27Ecologically sustainable development

27 Ecologically sustainable development

27 Ecologically sustainable development

Before granting consent for development related to a building, the consent authority must have regard to the principles of ecologically sustainable development based on a “whole of building” approach by considering—

(a) greenhouse gas reduction, and

(b) embodied energy in materials and building processes, and

(c) building design and orientation, and

(d) passive solar design and daylighting, and

(e) natural ventilation, and

(f) energy efficiency and energy conservation, and

(g) water conservation and grey water reuse, and

(h) waste minimisation and recycling, and

(i) reduction of car dependence, and

(j) potential for adaptive reuse.