BUILDING AND INFRASTRUCTURE AUSTRALIA
NSW commits to sustainability in building
climate-positive city precincts. Governments, businesses, education and research
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organisations and the wider NSW community have shown a strong commitment to implementing sustainability measures, resulting in growing expertise in a range of sectors in the State. The NSW construction industry employed 294,200 in 2008–09, accounting for 9 per cent of employment in the State. NSW represented 30 per cent of Australia’s jobs in the industry. Of all the Australian states, NSW has the largest share
of people employed in the architectural, engineering and technical services (30 per cent) and the largest proportion of people employed in architectural services businesses (34 per cent). NSW also accounts for about one third of the current total market value of green projects in Australia – the highest of any state. State and local governments in NSW have implemented a
range of sustainability projects. NSW leads the way with its Building Sustainability Index (BASIX), which introduced new standards for water and energy-use reduction in housing. The City of Sydney has implemented Sustainable
Sydney 2030, which aims to make Sydney an international environmental leader with outstanding environmental performance and new ‘green’ industries driving economic growth. Barangaroo, Sydney’s major CBD development project,
will be a world-leading sustainable development and has joined the Clinton Climate Initiative’s Climate Positive Development Program. Barangaroo will be one of the first central business districts in the world to be carbon neutral, water positive and generate zero waste. NSW’s sustainable industries sector is on the verge
of a period of dynamic growth and enhancement. This is driven by government policy developments and by public and private investment in green infrastructure in the energy, transport and building sectors. NSW is a reliable exporter of metals and iron steel to the
UAE, and is increasingly supplying sophisticated services such as architecture, design and financial management.
“Sustainable Sydney 2030 aims to make Sydney an international environmental leader with outstanding environmental performance and new ‘green’ industries driving economic growth”
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he state of New South Wales (NSW) leads Australia in environmental standards for the building industry and is committed to a sustainable future, with Sydney hosting one of the world’s first
NSW companies have the expertise in building and
infrastructure to work successfully with Arab League nations as they grow. Among the NSW companies working on major projects in
the Middle East are: l Sydney company LAVA (Laboratory for Visionary Architecture) has worked on a range of projects in the United Arab Emirates. The company won an international competition to design the city centre of Masdar, the world’s first eco city, which is located in Abu Dhabi. This includes design of a plaza, hotel, convention centre, entertainment complex and retail facilities.
l Bovis Lend Lease, in association with the Mass Transit Rail Corporation of Hong Kong, was appointed by the Roads and Transport Authority Rail Agency of Dubai to provide strategic project management services to the Dubai Metro project.
l NSW project development and contracting group Leighton Holdings, in a joint venture with Al Habtoor Group, is working on major projects mainly in Dubai and Abu Dhabi.
l NSW companies WorleyParsons and Laing O’Rourke are also active on major industrial, infrastructure and construction projects in the Middle East. p
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