Articles tagged with 'sustainable'

VIDEO: UTS tower to get glowing eco-skin

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.


Designing for deconstruction

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.


Local developers world leaders in sustainable design

28 January 2010 | A global report into the environmental performance of the property sector has revealed an Australian developer to be the world leader.


Green Star buckles under union pressure

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.


Woodhead signs up new regional principal

30 November 2009 | The Melbourne team is strengthened with the appointment of a new senior member.


Architects rebut claims "greening" ups costs

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.


Bottlenecks to reappear, as growth returns: report

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.


Rant on

17 September 2009 | "Shocking" state park closures and a "hypnotic" attraction to high tech buildings, in today's news digest.


Green roofs "fluff" for many architects

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.


Foster + Partners wins South Korea masterplan, images

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.


BREAKING NEWS: Melbourne uni reveals architect for new landmark building

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.


LAVA wins global competition for eco-city in the desert

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.


Sydney sustainability plan "misleading": reader

27 August 2009 | Seventy per cent carbon reduction from Sydney 2030? No way, says one reader in a letter to the editor.


Global round up

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.


Sustainable city plans could slash emissions by half: research

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.


Obese cities given a designer diet plan

14 August 2009 | Architects must help tackle Australia's obesity epidemic and start designing fitness-friendly cities, according to a new national design guide.


Urban planning takes centre stage at Parliament

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".


Ideas buzz around sustainable transport

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.


Classic appeal with easy modern methods

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.


New tool opens airways for green homes

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).


'Flair' will come with funding for Perth design

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?


Sustainable schools shelved for 'shovel ready' shells

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


Nineteen firms unveil bushfire designs

10 June 2009 | The pro-bono efforts of 19 firms that have designed new homes for bushfire victims are made public. View them here...


Arup calls for city-wide retrofits

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


Undefined geometry

16 April 2009 | Andrew Maynard Architects takes a playful look at perspective with the newly built Barrow House in Melbourne


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