New membership program for the environmentally sustainable community

Australia’s green development rating system, EnviroDevelopment, will unveil a new initiative - EnviroDevelopment Professional - a membership program drawing together individuals and companies that make up the professional community servicing sustainable development.

Members are required to complete a training package before qualifying for membership to use the various benefits, including the EnviroDevelopment Professional logo.

National EnviroDevelopment Manager Kirsty Chessher said the membership program was created following feedback from sustainability operators across the country.

“The community of professionals around the delivery of environmentally sustainability development has been growing quietly over the last 10 years,” Chessher said.

“While the rate of activity in the sustainable development field has increased significantly, these service providers have remained in the gross minority when viewed in the broader business marketplace,” she said.

“Apart from a few green directories, there has been no mechanism to draw this niche business community together and harness the benefits of a professional membership platform.

“Our EnviroDevelopment Professional members will receive enhanced positioning in this now-quite-competitive field, with the use of the logo, but also with many formal opportunities to network and explore future projects and business.”

The launch of EnviroDevelopment Professional will take place at the Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA) National Congress in Adelaide where development industry leaders from across the country are meeting to explore the future landscape of the property development market.