Tag: Sustainable design

The Fern by Steele Associates.
Industry News | Patrick Hunn | 6 Sep 2019

Australia’s first Passivhaus apartment block a ‘sign of what’s possible’

The architect behind a block of highly airtight apartments in Sydney’s Redfern says the Passivhaus building principles might seem onerous, but are “worth taking seriously.”

The Sydney Opera House has been awarded a 5-star Green Star performance rating.

Green plaudits for Sydney Opera House

To coincide with the United Nations’ World Environment Day, the Sydney Opera House has announced a number of sustainability achievements.

UN Secretariat building by Oscar Niemeyer, Le Corbusier, Wallace Harrison, and others.

Glass skyscrapers: an avoidable environmental folly

Henrik Schoenefeldt argues that if architects “had paid more attention to the difficulties of building with glass, the great environmental damage wrought by modern glass skyscrapers could have been avoided.”

Melbourne Skyfarm by RD Architecture.

Urban ‘skyfarm’ to be built atop Melbourne carpark

The City of Melbourne has approved plans to build a ‘skyfarm’ atop a carpark in Melbourne’s Docklands that will include a working farm, nursery, shop, cafe, event space and education space.

Energy rating tools are not enough to reduce greenhouse gas emissions produced by buildings, experts say.

Buildings produce 25% of Australia’s emissions. What will it take to make them ‘green’ – and who’ll pay?

With 25% of greenhouse gas emissions produced by the construction, operation and maintenance of buildings, what must be done to generate a working strategy to improve Australia’s chances of keeping the carbon-neutral promise by 2050?

Little Collins Stree view of the proposed council house, designed by Designinc.

Plans unveiled for City of Melbourne’s new biophilic offices

The City of Melbourne has unveiled a $232 million plan to redevelop a precinct in Melbourne’s Bourke Street.

Satellite view of Melbourne.

Vic gov’t launches zero net carbon home design pilot program

The Victorian Government has named the companies that will develop a series of energy-efficient homes in Melbourne’s outer suburbs.

Sydney Park Water Re-Use Project by Turf Design Studio and Environmental Partnership with Alluvium, Turpin and Crawford Studio and Dragonfly Environmental.

Australian project wins Europe’s oldest built environment award

A park rehabilitation and storm water re-use project in Sydney by Turf Design Studio and Environmental Partnership has won one of the top awards at the UK Civic Trust Awards.

Indicative design of the Burwood Bricks rooftop farm and restaurant.

“World’s most sustainable” shopping centre to feature 2,000-square-metre rooftop farm

Sustainable designer Joost Bakker says an urban farm atop a new shopping centre in suburban Melbourne will “truly support a sustainable world.”

Sydney Park Water Re-Use Project by Turf Design Studio and Environmental Partnership with Alluvium, Turpin and Crawford Studio and Dragonfly Environmental.
Industry News | Patrick Hunn | 15 Feb 2018

Australian project recognized in Europe’s oldest built environment awards

The Sydney Part Water Re-use project by Turf Design Studio and Environmental Partnership is in the running to receive a Civic Trust Award.

Sydney Park Water Re-Use Project by Turf Design Studio and Environmental Partnership with Alluvium, Turpin and Crawford Studio and Dragonfly Environmental.
Industry News | Patrick Hunn | 28 Nov 2017

First state-wide green infrastructure policy drafted for NSW

Authored by the Government Architect NSW, a new draft policy for green infrastructure across the state has been released for public comment.

Riyadh Al-Ameri of Deakin University with his medical waste-derived "concrete."
Product News | Josh Harris | 27 Oct 2017

Medical waste to produce durable, sustainable concrete

A Deakin University project could see thousands of tonnes of medical waste transformed into durable concrete that would be more waterproof than standard concrete.

The Hydroelectric Canal by Paul Lukez Architecture.
Industry News | Patrick Hunn | 25 Oct 2017

Forward-thinking projects rewarded by World Architecture Festival

The World Architecture Festival’s inaugural WAFX Prize recognizes proposals and projects that “identify key challenges that architects will need to address” in the future.

The Commons Hobart by Core Collective Core Collective Architects.
Industry News | Patrick Hunn | 4 Oct 2017

‘Simplicity and sustainability’: The Commons housing development heads to Hobart

A sequel to The Commons in Melbourne is planned for central Hobart, in what is thought to be Australia’s first carbon-positive multi-residential project.

The raw, carbonated product produced by the MCI Mineral Carbonation Process.
Product News | Patrick Hunn | 29 Aug 2017

New technology converts carbon emissions into building materials

An Australian start-up has unveiled a pilot plant that converts the carbon dioxide produced by a nearby mine into useable building material.

1/2/3/4/5 Cohousing by David Barr Architects.
Industry News | Linda Cheng | 12 Jul 2017

Zero-energy, prefab apartment design wins WA medium-density housing competition

David Barr Architects’ modular, prefabricated design has won a WA government agency’s competition to design an affordable, sustainable, medium-density housing project.

An aerial image of a partially-inundated Brisbane taken from the International Space Station during the 2011 floods that affected Queensland.
Industry News | Patrick Hunn | 26 May 2017

Al Gore to headline Melbourne climate change and urbanization conference

Former US vice president Al Gore will be among the speakers at the Ecocity World Summit to be held in Melbourne in July.

The NUA Conference will take place in Melbourne in October.
Industry News | Patrick Hunn | 7 Apr 2017

New Urban Agenda Conference to champion sustainable development in Australia

The inaugural conference will be held in Melbourne and will look to implement the United Nations’ New Urban Agenda.

Liv Apartments designed by Hassell.
Industry News | Louisa Wright | 15 Feb 2017

Perth housing development aims for One Planet Living recognition

A residential apartment development in Fremantle, Western Australia, has been accepted to apply for Bioregional Australia’s One Planet Living program for sustainable living.

A proposed precinct of Sydney Science Park designed by Celestino in conjunction with Urbis and Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp.
Industry News | Louisa Wright | 2 Feb 2017

CSIRO to test urban development concepts

The CSIRO has partnered with developer Celestino to establish its first operational Urban Living Lab in Sydney, where it will design and test urban development concepts.

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