Australian National Sustainability Initiative (ANSI) Design

The Australian National Sustainability Initiative (ANSI) is a proposal for a living, working and learning centre that will address social, economic, environmental and ecological sustainability. ANSI was proposed some years ago by the Nature and Society Forum in Canberra to demonstrate truly sustainable design and a centre for sustainability education. Birkeland has developed the design concept, in which the built environment produces ecosystem services and supports endangered ecosystems. The proposal is being refined.