This book focuses on the transition towards net-zero carbon built environments to deliver on the climate emergency. It provides an evidence-based roadmap and proposes guidelines to achieving targets covering emerging technologies, materials, innovative design, regulations and policies.

1 The Climate Emergency and the Built Environment.- 2 Operational Carbon in the Built Environment: Measurements, Benchmarks and Pathways to Net Zero.- 3 Embodied Carbon in the Built Environment: Measurements, Benchmarks and Pathways to Net Zero.- 4 Delivering a Net Zero Carbon Built Environment: Synthesis, Measurability, Targets and Reporting.- 5 Case Studies: Exemplars to Learn From.- 6 Policy Pathways to a Net Zero Carbon Built Environment.- 7 Conclusions and Recommendations: Envisioning a Net Zero Carbon Future in the Built Environment.

“This book provides much needed insights into the scale and nature of the challenges we all face in reducing the impact of built environments on our shared climate. It plots safer pathways forward for reducing operational and embodied energy in construction and refurbishment. It should be mandatory reading for all designers, planners and developers in Australia.”

—Sue Roaf, Emeritus Professor, Heriot Watt University, UK

“This book shows how, using science-based approaches, we can deliver on net zero carbon new buildings by 2030 and for existing ones we can do this by 2040.  We need a whole of life and whole building approach. This book can be used in many countries and even localised with local data and benchmarks. A great publication.”

—Professor Wu Jiang, Chairman, Asia Architecture Association

This book focuses on the transition towards net-zero carbon built environments to deliver on the climate emergency. It provides an evidence-based roadmap and proposes guidelines to achieving targets covering emerging technologies, materials, innovative design, regulations and policies.

Scientia Professor Deo Prasad AO is the CEO of the NSW Decarbonisation Innovation Hub based at UNSW Sydney Australia.

Dr Aysu Kuru is a lecturer at School of Architecture, Design and Planning, University of Sydney.

Dr Philip Oldfield is Associate Professor and Head of School at UNSW Built Environment, Australia.

Dr Lan Ding is Associate Professor and Convenor of High-Performance Architecture at UNSW Built Environment, Australia.

Dr Malay Dave is Strategic Sustainability Advisor at Steensen Varming, Australia.

Dr Caroline Noller is Chair of TG2 MECLA and a member of Australian Architects Declare’s Technical Work Group.

Dr Baojie He is Research Professor at School of Architecture and Urban Planning, Chongqing University, China.

“This book provides much needed insights into the scale and nature of the challenges we all face in reducing the impact of built environments on our shared climate. It plots safer pathways forward for reducing operational and embodied energy in construction and refurbishment, starting with reducing the need for heating and cooling energy in the first place. All we need now is for politicians and society to understand the urgency of understanding and following its advice. It should be mandatory reading for all designers, planners and developers in Australia.” (Sue Roaf, Emeritus Professor of Architectural Engineering at Heriot Watt University, Scotland, UK)

“The Net Zero Carbon Guide is a remarkably complete and lucid survey of issues related to the Australian commercial and residential building stock, especially aspects related to embodied energy and emissions. Students or specialists who need to augment their knowledge (or be reminded about things they have forgotten) will findthe book especially valuable.” (Nils Larsson, FRAIC, Executive Director, iiSBE, Canada)

“It has become very clear from most scientific works, especially the latest IPCC reports that the urgency of climate change is upon us.  Urgent action, especially with milestones like 2030, will help meet the challenges.  The built environment (buildings and cities are a major contributor) and this book shows how, using science-based approaches, we can deliver on net zero carbon new buildings by 2030 and for existing ones we can do this by 2040.  We need a whole of life and whole building approach.  I think this book can be used in many countries and even localised with local data and benchmarks.  Great publication.” (Professor Wu.Jiang, Chairman,  Asia Architecture Association, Fellow, Academie d'Architecture, Dean, UNEP-TONGJI Institute of Environment for Sustainable Development., China)

“Delivering on the Climate Emergency’ provides a breadth of information, methods and targets, relating to achieving a zero carbon built environment, covering both operational energy and embodied carbon, covering new build and retrofit. Although specifically targeted for an Australian audience, it has global relevance and provides an excellent source of reference for education, practice and all those interested in our future built environment.” (Professor Phil Jones OBE, Cardiff School of Architecture, Wales, UK)

Fills the current gaps on net zero carbon buildings Offers methods for operational and embodied carbon reduction Provides pathways to achieve whole life net zero carbon targets for buildings by 2030 and 2050

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