Footnotes

Chapter 1 - Introduction

[1]        Second Reading Speech, Senate Hansard, 17 September 2009, p. 6829.

[2]        Australian Crime Commission, 'National Headquarters: Building features and environment benefits'.

Chapter 2

[1]        If the building owner is the only tenant or if the building is small, there may be only one electrical energy meter for both the tenant and the base building.

[2]        Secretariat, Discussion with Ché Wall, 5 February 2010.

[3]        Australian Building Codes Board Office, 'Monitoring Electrical Circuits', June 2006, p. 6.

[4]        Australian Building Codes Board Office, 'Monitoring Electrical Circuits', June 2006, p. 8.

[5]        Garnaut Climate Change Review, Issues Paper–Forum 5, Transport, Planning and the Built Environment, p. 10.

[6]        Lend Lease, WSP Lincolne Scott, Advanced Environmental, Submission 8, p. 4.

[7]        Australian Sustainable Built Environment Council, 'The Second Plank, Building a low carbon economy with energy efficient buildings', September 2008, p. 8. http://www.asbec.asn.au/files/ASBEC%20CCTG%20Second%20Plank%20Report%202.0_0.pdf (accessed 4 February 2010)

[8]        Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, 'Mandatory disclosure of Commercial Office Building Energy Efficiency', Regulation Document, November 2009.

[9]        http://www.garnautreview.org.au/CA25734E0016A131/WebObj/IssuesPaper5-Transport,planningandbuiltenvironment/$File/Issues%20Paper%205%20-%20Transport,%20planning%20and%20built%20environment.pdf

[10]      Centre for International Economics, Building energy efficiency and greenhouse gas emission abatement: potential and implications. Presentation at the Garnaut Climate Change Review Public Forum on Transport, Planning and the Built Environment, 19 February 2008, Perth.

[11]      Australian Sustainable Build Environment Council, The Second Plank-Building a Low Carbon Economy with Energy Efficient Buildings', p. viii. See Table 3.1.

[12]      Garnaut Climate Change Review, Issues Paper–Forum 5, Transport, Planning and the Built Environment, p. 9.

[13]      McKinsey & Company, 'An Australian Cost Curve for Greenhouse Gas Reduction', 15 February 2008, http://tasmaniantimes.com/images/uploads/EMBARGOEDAustralianCostCurveforGHGReduction.pdf

[14]      National Strategy on Energy Efficiency, Council of Australian Governments, July 2009, p. 22.

[15]      Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, 'National Strategy on Energy Efficiency', http://www.environment.gov.au/sustainability/energyefficiency/buildings/ (accessed 2 March 2010).

[16]      National Strategy on Energy Efficiency, Council of Australian Governments, July 2009, p. 22.

[17]      Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, 'Mandatory Disclosure of Commercial Office Building Energy Efficiency', Regulation Document, November 2009, p. i. The Hon. Peter Garrett, 'Improving the energy efficiency of Australia's office buildings', Media Release, 12 November 2009.

Chapter 3

[1]        Explanatory Memorandum

[2]        Explanatory Memorandum

[3]        Penalty Unit Conversion Table, http://www.ag.gov.aulwww/agdlrwpattach.nsfNAP!ICFD7369FCAE9B8F32F34IDBE09780IFF)-3TABLE+OF+DATA.htm!$file!3TABLE+OF+DATA.htm

[4]        Peter Clinnick, Submission 6, p.3.

[5]        Lend Lease, WSP Lincolne Scott, Advanced Environmental, Submission 8, p. 22.

[6]        Bureau of Meteorology, 'Average daily apparent temperature', http://www.bom.gov.au/jsp/ncc/climate_averages/app-temperature/index.jsp (accessed 2 March 2010).

[7]        Bureau of Meteorology, 'Average daily apparent temperature', http://www.bom.gov.au/jsp/ncc/climate_averages/app-temperature/index.jsp (accessed 2 March 2010).

[8]        ABCB Office, 'Monitoring of Electrical Circuits', June 2006, p.2.

