Welcome to Technical Services
The role of Technical Services is to provide leadership, guidance and support for government agencies on significant issues affecting management of the built environment, with a key focus on future climate change risks, special programs and initiatives, and departmental emergency/disaster preparedness.
Technical Services enhances built environment asset management across the government sector by providing expert advice, undertaking practical research and contributing to policy development. It also coordinates the delivery of specific initiatives that focus on environmental programs relating to built government infrastructure. Technical Services responds to major issues such as climate change risks through mitigation and adaptation initiatives such as the control of greenhouse emissions, energy management and water conservation. It is also active in the areas of indoor air quality and healthier buildings, building heritage conservation and life-cycle assessment.
Technical Services is also responsible for developing emergency and disaster preparedness capability across the Department of Public Works, and coordinating departmental activities in response to an emergency or disaster affecting communities and government infrastructure.
Last Updated 05/08/2009
