5 February 2010 |
UTS Tower, Goulburn Street Car Park and other 1960s Sydney icons could receive a much-needed facelift, thanks to a new, innovative 'reskinning' technique.
3 February 2010 |
Buildings that can be dismantled, reconfigured and adapted in the future will prove to be the most sustainable, according to leading academics.
28 January 2010 |
A global report into the environmental performance of the property sector has revealed an Australian developer to be the world leader.
1 December 2009 |
The Green Building Council has caved into pressure and relaxed its timber accreditation, sounding the "death knell" for the Council, say the Greens.
30 November 2009 |
The Melbourne team is strengthened with the appointment of a new senior member.
12 November 2009 |
Allegations that the new national code for energy efficiency will dramatically increase the cost of property development have been rejected by industry professionals.
26 October 2009 |
The project jams that typified the end of the last boom are set to return as economic growth rebounds, new research warns.
17 September 2009 |
"Shocking" state park closures and a "hypnotic" attraction to high tech buildings, in today's news digest.
4 September 2009 |
Architects need to stop adding living roofs as an afterthought or simply to meet DA requirements and start integrating them from day one of design.
2 September 2009 |
A spine-like design has won a global competition to masterplan a self-sufficient community for up to 350,000 residents that will also join North and South Korea with the world's longest bridge.
2 September 2009 |
John Wardle Architects and Boston-based Office dA have won an international competition to design Melbourne university's new school of architecture building.
27 August 2009 |
Chris Bosse of Sydney studio LAVA speaks about his firm's winning design for the world's first carbon-neutral, waste-free city centre in the desert.
27 August 2009 |
Seventy per cent carbon reduction from Sydney 2030? No way, says one reader in a letter to the editor.
24 August 2009 |
Costs escalate for Dubai's metro, Germany welcomes green industrial developments and Fosters + Partners develop a new winery in today's international news.
17 August 2009 |
City-wide sustainable planning and intelligent design could halve the greenhouse gas emissions of Australian cities over the next 20 years, according to new research.
14 August 2009 |
Architects must help tackle Australia's obesity epidemic and start designing fitness-friendly cities, according to a new national design guide.
13 August 2009 |
Experts from across the property industry came together yesterday to discuss how to create more livable, economic, sustainable and productive cities without being blocked by a "traffic jam of policy".
4 August 2009 |
Canberra needs a whole-of-government approach to transport planning that combines infrastructure, parking, cycling, walking, public transport and cars, claims a new ideas paper.
3 August 2009 |
THE Sustainable Demonstration House in Noosa, by builders Ausmar Homes and designer Ellivo Architects, shows sensitivity to the environment through its design, civil works and materials chosen.
3 July 2009 |
A new tool that rates the environmental features of multi-unit residential buildings will help reduce Australia's greenhouse gas emissions while delivering health benefits and financial savings for occupants, said the Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA).
15 June 2009 |
A leading Perth firm predicts architects will show more personality and flair in their designs as funding flows back into the market. Are aesthetics reliant on funding?
12 June 2009 |
Sustainability must be "front and centre" of school infrastructure spending, a leading green building organization has said in light of comments by an Infrastructure Australia board member
10 June 2009 |
The pro-bono efforts of 19 firms that have designed new homes for bushfire victims are made public. View them here...
20 May 2009 |
Australia does not have time for a project-by-project approach to emissions cuts so the government must introduce city-wide makeover programmes, says leading firm Arup
16 April 2009 |
Andrew Maynard Architects takes a playful look at perspective with the newly built Barrow House in Melbourne