This guide is a planning resource for small to medium-sized companies involved in the buildings sector value chain. This includes building materials suppliers, trades and contractors, transport companies and architects, engineers and other design firms.

The guide is intended for building sector industry practitioners and other end-users of building sector products and services, such as planners, sustainability managers and policymakers in small to medium-sized enterprises and local government authorities in, primarily in Australia.

Throughout the guide are examples of case studies for ideas about business best practice and experience and links to more information.