Towards the Green Age Building
Energy Efficiency and the Property Industry
White Paper
Bryon Price B.Eng. MAIRAH. FIEAust
September, 2004
The Australian property industry is about to enter a significant period of energy efficiency regulation and "structured encouragement". This paper looks at some of the background to the forthcoming energy efficiency amendments to the Building Code of Australia. It puts forward a series of industry impacts that may arise from the increased focus on energy efficiency, elaborates on the issues involved and the consequential challenges that the industry faces.
About the Author
Bryon Price B.Eng. MAIRAH. FIEAust is Business Development Manager for the A.G. Coombs Group of companies. Bryon is also responsible for A.G.Coombs Advisory, which provides technical advice and services to facility owners and managers. He a Mechanical Engineer and his early work was in guided weapons and defence systems design. Prior to joining A.G.Coombs Bryon had a 20 year career in engineering consultancy ranging from industrial and transport design through to major project building services design and a range of large scale innovative and award winning energy and building asset management projects. Bryon currently sits on the Property Council of Australia's National Regulation Review Committee and is Chair of the Property Councils National Energy and Utilities Committee. Bryon is also the Chair of the Facility Management Association's Building Services Special Interest Group. He is a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers and a Registered Building Practitioner in Victoria.