An Environmental Sustainable Design (ESD) assessment considers a proposal against industry recognised key environmental standards.
What is Sustainable Development?
Developments will ideally aim to achieve best practice rather than just the minimum standard.
Sustainable development assessments are carried out against the 10 Key Sustainable Building categories. Download the fact sheets for more information on each category.
BESS sustainable design fact sheets
Building fabric, energy efficiency and renewable energy.
Carbon emissions associated with materials and construction processes through the lifecycle of a building.
Buildings design that makes sustainable and active transport easy.
Water efficiency, rainwater harvesting and water sensitive urban design.
Vegetation and landscaping for human health and biodiversity.
Healthy and comfortable indoor spaces for people.
Rethinking 'waste' in design, construction and building operation.
Creative and new solutions for a better built environment.
Best practice standards for all categories in one place.