Acknowledgements

BESS was funded with the support of the Victorian Government under the Victorian Adaptation and Sustainability Partnership – formerly known as the Victorian Local Sustainability Accord.

We acknowledge the time and effort of the following organisations and individuals in the development of BESS: 

BESS Buildings

Original Project Partners

• Moreland City Council (Lead Council, now Merri-bek City Council)
• City of Ballarat
• Banyule City Council
• Boroondara City Council
• City of Greater Dandenong
• City of Kingston
• City of Port Phillip
• City of Stonnington
• City of Whitehorse
• City of Whittlesea
• City of Yarra
• Council Alliance for a Sustainable Built Environment (CASBE)
• Darebin City Council
• Frankston City Council
• Hobsons Bay City Council
• Knox City Council
• Manningham City Council
• Moonee Valley City Council
• Moreland Energy Foundation
• Municipal Association of Victoria

Algorithm Development, Viridis E3 consortium

• Jonathan Dalton
• Warren Overton
• Adjunct Prof Alan Pears
• Tony Isaacs
• Paul Downton

Software Development, Two Bulls Holdings (now DEPT)

• Ashley Herring
• Jason Strachan
• Owen Davey
• Stephen Cassidy
• Evan Davey

Technical Reference Panel

• Ian Adams, Organica Engineering
• Elke Lindner, en.gageNOW
• Craig Harris, LID consulting
• Ben DeWaard, Sustainable Development Consultants
• Nick Bishop, NBE
• Chris Jensen, Melbourne University
• Sarah Fiess, Sustainability Victoria
• Jan Talacko, Ark Resources
• Gary Wertheimer, GIW Environmental Solutions
• Ben Cuter, Urban Digestor
• Ania Hampton, Edifice

BESS Subdivisions 

The Sustainable Subdivisions Framework (SSF) was developed with funding support from the Victorian Government under the Collaborative Council Sustainability Fund Partnership Program.

Sustainable Subdivisions Framework and support materials

• HIP V. HYPE
• Spiire
• Mesh Planning
• Low Impact Development (LID) 

Software Development, DEPT & RubyFish

• Ashley Herring

Image credits

• Northcote Childcare, Law Architects, Photography George Theodoridis
• Heller Street Park & Residences, Six Degrees Architects. Photography Patrick Rodriguez
• 142 Park Street, South Melbourne (The Block Sky High), Brenchley Architects. Image copyright Elizabeth Allnutt
• Green roof, Florence Street Coburg, Nest Architects
• Moorabbin Justice Centre, FMSA Architects
• The Commons Brunswick, Breathe Architecture. Photography Andrew Wattke
• Middle Park Beach Amenities, Gregory Burgess Architects
• Merri Creek House, Brave New Eco. Photography: Lloyd Shield
• Skinners Playground South Melbourne, Phooey Architects
• 2-4 Ross Place South Melbourne, Jackson Clements Burrows
• Port Melbourne Football Club, k20 Architecture
• Bendigo Law Courts, John Wardle Architects. Photography Liz Martin
• Glenroy Community Hub, Merri-bek City Council.