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    News Archive for November 2020

    COVID impact: Downsizers demand more space and transport independence

    The Australian downsizing industry has a bright future in the post-COVID-19 period with downsizers seeking more spacious homes, off-street parking facilities and less crowded neighbourhoods.


    Australia notches up a decade at the top of global real estate sustainability ranking

    Australian property companies have recorded a continuous ten-year run at the top of the global GRESB Real Estate Assessment ranking in 2020.


    Levi's leads the way with environmentally-friendly Melbourne store

    Levi’s has announced the launch of its retail design concept, the Sustainability Shop in Shop, in partnership with David Jones Australia.


    Simple, sleek and sophisticated design drives kitchen renovation

    Designer Natalie Du Bois chose a range of materials and fixtures to meet the brief for a simple design during a kitchen renovation project in Remuera, Auckland, NZ.


    Sarah Buckeridge joins Hayball leadership as co-managing director

    Leading Australian multi-disciplinary architectural and design practice Hayball announces the appointment of Sarah Buckeridge as co-managing director.


    Grants to fund innovative re-use and recycling projects

    The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) is calling for innovative and new projects looking for ways to re-use discarded materials to make new products or for new uses.


    Rooftop gardens: taking green spaces to new heights

    With parks and other green spaces often at a premium on the ground, could we look to the skies for the answer?


    Builder’s modern and minimalistic forever home comes to life with bricks

    Andrew Gray, the co-owner of internationally renowned construction and development company Graya, chose to embrace the growing trend for bricks to bring a minimalistic and modern aesthetic to his forever home.


    Havwoods floor provides seamless connection in new master suite

    An engineered timber flooring product from the Pureplank collection by Havwoods helped the designer deliver a dream space to the homeowners at a house in Horsham, UK.


    Education spaces moving to modular construction

    Modular construction techniques are helping educational buildings make a paradigm shift in the way they are built and used, and how they perform over time.


    The Drive to Innovate: Innowood’s Premium FIBA DEK

    The drive to innovate in the architecture and construction industries has always been high. New products and systems are constantly being invented, existing ones are refined, and entirely new materials are fabricated and become popular for their particular properties and high suitability within specific applications.


    Group tables, ottomans and gym balls: kids told us why flexible furniture helps them learn

    The COVID pandemic has meant many students learnt from home for a lot of the year. But with schools returning to normal across Australia, how will students readjust from learning at the kitchen table (or couch, or bedroom) to being at desks and chairs in classrooms?


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