Tuesday, 10 February 2009
The Advertiser
Keith Murdoch House, home of The Advertiser, has been singled out as being one of the best sustainable commercial buildings in the city by UK-based designer Peter Head.
But more existing buildings needed to be retrofitted across Adelaide to achieve emission reduction targets, he said. "The solutions to climate change require new ways of approaching our cities,'' Mr Head said. Keith Murdoch House uses 40 per cent less energy than a typical office building and uses solar panels to heat water and collects rainwater from the roof.
SA was showing great leadership with legislation but it could go further. "Retrofitting the suburbs street by street to improve energy, water and waste efficiency... is an effective way,'' he said.