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    News Archive for October 2015

    CHROFI, BVN and LAVA architects among speakers at 2015 World Architecture Festival

    John Choi, James Grose and Chris Bosse will quite literally represent Australian architecture on the world stage in November when they lead discussion seminars for WAF.


    Melbourne authorities demand combustible cladding be replaced at Docklands building

    The City of Melbourne has ordered apartment owners to replace the external cladding on the Lacrosse building which went up in flames in Docklands last year.


    Nightingale seminar discusses VCAT decision, what went wrong and where to from here

    Breathe Architecture’s Jeremy McLeod leads discussion at VPELA-lead seminar: 'Where we're going, we don't need roads? VCAT's Nightingale decision, car parking and the future of sustainable development'.


    Specifying the right hot water system for medium density

    The growth of medium density housing continues, with approvals having now reached an all-time high and no slow-down in sight.


    EPDs for softwood, hardwood, plywood, particleboard and MDF now available for free download

    Full suite of Australian timber industry Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) can be accessed by architects, designers, building surveyors and other professionals.


    Brintons adds 11 Axminster designs across two new carpet collections

    Brintons Carpets announces the launch of two new carpet collections featuring strikingly different designs.


    Signature floorcoverings help create fun, interactive learning environments at Putney childcare centre

    Modular rubber flooring and carpet tiles from Signature Floors were specified for the playrooms at the Fit Kidz Childcare Centre in Putney to help develop a fun, creative and interactive learning environment.


    Altro safety flooring delivers safety, comfort and easy cleaning benefits to Mayfair Hotel kitchen

    Altro Stronghold 30/K30 from Altro Safety Flooring was recently installed in a commercial kitchen application at the Mayfair Hotel in Adelaide.


    How to transform home exteriors with Craftstone stone cladding

    Craftstone, available from Austech External Building Products, is a popular stone cladding material preferred by architects and homeowners for decorating external walls and columns.


    New stainless steel trellis system from Covet for vertical gardens

    Covet International has released a new innovation from Ronstan for the landscape design community.


    Case Study: Exsulite-Kooltherm selected as preferred cladding system for Mackay residential project

    A thermal facade system developed by Dulux AcraTex in partnership with Kingspan Insulation was chosen as the preferred cladding material for the Kerrisdale Gardens project in Mackay, QLD.


    2015 Sustainability Awards-winning HASSELL-designed urban landscaping project has Junglefy contribution

    The Burnley Living Roofs project at the University of Melbourne’s Burnley campus recently won the prestigious BPN Sustainability Award for landscape design.


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