Low Carbon Living CRC (Australia)

The CRC for Low Carbon Living (CRCLCL) was an Australian national research and innovation hub dedicated to enabling a globally competitive low carbon built environment sector. It was supported by the Australian Government's Cooperative Research Centres (CRC) programme, a long-running initiative that funds industry-led collaborative research. The centre brought together property, planning, engineering and policy organisations with leading Australian researchers to develop new social, technological and policy tools for low carbon products and services, with the aim of reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the built environment. The CRCLCL organised its work around three research programs: Integrated Building Systems, which sought to make low carbon buildings affordable; Low Carbon Precincts, which aimed to make low carbon infrastructure desirable; and Engaged Communities, which focused on informing and empowering decision makers. A stated key aim was to help cut Australia's residential and commercial carbon emissions by 10 mega tonnes by 2020, contributing to national emissions reduction targets of 25 per cent by 2020 and 80 per cent by 2050 compared with 2000 levels. Collaboration was central to the centre's model. Researchers were sourced from five universities, CSIRO, TAFE and third-party agreements, and every research project required interaction between researchers and end users. The centre maintained channels for collaboration between researchers, between researchers and end-users, and between end users, including an SME and Peak Body Network and engagement with bodies such as the Australian Sustainable Built Environment Council. Its research outputs included projects such as RP1041, which examined building compliance issues to improve the thermal performance of dwellings for carbon positive and healthy homes. The Cooperative Research Centre for Low Carbon Living concluded in 2019. Its website is now a preserved historical archive of its public research and resources, and it is explicitly not an operating research centre; it does not accept partners, applications or enquiries. The archive remains a record of the centre's research programs, projects and collaborative model.

The CRC for Low Carbon Living (CRCLCL) was established as a national research and innovation hub under the Australian Government's Cooperative Research Centres (CRC) programme. The CRC programme funds industry-led collaborative research, and the CRCLCL was formed to bring together property, planning, engineering and policy organisations with leading Australian researchers to enable a globally competitive low carbon built environment sector. The centre developed new social, technological and policy tools for facilitating low carbon products and services to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the built environment. Its work was structured around three research programs: Integrated Building Systems, which aimed to make low carbon buildings affordable; Low Carbon Precincts, which aimed to make low carbon infrastructure desirable; and Engaged Communities, which focused on informing and empowering decision makers. A key aim was to help cut Australia's residential and commercial carbon emissions by 10 mega tonnes by 2020, supporting national targets of 25 per cent reduction by 2020 and 80 per cent by 2050 compared with 2000 levels. Collaboration was central to the centre's operating model. Researchers were sourced from five universities, CSIRO, TAFE and third-party agreements. The centre maintained four key channels of collaboration: between researchers; between researchers and end-users; between end users; and through engagement with end-user forums such as the SME and Peak Body Network and the Australian Sustainable Built Environment Council. Every research project required interaction between researchers and end users, following an end-user-driven approach that mapped end-user needs and pathways to utilisation, commercialisation and impact. The centre produced a body of research projects, including RP1041, which examined building compliance issues to improve the thermal performance of dwellings for carbon positive and healthy homes. The Cooperative Research Centre for Low Carbon Living concluded in 2019. Its website is now a preserved historical archive of its public research and resources, and it is not an operating research centre; it does not accept partners, applications or enquiries.

• The CRC for Low Carbon Living operates as a national research and innovation hub under the Australian Government's Cooperative Research Centres programme.

• The centre concludes in 2019.

• Its website becomes a preserved historical archive of its public research and resources.

A national collaborative research and innovation hub for the low carbon built environment, supported by the Australian Government's Cooperative Research Centres programme.

• Research Program 1: Integrated Building Systems

  Aimed at making low carbon buildings affordable.

• Research Program 2: Low Carbon Precincts

  Aimed at making low carbon infrastructure desirable.

• Research Program 3: Engaged Communities

  Focused on informing and empowering decision makers.

• Research Project RP1041

  Examined building compliance issues to improve thermal performance of dwellings for carbon positive and healthy homes.

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