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More than 70 per cent of city residents live in high-rise apartment buildings. People living in and owning apartments face unique challenges in making their buildings more sustainable, so programs have been created to work with those residents to reduce water and energy usage and better manage waste and recycling.

The City of Melbourne's 1200 buildings program helps commercial building owners retrofit their properties with modern energy-efficient technologies. If 1200 buildings improved their energy efficiency, the greenhouse gas savings would help achieve the city’s carbon neutral goal.

Preparing for the future requires investment right now, and The City of Melbourne is unlocking funds through the Environmental Upgrade Agreements for building owners who are ready to retrofit.

City of Melbourne

Melbourne’s Sustainability Journey

The City of Melbourne has a vision for a bold, inspirational, sustainable city and is committed to supporting residents, business and visitors to create this vision.

Council will ensure that Melbourne is a well-planned municipality as our populations grows, and we lead by example locally, nationally and internationally.

The 5x4 Hayes Lane Project provides a leading example of what can be achieved when creative minds consider a different approach to the way we can live.

City of Melbourne - Sustainability