# Circular Economy 5.1b - Embodied carbon assessment / lifecycle assessment (with offsetting)
# Applies to
Large (60-249 lots) and very large (250+ lots) subdivisions
# Relevant Victoria Planning Provisions
# 15.01-2S Building design (opens new window)
Strategies include
Improve the energy performance of buildings through siting and design measures that encourage:
- Use of low embodied energy materials.
Encourage use of recycled and reusable materials in building construction and undertake adaptive reuse of buildings, where practical.
# 15.01-3S Subdivision Design (opens new window)
Creating an urban structure that:
- Supports waste minimisation and increased resource recovery.
# 19 Infrastructure (opens new window)
Infrastructure planning should avoid, minimise and offset environmental impacts, and incorporate resilience to natural hazards, including future climate change risks.
# 19.01-1S Energy Supply (opens new window)
Support the development of energy generation, storage, transmission, and distribution infrastructure to transition to a low-carbon economy.
# Objective
To reduce the upfront carbon emissions associated with subdivision infrastructure.
# Summary
# Excellence
Awarded where an embodied carbon emissions assessment of the proposed subdivision is undertaken using an industry-verified tool. The assessment must cover upfront infrastructure construction and may extend to lifecycle impacts including maintenance and deconstruction.
The developer must commit to offsetting the embodied carbon from infrastructure construction and demonstrate this through the provision of a valid carbon credit certificate.
# Documentation & evidence required
# Subdivision Design Response
- A life cycle assessment, supported by calculations, material specifications, and emission factors aligned with Industry verified tools/protocols (eg. Green Star, NABERS, Climate Active).