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ThermalHEART™ window systems deliver views and thermal efficiency to beachside home
The ThermalHEART™ range was the perfect choice for their home, meeting energy efficiency and N3 wind loading requirement...
Refined glazing strategy with sliding systems strengthens connection to home’s coastal setting
Designed by Luigi Rosselli Architects, with aluminium windows and doors expertly fabricated by the team at Evolution Win...
High performance sliding doors meet minimalist design goals at Kangaroo Valley home
The client envisioned a home defined by elegant simplicity, with a focus on minimalism and an unbroken connection to Kan...
High-performance glazing systems deliver views, connection and energy efficiency at coastal home
This architectural home embraces the natural surroundings Patonga has to offer through the thoughtful integration of hig...
Glazed windows and doors help coastal home establish strong connection with landscape
The installation presented several challenges, from anchoring products into rammed earth walls to managing access on a s...
AWS glazing systems balance openness, comfort and control at contemporary home
SlideMASTER™ sliding doors create generous indoor–outdoor connections, thermally broken awning windows enhance passive v...
Helping support Australians in need
OzHarvest rescues food at scale with a clear purpose to Nourish Our Country. Their mission is to stop food waste, feed p...
2025 Lifetime Achievement Award honours a lifetime of sustainable design and advocacy
Brought to you by AWS, the 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award will be announced at the Sustainability Awards Gala on Novemb...
Leonie King on affordable housing: “We’re building homes, not assets”
City West Housing CEO Leonie King highlights the urgent need for secure funding, dedicated planning pathways, and inclus...
Resources
CPD
CPD Online - A guide to window and door design & compliance in bushfire prone areas
This CPD session explores AS 3959:2018 and its application in bushfire-prone areas, focusing on AWS window and door syst...
Podcasts
Episode 285: Talking sustainability with 2025 Sustainability Awards Lifetime Achievement Winner, Professor Deo Prasad
From pioneering sustainability education in the southern hemisphere to leading Australia’s largest built-environment res...
Episode 268: City West Housing CEO Leonie King on affordable homes, planning approvals and how to solve our housing crisis
In this episode, Leonie King will be talking about affordable homes, funding, planning approvals, land costs, how can we...
Episode 264: Metricon National Design Director Adrian Popple on why houses are not designed like cars
Joining Metricon in 1987, Adrian Popple swiftly ascended the ranks navigating diverse roles-from drafting cadet to desig...
Episode 260: Economist Nerida Conisbee on fixing Australia's housing crisis
Nerida Conisbee is Ray White’s Chief Economist and one of Australia’s leading property experts works closely with indust...
Episode 257: Paul Scully, New South Wales Minister for Planning and Public Spaces reveals all about the NSW Housing Pattern Book
Paul Scully, New South Wales Minister for Planning and Public Spaces joins us to unpack what this all means for families...
Episode 235: Tina Tziallas on energy-efficient building design, sustainable materials and behavioural change to promote sustainability
Tina has worked on a variety of projects, including high-end and sustainable residential, multi-unit, commercial, equine...
Episode 227: Dominic Gaetani, the DKO lead architect on the trials & tribulations of the Pentridge Prison urban rehabilitation project
Dominic Gaetani is a senior associate from DKO Architecture, who as a Tasmanian-born architect, left the sleepy Apple Is...
Episode 213: Trivess Moore on how green building materials can help us reach our carbon targets
Trivess Moore is an Associate Professor in the School of Property, Construction and Project Management at RMIT. He is al...
Episode 207: Tamica Lewis, founder of Tempus Design Studio, on her holistic approach to residential building design & creating inspired spaces
Tamica Lewis is the Principal Building Designer and founder of Tempus Design Studio and has been involved in the Buildin...
Sustainability Awards
A legacy of influence: Angela Bevitt-Parr on why recognition is crucial in sustainable architecture
AWS’s Angela Bevitt-Parr discusses the profound significance of the 2026 Lifetime Achievement Award. Sponsoring the cate...
From precedent to benchmark: The pioneering story of ThermalHEART™
Launched by AWS in 2007, ThermalHEART™ revolutionised Australian architecture as the first locally designed, thermally b...
AWS to sponsor Lifetime Achievement Award in 2026
The Lifetime Achievement Award in Architecture & Design’s annual Sustainability Awards, this year sponsored by Architect...
Are product performance metrics giving a false sense of sustainability? AWS’ Murray Chaloner on bridging the site execution gap
Product performance metrics often provide a false sense of sustainability. While specifications are robust, site executi...
Off-site sustainability: The rise of prefabricated construction
Prefabricated construction is transforming Australia’s building industry by improving efficiency, reducing waste, and lo...
The view from within: AWS’s internal sustainability landscape
AWS’s sustainability strategy spans transparent sourcing, low-carbon aluminium, renewable energy, circular recycling, an...
Recognising a legacy of sustainability with Lifetime Achievement 2024 Mat Santamouris
As the Sustainability Awards 2025 approach, focus turns to the Lifetime Achievement Award, recognising individuals who’v...
Rooted, resilient, resonant: Off-grid family living amongst the rugged Australian landscape
Sutton Hill House exemplifies high-performance off-grid design, integrating reclaimed materials, biophilic principles, a...
Honouring legacy with the Lifetime Achievement Award
As Australia embraces a sustainable future, it is essential to recognise the visionaries who have dedicated their career...
