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Green building facts

  • Buildings consume 32% of the world’s resources including 12% of fresh water and 40% of the world’s energy (7).
  • In Australia commercial buildings produce almost 9% of our national Greenhouse gas emissions (8).
  • To make way for the new Law School the Edgeworth David building and the Stephen Roberts lecture theatre were demolished in 2006. Over 80% of the materials from these buildings were recycled including the valuable copper from the roof of the lecture theatre


The new Law School Building

new Law Building


Sources:
7. “Environmentally Sustainable Buildings: Challenges and Policies” OECD (2003)
8. “Australia State of the Environment Report” Department of Environment & Heritage (2001)