Annual Report 2006 (main body) - RTA - NSW Government

Noise Abatement Program Geodatabase
The RTA’s NAP Geodatabase captures
and efficiently manages information
gathered on several facets of the NAP.
The geodatabase applications allow the
user to visualise the extent of noise wall
development, identify buildings that
have received architectural treatment,
identify historical noise complaints and
noise monitoring site locations. During
the year improvements were made to
the geodatabase. This includes a new
capability of detailing length, area and
estimated replacement cost of noise wall
infrastructure in NSW.
NATURAL RESOURCES
AND WASTE
WASTE
The RTA has a statutory requirement
under the Waste Avoidance and Resource
Recovery Act 2001 to report on the
implementation of the Waste Reduction
and Purchasing Policy (WRAPP). Details
are found in Appendix 3.
In summary, it is estimated that for 2005–06:
WRAPP biennial report
Every two years the RTA and other
agencies are required to report on progress
in implementing the WRAPP to the DEC.
Highlights of the report include waste and
material procurement data, case studies and
an overview of research and development
projects. For more information on waste
refer to Appendix 3.
GREENHOUSE AND ENERGY
Australian Building
Greenhouse Rating
Premier’s Memorandum No. 2004-04
requires agencies to obtain an accredited
Australian Building Greenhouse Rating
(ABGR) for office buildings over 1,000 m 2
and achieve certain ABGR ratings by 1 July
2006. The RTA identified eight of 11 sites
rated in late 2004 as requiring energy
efficiency improvements to achieve the
required ABGR rating. Energy audits have
been conducted at these eight sites and
energy efficiency works programmed for
implementation by 1 July 2006.
Government Energy
Management Policy
The Government Energy Management Policy
(GEMP) commits NSW public sector
agencies to achieve and sustain reduced
greenhouse gas emissions and significant
energy cost savings.This commitment extends
to all aspects of government energy use.The
GEMP has two building energy reduction
targets: a 15 per cent reduction by 2001–02
and a 25 per cent reduction by 2005–06
(compared to a 1995–96 baseline year).
RTA office and motor registry energy use
reduced by 23.7 per cent, from 101,319
gigajoules in 1995–96 to 77,344 gigajoules
in 2004–05 (see Figure 15). A gigajoule is a
unit of energy that is relevant to both
natural gas and electricity, which are both
used in RTA buildings. Data for 2005–06
will be available later in the year.
The following energy efficiency measures
were implemented during the 2005–06
financial year:
Gradual replacement of old cathode ray
tube computer monitors with more energy
efficient flat panel monitors.These durable
new monitors will reduce monitor energy
consumption by 60 per cent.
The proportion of construction
and maintenance materials reused
or recycled was 56 per cent of
vegetation waste, 20 per cent of
concrete, 97 per cent of fill/Virgin
Excavated Natural Material
and 96 per cent of asphalt.
The proportion of items purchased
with recycled content materials for
construction and maintenance activities
was 74 per cent of landscaping material
and 51 per cent of asphalt containing
recycled content.
For RTA offices, 6.3 per cent of printing
and publications paper, 12 per cent of
A4 paper and 4.5 per cent of envelopes
purchased contained recycled content.
FIGURE 15
Energy consumption GJ
120,000
100,000
80,000
60,000
40,000
20,000
0
TREND IN OFFICE AND MOTOR REGISTRY ENERGY USE
FROM 1995–96 BASELINE YEAR
1995-96 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05
Total office and motor registry energy consumption (GJ)
15% Energy reduction target
25% Energy reduction target
POSITIVE ENVIRONMENTAL AND URBAN DESIGN OUTCOMES 55