Articles tagged with 'energy-efficiency'

8 star adaptable home launched

2 June 2010 | Dockland Homes and All Australian Architecture have launched the Clover Home - one of the first home designs with an 8 star thermal performance rating.


Global round up

10 February 2010 | UK invests in eco-building, Abu Dhabi searches for developers of $2 billion power plant and Jennifer Aniston cuts "his" facilities from mansion.


Six star requirement ineffective: HIA

25 January 2010 | New homes will be even less affordable now that the Building Ministers' Forum has decided to mandate 6-star energy efficient requirements in new dwellings.


New vision for Tweed city centre

22 January 2010 | An exhibition of new plans that will create 3,000 jobs and house a further 7,000 residents in the Tweed city centre has been given the go-ahead by the NSW government.


Global round up

18 November 2009 | BDP takes on Indian architecture for the first time, Taipei sets its sight on energy efficiency accolade and Bell Phillips and Kimble's gasholder transformation.


Global round up

31 July 2009 | Final cladding hits Burj Dubai, green buildings could save the US $1.2 trillion and Africa plans a huge, sustainable Millennium City.


Thermal comfort

16 October 2008 | The thermal brick research commenced in 2002 and is being conducted by Think Brick Australia (formerly the Clay Brick and Paver Institute) in collaboration with the University of Newcastle’s Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment.


Timber versus aluminium

16 October 2008 | The relative merits of both timber and aluminium are at the heart of the issue, and so these considerations need to be addressed in order to make an effective choice when installing new windows and doors.


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