April has absolutely flown by with a few very short weeks in the mix! Catch up on all things MECLA below, we hope to see you at Sydney Build next week!
If you are interested to hear more about MECLA and how you can join the growing MECLA network, book yourself an appointment with members of our secretariat who can answer all your questions.
Briefing - Facilitating of Low Carbon Concrete by Councils in NSW
Advancement in low carbon cement and concrete provides promising opportunities to reduce impact in a major material in construction. Councils around Australia use an immense amount of concrete. In this event, NSW Government DCCEEW explains their low emissions specification program to support councils to implement low carbon concrete in thier projects.
The Policy sets expectations for NSW Government delivery agencies for managing upfront and embodied carbon on public infrastructure projects. This event provides a recap on the Policy and Measurement Guidance, along with a more detailed overview of a Toolkit of resources that Infrastructure NSW is releasing to support agencies and project teams to apply the Policy.
The Toolkit comprises of fact sheets, templates, worked examples and case studies that also aim to uplift decarbonisation capability within industry. The resources were informed by a Decarbonisation Capability Survey undertaken in 2024, which was a collaborative effort with the MECLA Readiness Working Group. The session also provides an overview of key findings and insights, along with some next steps on readiness and capability uplift for Infrastructure NSW and MECLA.
Australia's biggest Festival of Construction doors open 9.00am Wed (7th) & Thurs (8th) at ICC Sydney. Don't wait another whole year to attend the show.
Gain access to 550+ speakers across 15 CPD confrerence and workshop stages, 600+ exhibitors, 15 networking parties, Government Hub, Architects Hub, live music entertainment, DJs and more!
MECLA will be speaking at multiple stages and sessions this year at Sydney Build:
Panel Discussion "The Biggest Challenges & Solutions in Embodied Carbon in Construction" at Sustainability Stage - May 7 from 1pm to 1:50pm
Workshop "Moving Beyond SCM Percentages: Using GWP Data to Drive Real Carbon Reduction in Construction" at Sustainability Stage - May 8 from 12pm to 12:50pm
Networking Session "Sustainability Professionals Forum" at Networking Hub - May 8 from 10am to 10:50am. This networking session will involve Australian Passivehaus Association, who we will be collaborating with to explore the relationships between passive house and embodied carbon.
Get your ticket and come and visit us on the day! You can find out more about our netowrking event at Sydney Build by clicking on the below.
You can find all our MECLA Resources on our MECLA Resources Page or by clicking on the style of resource you are looking for directly below.
If your organisation has a case study please consider sharing it with us. You can submit a case study on the MECLA Website. Each submitted case study will be screened by the MECLA Project Control Group (PCG) before being featured on this website.
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As always, email us with any questions and enquiries at info@mecla.org.au.
MECLA is funded through a mixture of industry and government commitments. We would like to thank all industry organisations, plus the NSW and SA Government that have already made a contribution to support MECLA going national.
MECLA c/o Climate-KIC Australia, University of Technology Sydney, Building 10, Level 10, Ultimo, NSW 2007, Australia
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