Social value in the Australian built environment
Infrastructure supporting a better future for all In the lead up to the 2023-24 Australian Federal Budget, why unlocking the social value of the nation’s infrastructure investment is key to creating a better future for all WSP and ISC acknowledge that every project we work on takes place on First Peoples lands. We recognise Aboriginal
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Catastrophe escalates the urgency of resilience – A letter from our CEO
This year, much like the start of 2020, has been a confrontation of crises. This year New Zealand’s north experienced extreme rainfall causing widespread flooding events just days apart, with Cyclone Gabrielle following in quick succession. Ex-tropical cyclone Ellie wreaked havoc in the Kimberley with hundreds of people living in multigenerational homes now homeless. Emergency
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10 Stories to Celebrate 10 Years
On Wednesday 29 February 2012, then federal Infrastructure Minister Anthony Albanese stood before a packed crowd at Parliament House in Canberra to unveil Australia’s first national rating scheme for sustainable infrastructure. Wishing the Infrastructure Sustainability Rating Scheme, or IS for short, a “busy life”, Mr Albanese noted that project teams working on everything from roads
Read More‘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
Read MoreCRL 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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