Library: Engineering and Building Design: Sustainability

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Sustainability in Engineering Design (ebook)

Sustainable Communities Design Handbook

Positive Energy Homes

Passive Design

Australian Passive House Association
Passive House is a fabric-first construction standard summarised by 5 design principles and performance criteria, designed for the lifetime of the building, pluging the “Performance Gap” often experienced in building operations.
Component Database : Passive House Institute
The Passive House Institute in Germany have created a database of certified components to help professionals and homeowners find the right products for a project
Passive Solar vs Passive House 101
Envirotecture explain the difference.
What is passive design? : Build
Quick explanation of the elements that contribute to passive design.

Skills and sustainability - Sheetmetal - from SWSi TAFE NSW Youtube channel

This SkillsOne video visits Warwick Johnston, Sheetmetal Teacher at Granville TAFE, who chats about the changes in the metal fabrication industry, which reduce wastage, and is more environmentally friendly.

Websites

Environmental Sustainability - Australian Steel Institute
Information on sustainability from the Australian Steel Institute
Environment Protection Authority Victoria
The EPA is an environmental regulator and an influential authority on environmental impacts
Green Building Council Australia
The Sustainable Engineering Society
The Sustainable Engineering Society (SENG) is a technical society of Engineers Australia (EA) (trading name for the Institution of Engineers Australia). It has a long history, and has membership across Australia.
Your Home - Australia's Guide to Environmentally Sustainable Homes
Looks at passive design, construction materials, and water. Has case studies from across Australia.

Bendigo TAFE acknowledges their campuses are located on the ancestral lands of the Djaara people of the Dja Dja Wurrung and the Yorta Yorta People. The institute respects traditional custodians, Elders and their cultural heritage.

Kangan Institute acknowledges their campuses are located on the ancestral lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nations. The institute respects traditional custodians, Elders and their cultural heritage.

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Engineering and Building Design: Sustainability