Tag: Sustainable design
Draft NSW green space strategy released
Government Architect NSW’s draft design framework outlines ambitious targets for for access to public open space across the state.
Home building and renovation grant scheme ‘a missed opportunity’
The Australian Institute of Architects says the federal government’s $680 million “Home Builder” stimulus package is a missed opportunity for social housing and sustainable homes.
Architects across the world on COVID-19 and sustainability
The LafargeHolcim Foundation for Sustainable Construction has surveyed leading professionals in the fields of architecture, planning, and construction, asking what effect the COVID-19 pandemic will have on the built environment.
2020 Houses Awards shortlist: Sustainability
Twenty-six projects in this category have advanced to the 2020 Houses Awards.
Bondor Metecno wins funding to boost plastic recycling in construction
Wall and ceiling panel manufacturer Bondor has received a Cooperative Research Centre Projects $2.7 million grant.
Tallest timber adaptive reuse building set to open
Bates Smart used CLT to create a 10 storey addition to an existing building that would have only supported an additional six storeys.
Study confirms that development contributes to urban heat
With 50-degree-plus summers on the horizon, could green and blue infrastructure help alleviate urban heat effects in highly developed areas?
Institute calls for donations for bushfire rebuilding effort
The Australian Institute of Architects has launched a donation drive for its rebuild-focused charitable campaign in response to the ongoing bushfire crisis.
‘We have a responsibility’: architects make carbon neutral pledge
A new initiative has seen a number of Australian architecture practices commit to becoming carbon neutral businesses by the end of 2020.
Ethical and scientifically sound architectural solutions to the climate crisis
Can architecture and construction science influence the regional and global climate crisis and provide credible, scientifically sound and ethical solutions?
Australian firms pledge to reach net zero emissions by 2030
Two Melbourne practices have signed on to the Net Zero 2030 pledge, pointing to a global certification process as “a roadmap for change.”
NH Architecture breaks paradigm of traditional retail centres
A newly opened shopping mall in Melbourne, touted as the world’s most sustainable, could be a paradigm shift for the development of retail centres.
Facing the problem of overheating in Australian cities
The many causes of temperature increase in cities result in just as many problems, but mitigation techniques are available but are not enough to counterbalance the impacts.
Can we build big and still be carbon neutral and sustainable?
The building and construction sector bears more responsibility for global emissions than any other sector. Can we lift our sights from green window dressing to make the strong and fundamental changes needed to deal with the climate crisis?
Australia is still building 4 in every 5 new houses to no more than the minimum energy standard
New analysis finds that four in five new houses are being built to the minimum standard and a negligible proportion to an optimal performance standard.
Actions for sustainable architecture
Designing sustainable buildings and cities is key to reducing emissions. ArchitectureAU asks three experts what is going right, what’s going wrong and what needs to happen next.
We have the blueprint for liveable, low-carbon cities. We just need to use it
How do we build future cities that are sustainable, liveable and affordable in the age of the climate crisis?
$20k design challenge for e-waste
Urgent, real-world problems need creative ideas. The NGV and Creative Victoria has set designers a challenge.
Second apartment development joins Nightingale family
Designed by Six Degrees Architects, this Fairfield apartment building is the second in a long line of sustainable, architect-led housing developments.
Panel of sustainability experts to judge $2m sustainable architecture competition
Billed as “the word’s most significant” competition of its kind, the Lafarge Holcim Awards, will accept entries until February 2020.
