Building Assembly & Materials Scorecard

The Building Assemblies and Materials Scorecard (BAMS) project aims to provide a method of identifying environmentally preferable approaches to materials use in buildings - not just in aquisition, but over the life of the building.

BAMS is an important initiative with national and international relevance as it is the first project in Australia to attempt to:

• provide a common basis for assessment and comparison of building
  materials environmental performance across a growing range of tools and
  approvals processes;
  
• provide a basis for minimizing the impacts and optimising the environmental
  performance of building products and materials over their life-cycles through
  incorporation of an agreed method in a range of relevant tools and systems;
  and
  
• generate increased awareness about the potential for the appropriate use of
  building materials to reduce the total environmental impact of the construction
  sector.
  

The project was initiated by RMIT’s Centre for Design in response to a clear need for
an initiative in this area, and supported by a range of organisations including:

• The Green Building Council Australia
• RMIT University
• VicUrban
• The City of Port Phillip
• Moreland and Manningham City Councils
• The Victorian Department of Sustainability
• The CRC for Construction Innovation
• Sustainability Victoria

For more information on BAMS, contact:
Andrew Walker-Morison, research consultant, sustainable materials, ph: +61 3 9925 3902, email: andrew.walker-morison@rmit.edu.au, mobile: 0418 130 030.

Timeframe

Project completion is due by December 2007.