method for high-rise building construction in Australia; results show that the off-site construction method and robotic construction technique significantly improve the construction performance of high-rise construction in Australia.
Reducing exposure to metals in drinking water from plumbing products 2021 cover

Publisher
Environmental Health Standing Committee (enHealth) of the Australian Health Protection Principal Committee

Version:  2021.  (Current)
Short Description
The scope of this document is limited to consideration of the potential risk from consumption of drinking water that contains metals released (leached) from plumbing products in buildings or devices such as drinking water fountains.
The role of toxicity testing in identifying toxic substances 2012 cover

Publisher
Environmental Health Standing Committee (enHealth) of the Australian Health Protection Principal Committee

Version:  2012.  (Current)
Short Description
A framework for identification of suspected toxic compounds in water
enHealth Guidance Statement 2021 cover

Publisher
Environmental Health Standing Committee (enHealth) of the Australian Health Protection Principal Committee

Version:  2021.  (Current)
Short Description
enHealth recommends that every effort should be made to reduce exposure to lead in the environment, including lead that may be dissolving into drinking water from some plumbing products.
Sustainability implications of service life on residential buildings: An application of life cycle sustainability assessment framework 2021 cover

Publisher
Environmental and Sustainability Indicators

Version:  2021.  (Current)
Short Description
Sustainable building design should consider durability, affordability, resource conservation, intra and intergenerational social equity aspects, and stakeholder’s perspective throughout its service life; this research has applied life cycle sustainability assessment (LCSA) framework to estimate the sustainability performance in terms of a single score, and to identify avenues for sustainability improvement strategies of buildings.