16 February 2010 |
Victoria's bushfire planning strategy needs a "major overhaul", an urban designer has told the Bushfires Royal Commission.
4 February 2010 |
Houses built under current wildfire standards were three times more likely to survive the Black Saturday fire conditions, a university study has found.
11 January 2010 |
Suburban sprawl is increasing the risk to lives and properties from fires, and states should ban building in bushfire zones, according to a Professor.
19 November 2009 |
A NSW architectural firm has become the first in the state, and only second in the country, to achieve bushfire accreditation.
16 October 2009 |
A Japanese artist has created a contemporary teahouse using burnt wood from affected areas in Victoria.
22 September 2009 |
The bushfire commission is fast tracking its recommendations ahead of Victoria's fire season.
15 September 2009 |
The sunshine state leaps ahead by adopting the new national bushfire standard seven months before other states.
11 September 2009 |
The creation of "an iconic heart" is central to the final urban design plan for the reconstruction of Marysville.
25 August 2009 |
Australia must urgently develop bushfire standards in the aftermath of the devastating February bushfires, says Victoria's building commissioner.
15 July 2009 |
A $1.2 million modern office building will be the first structure to go into construction in Marysville, before a school or a health centre.
14 July 2009 |
The RMIT Design Research Institute has announced its seven-member panel, which will award a $25,000 research and development grant to the best bushfire design idea.
10 June 2009 |
The pro-bono efforts of 19 firms that have designed new homes for bushfire victims are made public. View them here...
8 May 2009 |
Kinglake residents devastated by the Black Saturday bushfires have received the first of a dozen portable bathroom laundry units to help people living in temporary accommodation
22 April 2009 |
A new national bushfire standard aimed at better protecting homes in bushfire prone areas has been finalised by Standards Australia.
13 March 2009 |
New Victorian building standards are set to revolutionise the way new homes are built in bushfire prone areas.
4 March 2009 |
Fire bunkers being sold to consumers without any performance data, says Archicentre.
18 February 2009 |
NSW's bushfire standards are not inadequate, claims lobby group.