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B-4 Japan……………………………………………………………..... 73 • Energy Conservation Center, Japan (ECCJ)………………. 73 • ECCJ reduced rate loans…………………………………... 74 • ECCJ commendation programs…………………………… 74 • Energy Conservation Days, Months, and general check-ups 75 • Top Runner Program……………………………………… 75 • ECCJ free energy audits…………………………………… 76 • Energy Star………………………………………………… 76 • Energy Saving Labeling Program…………………………. 76 • ECCJ Energy Efficient Product Retailer Assessment System76 • Rebates for new water heating systems……………………. 77 • Energy Service Companies (ESCOs)……………………… 77 • Home & Building Energy Management Systems…………. 77 • ECCJ guidelines, building information & “Smart Life”….. 78 • ECCJ & METI ENEX Exhibition…………………………. 78 • ECCJ Energy Conservation Education Program………….. 78 • ECCJ Energy Conservation Republic Program…………… 79 • ECCJ appliance comparison website……………………… 79 • Hybrid-Z homes & solar panel information…….………… 79 • New Energy Foundation (NEF) programs………………… 80 • Building Centre of Japan (BCJ)…………………………… 81 • MLIT Government Green Buildings Program……………. 82 • Overseas Performance Evaluation and Approval initiative.. 82 • Japanese Building Research Institute’s Department of Environmental Engineering (DEE)………………………... 82 • Environmental Activity Evaluation Program……………… 83 • Yanepita Photovoltaic Systems……………………….…… 83 • Residential geothermal heat pumps………………………. 83 • Eco Families…………………………………………….… 84 • Lifuel cogeneration systems……………………………… 84 • CO 2 calculator from Tokyo Gas…………………………... 84 • LPG fuel cell systems…………………………………….. 85 • Biomass Town Program…………………………………... 85 • METI Eco Town Program………………………………… 86 • Friends of the Earth (FoE) Japan………………………….. 87 B-5 Australia…………………………………………………………… 87 • Australian Government’s climate change strategy………… 87 • Australian Climate Change Science Program (ACCSP)…... 87 • Community Abatement Grants…………………………….. 88 • Greenhouse Gas Abatement Program (GGAP)……………. 88 • Low Emissions Technology Demonstration Fund………… 88 5
• National Climate Change Adaptation Program……………. 89 • Australian Government renewable energy programs……… 89 • Low Emissions Technology and Abatement initiative……. 90 • Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO)…………………………………………………… 90 • Keep Australia Beautiful (KAB) programs……………….. 90 • Futureenergy.org…………………………………………... 91 • Government funding for HVAC system improvements…... 92 • WELS Scheme & water efficiency label………………….. 92 • Energy Star & Energy Rating Label………………………. 93 • Australian Business Council for Sustainable Energy……… 93 • Sustainability Victoria information & programs.…………. 94 • Australian Building Energy Council (ABEC)…………….. 96 • Mecu Bank goGreen Home Improvement Loan………….. 97 • Australian Building Codes Board (ABCB)……………….. 97 • Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF)……………… 97 • Centre for Energy and Greenhouse Technologies (CEGT).. 98 • Smart Housing, Research House and renewal projects......... 98 • Alternative Technology Association (ATA)………………. 99 • Your Home………………………………………………… 100 • The Green Directory………………………………………. 100 • Energyrating.gov.au………………………………………. 101 • Top Energy Saver Award…………………………………. 101 • Sustainable Living Foundation (SLF)…………………….. 101 • Urban Ecology Australia (UEA)………………………….. 101 • Ecological Homes………………………………………… 102 • ecoMaster………………………………………………….. 102 • savewater! Alliance............................................................... 102 • Australian Government’s Sustainable Cities Program……. 103 • Office of the Renewable Energy Regulator (ORER)……... 103 • Energy Efficiency Opportunities Program……………...… 104 • Commercializing Emerging Technologies Program……… 104 • Innovation Investment Fund (IIF)………………………… 105 • Pooled Development Funds (PDF) Program……………… 105 • North Lakes eco-friendly town…………………………… 105 B-6 United Kingdom…………………………………………………… 105 • Ecotricity………………………………………………….. 105 • UK Green Building Press…………………………………. 106 • Ecostruct…………………………………………………... 106 • Property Environment Group (PEG)……………………… 106 • Construction Industry Council (CIC)……………………… 107 • Sustainability Works software…………………………….. 108 • Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB)…………………… 108 6
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Page 4 and 5: Appendix A: Green Building Council
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Page 10 and 11: sustainable buildings in these coun
Page 12 and 13: Levels of Certification LEED BREEAM
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Page 18 and 19: Government of Canada, and is a foun
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Page 22 and 23: 7.4 Japan: Japan is one of the worl
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Page 34 and 35: know that they are not acting alone
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Page 38 and 39: A-3 Germany: Currently, Germany doe
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Page 46 and 47: the rest of the SAI program is set
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een called upon to reduce their ene
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2005. The expanded program will hel
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voluntarily report on results. The
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the purchase and installation of a
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into a clean energy future and requ
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Energy Star & various rebates: The
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smaller-scale municipal infrastruct
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NGO & NPO programs and incentives:
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council has said that the municipal
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Deutsche Energie-Agentur (DENA) Nat
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natural open space caused by develo
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government covering a portion of th
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took place in 1998 and 1999 togethe
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ECCJ reduced rate loans: The ECCJ a
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standards would be that computers m
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ensure that lights are not on and t
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ebates for homeowners who install p
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product is stamped with the BCJ mar
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esulting in about one-third the car
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initiatives proposed include accele
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the Australian Academy of Sciences.
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or enabling renewable energy techno
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home more energy efficient. It can
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energy, gas-fired generation and en
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active solar technologies and passi
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ecological footprint of Australian
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sustainable living and technologies
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work. As a non-profit association,
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enewable energy target (MRET). This
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electricity and invest it in clean
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only single body able to speak with
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Other CABE initiatives and awards i
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these Smart Meters could help users
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under this system include office eq
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themselves to be living somewhere s
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energy-saving technologies. With Lo
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Energy Efficiency and Renewable Ene
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British Columbia Ministry of Provin
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The Sustainable Condo website. Acce
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Japan for Sustainability Informatio
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Energyrating.gov.au. Accessed Augus
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Energy Saving Trust website. Access
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Environmental Choice Program inform
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