[9]        Lend Lease, WSP Lincolne Scott and Advanced Environmental, Submission 8, p. 6.

[10]      Lend Lease, WSP Lincolne Scott and Advanced Environmental, Supplementary submission, p. 6. Emphasis in original.

[11]      Cheryl Desha and Charlie Hargroves, 'Re-engineering higher education for energy efficient solutions', ECOS Magazine vol. 17, October-November 2009, p. 151.

Chapter 4

[1]        A white certificate scheme establishes a reward for improved energy efficiency (the certificate). Certificates are tradeable among market participants. An leading example of a white certificate scheme is the New South Wales government's GGAS scheme. 

[2]        Second Reading Speech, Senate Hansard, 17 September 2009, p. 6826.

[3]        Lend Lease is an Australian based multinational property management and investment company. Within this company they have subsidiaries that focus on Pharmaceuticals, Construction, Project Management & Private Finance Initiatives and Retail Development Investment. The largest of these subsidiaries, Bovis Lend Lease is an international construction management company, which operates in over 30 countries worldwide employing over 8000 people. In 2008, Lend Lease reported a net income of A$259 million and a revenue of A$15 billion.

[4]        WSP Lincolne Scott is an environmental building services and engineering consultancy lead by Managing Director Mr Ché Wall. In 2007, Lincolne Scott joined the WSP Group in a bid to expand across the US and European markets. The firm has more than 400 staff in 12 offices across Australia and the Asia Pacific.

[5]        Advanced Environmental is a green building consultancy firm that was established in Australia in 1996 by the now Managing Director of WSP Lincolne Scott, Mr Ché Wall. They have consulted on a number of globally recognised buildings such as the Melbourne Convention Centre. In Australia Advanced Environmental are fully integrated with WSP Lincolne Scott.

[6]        Second Reading Speech, Senate Hansard, 17 September 2009, p. 6825.

[7]        Lend Lease, WSP Lincolne Scott, Advanced Environmental, Submission 6.

[8]        Lend Lease, WSP Lincolne Scott, Advanced Environmental, Efficient Building Scheme, http://www.lendlease.com.au/sustainability/pdf/EfficientBuiIdingScheme.pdf

[9]        Lend Lease, WSP Lincolne Scott, Advanced Environmental, Submission 8.

[10]      Lend Lease, WSP Lincolne Scott, Advanced Environmental, Submission 8, p. 8.

[11]      Citigroup Global Markets, 'ASX-listed office trusts: Does "Green" pay?', January 2010, p. 48.

[12]      Citigroup Global Markets, 'ASX-listed office trusts: Does "Green" pay?', January 2010, p. 48.

[13]      Mr Ché Wall, Proof Committee Hansard, 12 February 2010, p. 4. Mr Wall noted that as the United Kingdom's Carbon Reduction Commitment covers only 50 per cent of built stock, they are now looking at whether they can apply the commitment to small and medium enterprises.

[14]      Lend Lease, WSP Lincolne Scott, Advanced Environmental, Submission 8, p. 17.

[15]      Mr Ché Wall, Proof Committee Hansard, 12 February 2010, p. 2.

[16]      Lend Lease, WSP Lincolne Scott, Advanced Environmental, Submission 8, p. 20.

[17]      Mr Ché Wall, Proof Committee Hansard, 12 February 2010, pgs. 2 and 5. See http://www.carbontrust.co.uklcut-carbon-reduce-costs/reasons/impact -policylegislation/pages/carbon-reduction-commitment.aspx  

[18]      Lend Lease, WSP Lincolne Scott, Advanced Environmental, Submission 8, p. 19.

[19]      http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/government/nabers.htm

[20]      Rob Murray-Leach, Proof Committee Hansard, 12 February 2010, p. 15.

[21]      Mr Dave Peebles, Proof Committee Hansard, 12 February 2010, p. 19.

[22]      Lend Lease, Lincolne Scott and Advanced Environmental, Second supplementary submission, p. 10.

Chapter 5

[1]        Property Council of Australia, Submission 5, p. 2.

