Tag: Sustainable design
Aus carbon positive house up for Sustainia Award
Archiblox’s carbon positive prefab house made the top 10 list for the international Sustainia Award, beating 1500 others.
Millennial milestone for Green Star
The GBCA has certified 1000 Green Star projects since 2003, and says 4.5% of the workforce work in Green Star-rated offices.
Green walls may pollute offices in heat
UK-based research has found that heatwaves in polluted urban areas could render exterior green walls a risk to human health.
Jeremy McLeod of Breathe Architecture
We talk with Jeremy McLeod about the Nightingale project and the ethical development of our cities.
The world’s first smog-fighting urban sculpture is here
The Dutch city of Rotterdam is home to the world’s first “vacuum cleaner” structure that turns smog into fresh air.
Fresh colours for designer pinboards
Nine new colours have been introduced in the latest addition to the Forbo Bulletin Board collection.
Melbourne park to reclaim roads
Adjacent roads will be swallowed up by a lush green canopy to increase the size of University Square in Carlton by 40%.
Sydney Opera House ushers in new green era
The Sydney Opera House has been awarded a 4-Star Green Star Performance rating by Green Building Council of Australia.
Pendants play on cork hat icon
The quirky and sustainable Corker series of pendant lights from Max Harper is a playful take on an Australian classic.
Smart solar glass boosts sustainability
Building-integrated photovoltaic glass prevents buildings from heating up while also generating solar-based energy.
Sustainable House Day 2015
Over 200 homes will open their doors throughout Australia for Sustainable House Day on Sunday 12 September 2015.
The Ideal House: green family living
The owners of the Ideal House, a high-performance home built to Passivhaus standards, on building and living green.
Planners urge goverment action on climate
The Planning Institute of Australia has called for strong government emissions reduction targets to avoid dire consequences.
Draft building code “going backwards”
Proposed changes to the national building code relax minimum standards for energy efficiency, which could have dire outcomes.
Path to sustainability: plastic roads
Residents of Rotterdam may soon be driving on roads made from recycled plastic bottles if the proposal goes ahead.
Key groups urge cities policy overhaul
The Australian Institute of Architects and the Planning Institute are among the organizations calling for change.
Boost for Adelaide’s renewables plan
Adelaide City Council is offering incentives for the installation of energy battery storage systems.
Urban forests galore: green urban vision released
Quirky and innovative ideas fill the plan released by the national campaign to increase urban greenery.
Residential solar inefficient, says report
Australia could have backed solar energy in a much more effective way, a Grattan Institute report has found.
Councils lead sustainable design effort
A group of Victorian councils has come together to develop a new sustainability tool.
