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Talking Architecture & Design Podcast (Episode 206) - Rothelowman Principal Chris Hayton on why designing apartments in shopping centres may help solve the housing crisis Listen Now

Abu Dhabi – the Silicon Valley of renewable energy

Chris Bosse explains how LAVA is helping Abu Dhabi become a model sustainable city.

Developing for sustainable outcomes

Peter Steele says Australia has a lot to learn from overseas models of sustainable developments.

Considering embodied energy can equal cost savings

Energy efficiency standards in the BCA have recently been increased. Darryl O’Brien says the building industry can increase energy efficiency for no extra cost through careful material selection.

Bringing Green Star interiors to life

Interior designer Karen Garrett discusses the trials and tribulations of designing an office for one of the largest companies in the world.

Ask the expert (1)

BPN’s readers ask the magazine’s resident expert, Dick Clarke, to help them out of a design quandary.

Ask the expert (1)

BPN’s readers ask the magazine’s resident expert, Dick Clarke, to help them out of a design quandary.

Sustainability – what exactly is it?

Dick Clarke, judge of the BPN Sustainability Awards, contemplates what the word really means.

Ask the Expert

BPN’s readers ask the magazine’s resident expert, Dick Clarke, to help them out of a design quandary.

Full life cycle assessment: the big picture isn't that big

To the outsider, full life cycle assessment seems to be an oxymoron for 'simple and concise'. Ross Maher explains why it is anything but simple.

Ask the Expert (1)

BPN's readers ask the magazine's resident expert, Dick Clarke, to help them out of a design quandary.