Paulis Cheung's List: Environmental Sustainability

Department of Environment and Heritage, October 2006\n\nThis document identifies water efficiency opportunities for the whole life cycle of a building, and is targeted at managers of leased and freehold premises. \n\nContents include: Technical Measures; Management and Behavioural measures; Assessment and Reporting. There are also Case Studies, and the appendix includes the new NABERS National water intensity benchmarks for office and public buildings.

National Appliance and Equipment Energy Efficiency Committee, 2001

Alongside myth-busting and the general principles for ‘buying green’ this guide offers specific advice on choosing fax machines, printers, scanners, air conditioning and photocopiers. There are case studies and advice on training staff to use the equipment efficiently.

EPA Victoria

One of a number of specialised footprint calculators, this is in Excel and includes a Questionnaire, Reporting Template, Staff Survey and Target mechanism. A great start to measuring and managing your office’s eco-footprint.

I know it is the Vic EPA but this is considered one of the best – serious research went into developing it

National Centre for Sustainability, Swinburne University of Technology

There are many interesting resources and a toolkit for Green Office managers on the website.

Fuji Xerox, 2005

This is a comprehensive guide on the Why, How, What and More of environmental impacts in the office. An initial Environmental Review leads to an Action Plan. There is also advice on creating an EMS, ISO 14000 accreditation and life cycle analysis.
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This website is designed specifically for Procurement Officers and others responsible for sourcing greener products in the workplace.

Sustainability Victoria

The Waste Wise Office Kit contains posters, fact sheets and a ‘problem solving matrix’.

This website is a guide to eco and health preferable products, materials and technologies for the built environment construction sector, specifically targeted to the needs of decision makers and specifiers.

The Green Building Council of Australia aims to promote sustainable building industry and the adoption of Green Building practices. Here you will find industry-specific information about green building news, and the Green Star rating system

Resource NSW, 2002

This guide is tailored for managers of office buildings and contains useful checklists and action plans.

Department of Environment and Conservation NSW, April 2004

If you’re recycling your paper, but not buying recycled content paper you’re only doing half the job! This document contains a comparison of available papers – fibres used, production methods, environmental impacts; as well as how to source them

Greenpeace International, September 2008

ecological footprint