News 4 - ISCouncil

‘Average $ Values’ used (per metric) – for Australia

Metric $ Value Source Costs of Carbon abatement (CCA) $56 per ton of carbon dioxide Source: Infrastructure Australia, “Valuing emissions for economic analysis,” February 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.infrastructureaustralia.gov.au/sites/default/files/2024-05/24IA_Guidance%20note%20-%20Applying%20emissions%20values_1.pdf. Water $310 per ML of water Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, “Water Account, Australia,” 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/environment/environmental-management/water-account-australia/2021-22. [Accessed May 2025]. Energy – Fuel (Diesel) 174.27 cents

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An Australian First: Introducing ViroDecsTM, Holcim’s range of ready-mix concrete with an EPD

As the first concrete manufacturer in Australia to undertake an ISO compliant study and independent verification process, Holcim can now quantify for customers the total environmental impacts of its ready-mix concrete.

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New Zealand Transport Agency becomes a member and will trial the IS rating scheme

The Transport Agency will commence a trial of the IS rating scheme in late 2017 on a small number of projects to gain working knowledge of its application. This represents a change from the Transport Agency position of having a watching brief of the ISCA tool to becoming an ISCA member and undertaking trials.

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New Zealand Transport Agency becomes a member and will trial the IS rating scheme

The Transport Agency will commence a trial of the IS rating scheme in late 2017 on a small number of projects to gain working knowledge of its application. This represents a change from the Transport Agency

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CRL Sustainability Annual Review 2015-2016

Auckland Transport’s City Rail Link (CRL) has released their firsty Sustainability Annual Review. Delivering CRL Sustainability – Annual Review 2015-2016 This report outlines CRL’s sustainability journey to date. Read about CRL’s vision, the sustainability approach, how CRL are reducing the construction and operational impacts, striving to send zero waste to landfill and engaging positively with

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Main Roads – meeting challenges ahead | Steve Troughton

The Infrastructure Sustainability Council of Australia’s (ISCA) 2016 Western Australia

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