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REDUCING CARBON EMISSIONS - START WITH HIGH PERFORMANCE WINDOWS

IPCC calls for construction industry to adopt more Green Building

The most recent Fifth Assessment report released by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has concluded that making a greater effort to improve the sustainability of the built environment will be essential worldwide to reduce the impact of global warming.

The built environment has been a significant contributor to greenhouse gas emissions, and according to this latest IPCC report, is expected to undergo a doubling of energy consumption and related emissions by mid-century if the status quo is maintained.

An article in response to the ICPP report on Sourceable.net , calls for the construction industry to take responsibility for employing more green building measures to have a meaningful impact on reducing greenhouse emissions, applying green building to the full lifecycle of buildings from planning and design, to construction, operation and end-of-life.

uPVC windows have been proven performers in the US and Europe in reducing energy consumption for heating and cooling and consequently, over their whole life cycle, in effectively reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The installation of uPVC windows reduces the energy consumption in households by as much as 48% - 61% in comparison with aluminium framed windows according to a study conducted by Spain's Polytechnic University of Catalonia.

According to the efficientglazing.net tool, if you replace typical aluminium-framed single-glazed windows in a medium sized house in Melbourne, with typical uPVC double glazed windows, over one tonne of greenhouse gas emissions will be saved every year!

Today in Australia, uPVC windows are an easy and responsible choice for the construction industry looking to make a positive contribution to reducing this country's carbon emissions. Installing these high performance windows makes a real difference to the building's energy efficiency and overall performance.

The Vinyl Council of Australia has launched the uPVC Windows Alliance, an online on-line communication platform designed to share information about uPVC windows to meet the growing interest in Australia in using these high performance windows to improve energy efficiency in buildings.