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While buildings are being developed with ever greater energy efficiency in heating and air-conditioning systems, there is still much to be gained from better communication between building designers and clients. Rita Mu reports.
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If the 2011 floods have taught us anything, David Stone reports, it is that many of the thousands of homes that sat in the flood-prone areas were woefully under prepared when it came to protecting against the deluge and the rising water.
Timber is one of the most versatile building materials on the planet. But too often the material is misused or incorrectly installed, compromising its properties. Stephanie McDonald reports.
Bathroom design in Australia is proving how much people prize this space as a sanctuary. David Wheeldon reports.
Danielle Bowling reports on some of the options for ‘putting the light’ into lightweight façades.
Images of windows and doors being torn from their hinges often spring to mind when we think of cyclones. But that's changing in Australia, as a study after Tropical Cyclone Yasi illustrates.
Australia suffers some of the harshest conditions for fire in the world. And we have incredibly stringent and complicated fire-related building regulations to match.
The mandatory disclosure of energy efficiency for commercial buildings has made a big on the design and building industry. Manuel Basiri explains that residential buildings are next.
BPN June's cover featured an artist’s impression of plans to refurbish Legion House in Sydney into one of the most sustainable buildings in the world.
Westfield Group's $1.2 billion Westfield Sydney redevelopment project kicked off with a bang when the first stage opened to the public at the end of October last year.
With Australia experiencing its wettest spring on record last year, it can be easy to forget about historical water problems. This complacency has put water management issues on the backburner.
Skilfully specifying timber products has long been one of the great arts of building. And in Australia timber is consistently being applied to ever greater effect, as new technologies and innovative approaches evolve alongside building standards and sustainability requirements.
