Melbourne, Australia’s most sustainable city

"For the last 15 years, Melbourne has been running a comprehensive sustainability strategy that includes encouraging greater use of public transport and cycling along with more energy efficient construction. Now the city’s new council building has received Australia’s first six star green rating. It features automatic windows, wind turbines and water recycling systems. One Melbourne’s next green initiatives is the 5 x 4 house, an energy efficient house built on a 5 x 4 metre plot land. The home will have a zero carbon impact on the environment. Another is the Murundaka Co-housing Community which is an eco-housing complex that focuses on community living and sustainability."