Property group launches industry first wiki

The Australian construction and property industry has employed social networking technology to help make commercial buildings greener.

The Co-operative Research Centre for Construction Innovation (A Lighthouse client) led the development of a wiki, called Your Building, as a way to improve the flow of information on sustainability, encourage people to share their own ideas and experiences and educate the next generation of property industry executives using the technology they understand.

A small but important step given commercial buildings account for 10 per cent of total greenhouse gas emissions in Australia and 12 per cent of water consumption.

You can check out the site here. Comments on the wiki are also welcome and I will be happy to pass them on.