House of Assembly Fifty-First Parliament, Third Session (51-3) 51 3 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Answers to Questions Climate Change Grant Scheme CLIMATE CHANGE GRANT SCHEME Mr HAMILTON-SMITH House of Assembly Waite Leader of the Opposition CLIMATE CHANGE GRANT SCHEME 118 Mr HAMILTON-SMITH (Waite—Leader of the Opposition) (30 September 2008). What are the details of the 'climate change—building efficiency grant' scheme? The Hon. M.D. RANN House of Assembly Ramsay Premier Minister for Economic Development Minister for Social Inclusion Minister for the Arts Minister for Sustainability and Climate Change CLIMATE CHANGE GRANT SCHEME The Hon. M.D. RANN (Ramsay—Premier, Minister for Economic Development, Minister for Social Inclusion, Minister for the Arts, Minister for Sustainability and Climate Change): I have been advised of the following: This entry in 2008-09 Budget Paper No.3 refers to the $2 million Building Tune-ups 2012 program announced on 4 June 2008. This project will enable the State Government and the commercial building industry, through its peak body, the Property Council of Australia to work together on the challenges of improving the performance of commercial buildings. The Building Tune Ups-2012 Project will improve the performance of all eligible commercial office buildings in the Adelaide CBD and has the potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by approximately 70,000 tonnes a year. This project will stimulate innovation so that Adelaide's commercial buildings sector is the most progressive in Australia. Through this project South Australia will continue to be home to the highest number of green buildings in the nation, by upgrading existing buildings, rather than focussing solely on new developments. The Building Tune Ups-2012 Project will see grants provided to maximise green rating gain for eligible buildings. The Director of the Property Council in SA, Mr Nathan Paine, said that the agreement and the building tunes up program would place the Adelaide commercial building sector at the forefront in Australia for energy efficiency innovation. Mr Paine said, 'The council is delighted that this mechanism is being provided for government and industry to work together and the Council will be looking to replicate it in other States'. A tender has been called for supply of technical advice for the purposes of preparing the program guidelines. This will be followed by a tender process for procurement of services for the program.