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    News Archive for February 2013

    Breezway launches new website

    Breezway announces the launch of their new website that aims to provide complete information about their products and installations.


    Rodeca roofs from Architectural Building Elements

    Rodeca offers many roofing systems, which can be used in a variety of applications, available form Architectural Building Elements.


    Con-Form air-con platform used in retro-fit of roof-mounted refrigeration unit

    An air-conditioning platform was used in a retro-fit of the Kerry Ingredients building in Granville to hold a roof-mounted refrigeration unit.


    Architecture and Interiors category announced for Australian International Design Awards

    Entries are now open for the annual Australian International Design Awards (AIDA), which are now in their fifth decade.


    Perth included in world’s 'Top Five Geothermal Cities'

    Funding for a major Australian geothermal project and establishing Perth as one of the world’s top five ‘geothermal cities’ are being celebrated as some of the major achievements of the Western Australian Geothermal Centre of Excellence (WAGCOE).


    Cleantech creates printable, transparent solar cells

    An Oxford University spin-out Materials/Cleantech company is commercialising solid-state dye sensitized solar cells for the Building Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) sector.


    IN PROFILE: University of Melbourne's Richard Tomlinson

    Professor Richard Tomlinson, the University of Melbourne’s chair of urban planning, is the editor of a new book, Australia’s Unintended Cities: the Impact of Housing on Urban Development.


    Why World Plumbing Day is cause for celebration

    The World Plumbing Council (WPC) has been designated 11 March 2013 as the third annual World Plumbing Day. The aim of the Day is to raise awareness about the critical role which today’s plumbing industry plays in relation to public health and the health of our planet and the environment.


    Jury announced for NSW Architecture Awards

    The jury has now been announced for the 2013 Australian Institute of Architects’ New South Wales Architecture Awards.


    Facades: La Trobe University Wodonga campus, Billard Leece Partnership

    This multi residential facility for students at La Trobe University’s Wodonga campus, designed by Billard Leece Partnership (BLP), was the joint Overall winner and Commercial Category winner of the Think Brick 2012 Horbury Hunt Award.


    ASBEC sets industry path to zero carbon housing

    The Australian Sustainable Built Environment Council (ASBEC) has challenged industry to consider how the residential sector can be made climate friendly, with lower emissions and improved resilience to the impacts of climate change.


    Lend Lease completes world's tallest timber apartment building, Melbourne

    The world's tallest timber apartment building Forté by Lend Lease is now complete in Melbourne.


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