Building the Education Revolution — Advancing Sustainability
The most potent opportunity for improving the sustainability of a building is in the design phase, before the project is built. It is now a critical time for decision-making about the projects that are happening quickly as part of the Federal Government’s Building the Education Revolution (BER).
This factsheet provides an overview of key areas to consider when making design decisions about such issues as: water, energy and materials.
Draft Disability (Access to Premises – Buildings) Standards
The Government recognises the importance of ensuring people with a disability benefit from its substantial investment in all Australian schools.
Draft Disability (Access to Premises – Buildings) Standards to make public buildings more accessible for people with mobility, vision and hearing impairments are currently under consideration.
The Department has prepared a Factsheet to provide information on the impact of the proposed Standards on the Building the Education Revolution program.
Language Learning Centres
This factsheet has been developed to assist schools receiving funding for the construction of language learning centres make the best use of the opportunities afforded by the centres. It provides advice on how to design, equip and utilise the new centres to support modern approaches to language teaching