Australian Paper Sustainability Spotlight
A designer’s awareness of sustainable design
1.
According to this
article, HASSELL is one of Australia’s largest and awarded architectural
businesses and a leader in achieving good sustainability design. Name a few of their project initiatives.
· Creating
healthy indoor environments
· Space
Planning
· Sustainable
Designs
2.
Name two projects
HASSELL has won awards for in environmentally sustainable design.
· SA
Water building in Adelaide
· ANZ
Centre in Melbourne
3.
What is the role of
the Sustainable Futures Unit (SFU) at HASSELL?
It advises
each of its studios.
4.
What type of
materials do HASSELL source as compared to 10 years ago?
Low impact
eco-friendly materials.
5.
What does GECA stand
for and what does it offer?
Good
Environmental Choice Australia which certify products.
6.
Name 5 websites
listed in this article that provides sustainable outcomes for your business and
your clients.
7.
Name Australia’s top
selling carmaker for hybrid vehicles and what year was the first hybrid vehicle
made?
· Toyota
· 1997
8.
Name a few of the
recycling sustainable initiatives that this carmaker has carried out to reduce
its carbon footprint.
· ECOVAS
– the Eco Vehicle Assessment Scheme
· Engine
blocks are made from recycled aluminium
· Bio
fibres
9.
The article mentions
TED, what is it?
Toyota
Environmental Dealership which encourages other companies to reach the same
benchmark.
10.
What has this
carmaker done to set guidelines and targets for environmental management for
parts?
They have put
in place a green purchasing policy.
11.
What social,
environmental and financial indicators does this carmaker use to verify
sustainability reports?
Evidence of
environmental initiatives.
12.
Is there awareness
amongst businesses to take on a sustainable approach?
Yes.
13.
What has this
carmaker benefited from by being sustainable?
Low cost.
14.
What can the design
community do about being environmentally sustainable?
Mainstream it
so in the future it will be standard.
15.
After the Gulf of
Mexico oil disaster Greenpeace UK encouraged designers to submit posters
rebranding BP’s flower logo. Search the
internet for a few of these posters.
16.
What is the triple
bottom-line approach when it comes to sustainable design for social and
economic considerations?
Plant, People
and Profit.
17.
Find an example of a
website which declares its sustainable credentials.
The U.S.
Green Building Council is committed to a prosperous and sustainable
future through cost-efficient and energy-saving green buildings. Our community
of leaders is working to make green buildings available to everyone within a
generation.
18.
What advice does
Ecospecifier give when a product is greenhouse friendly?
Make sure it
has the government’s greenhouse friendly logo endorsed.
19.
What is the purpose
of the Fair Trade logo?
It ensures
workers are fairly paid and maintain a decent standard of living.
20.
Name another
respected label that promotes environmental performance.
Good
Environmental Choice.
21.
What final advice
does this article provide for designers?
Being able to
cite a government verified lifecycle assessment.
22.
Name the Onyx range
of speciality papers that Candice Murison at Block Branding has chosen and why?
ONYX RC Quartz
White Embossed 135gsm 100% Australian and 100% recycled.
23.
Research and find the
‘Greenhouse Friendly’ logo and the common ‘Recycle’ logo (three arrows).
Greenhouse Friendly™
The Greenhouse Friendly™ initiative operated from 2001 to 30 June 2010.
The National Carbon Offset Standard (NCOS) replaced the Greenhouse Friendly
initiative from 1 July 2010.
Through Greenhouse Friendly™, Australian businesses were able to market
carbon neutral products and services, deliver greenhouse gas abatement and give
Australian consumers greater purchasing choice.
All Greenhouse Friendly™ product and service providers’ offsets were
sourced from Greenhouse Friendly™ approved abatement activities only. These
abatement activities offered permanent, independently verified carbon offsets
which represented emissions reductions or sequestration which had contributed
to a net reduction of Australia's greenhouse gas emissions.
Greenhouse Friendly™ provided an effective and successful avenue for
participation in the voluntary carbon market in Australia.
I hold Greenhouse Friendly™ abatement; can it still be sold or retired?
Abatement generated by Greenhouse Friendly™ accredited projects prior to
1 July 2010 may still be sold, purchased, and retired in voluntary and
international carbon markets. They are eligible offsets under the National Carbon Offset Standard (NCOS), and can be cancelled for the purpose of
becoming carbon neutral under the NCOS.
Please note that all sales or retirements of Greenhouse Friendly™
abatement will still need to be communicated to the Department of Climate
Change and Energy Efficiency (DCCEE).
View the list of Greenhouse Friendly abatement providers that may have Greenhouse Friendly™ credits
available for trading.
Related information
The
universal recycling symbol (♲ (U+2672)
or ♻ (U+267B)
in Unicode)
is an internationally recognized symbol used
to designate recyclable materials. It is composed of three mutually
chasing arrows that form a Möbius
strip (an unending single-sided looped surface).
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