NSW building sustainability
- Basix- The NSW building sustainability index
- From July 2004, in stages, housing in NSW will be required to be designed and built to use 40% less mains supply water and produce 25% lower greenhouse gas emissions than average housing of the same type. The greenhouse gas target will rise to 40% from July 2006.
- These targets were set by the NSW Government in September 2003.
BASIX will be the mechanism for achieving the targets and will establish for the first time consistent, state wide standards for sustainable