[2]        Mr Peter Verwer, Proof Committee Hansard, 25 February 2010, p. 3.

[3]        Property Council of Australia, Submission 5, pp. 1–2.

[4]        Mr Peter Verwer, Proof Committee Hansard, 25 February 2010, p. 2.

[5]        Energy Efficiency Council, Submission 3, p. 3.

[6]        Energy Efficiency Council, Submission 3, p. 3.

[7]        Mr Rob Murray-Leach, Proof Committee Hansard, 12 February 2010, pp. 15–16.

[8]        Green Building Council of Australia, Submission 7, p. 1. See also Mr Dave Peebles, Proof Committee Hansard, 12 February 2010, p. 17.

[9]        Australian Institute of Architects, Submission 4, p. 2; Australian Sustainable Built Environment Council, The Second Plank-Building a low carbon economy with energy efficient buildings', September 2008, pp. viii-ix. http://www.asbec.asn.auifiles/ASBEC%20CCTG%20Second%20Plank%20Report%202.0O.pdf

[10]      Energy Efficiency Council, Submission 3, p. 6.

[11]      In other words, a scheme that provides direct monetary incentives to invest in a particular green building technology.

[12]      Mr Rob Murray-Leach, Proof Committee Hansard, 12 February 2010, p. 15.

[13]      Property Council of Australia, Submission 5, p. 3.

[14]      Mr Che Wall, Proof Committee Hansard, 12 February 2010, p. 5.

[15]      Mr Rob Murray-Leach, Proof Committee Hansard, 12 February 2010, p. 16.

Chapter 6

[1]        Mr Ché Wall, Proof Committee Hansard, 12 February 2010, p. 6.

[2]        Prime Ministerial Task Group on Emissions Trading, Report, 2007, p. 3, http://www.resourcesmart.vic.gov.au/documents/PMs_emissions_trading_report.pdf (accessed 3 March 2010).

[3]        Mr Barry Sterland, Proof Committee Hansard, 12 February 2010, p. 25.

[4]        Mr Barry Sterland, Proof Committee Hansard, 12 February 2010, p. 22.

[5]        Mr Barry Sterland, Proof Committee Hansard, 12 February 2010, p. 21.

[6]        Mr Barry Sterland, Proof Committee Hansard, 12 February 2010, p. 22.

[7]        See Appendix 4. It should be noted that the data presented is based on NABERS which is a voluntary system of disclosure and may therefore under-represent highly emissions intensive buildings. This was noted by Mr Peter Verwer, Chief Executive Officer of the PCA: 'These are the most efficient buildings that the investors have...'. Proof Committee Hansard, 25 February 2010, p. 4.

Coalition Senators' Additional Comments

[1]        Property Council of Australia, Submission 5, p. 1-2.

[2]        Mr Paul Verwer, Property Council of Australia, Proof Committee Hansard, p. 2.

[3]        Mr Rob Murray-Leach, Proof Committee Hansard, 12 February 2010, p. 16.

[4]        Mr Rob Murray-Leach, Proof Committee Hansard, 12 February 2010, p. 9.

[5]        Padraic Murphy, 'Peter Garrett roofing insulation plan 'a lethal mix of ignorance and neglect'', The Herald Sun, 26 February 2010, http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/peter-garrett-roofing-insulation-plan-a-lethal-mix-of-ignorance-and-neglect/story-e6frf7jo-1225834939870 , accessed 8 March 2010.

[6]        Rosslyn Beeby, 'Scrutiny on green scheme for homes', Canberra Times, 10 February 2010, p. 1 and p. 6.

[7]        Michael McKenna, 'Green loan scheme 'hijacked'', The Australian, 5 March 2010, p. 6.

[8]        Michael McKenna, 'Green loan scheme 'hijacked'', The Australian, 5 March 2010, p. 6.

[9]        Rosslyn Beeby, 'Govt's green loans 'debacle' to be audited', Canberra Times, 26 February 2010, p. 4.

[10]      Nicola Berkovic, 'Green assessors lose jobs', The Australian, 8 March 2010, p. 5.