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VICTORIA GOES FOR GREEN
In a bid to make new housing estates in fringe areas greener, the Victorian government has launched a $2.18 million pilot program. Through the program, the state government will partner with three large-scale volume builders and land developers in growth corridors to develop zero-net-carbon homes
According to the state government, two million new houses and apartments will be built in Victoria by 2050 — many of which will be led by volume builders. In a bid to help the sector innovate, government agency Sustainability Victoria will facilitate the design, construction and marketing of zero-net-carbon houses that generate as much energy as they use.
Sustainability Victoria chief executive Stan Krpan said there was growing interest in going off-grid and reducing a building’s carbon footprint. “What we’re seeing is
