CSIRO to test urban development concepts
The CSIRO has partnered with developer Celestino to establish its first operational Urban Living Lab in Sydney, where it will design and test urban development concepts that will make cities and urban...
View ArticlePerth housing development aims for One Planet Living recognition
A residential apartment development in Fremantle, Western Australia, has been accepted to apply for Bioregional Australia’s One Planet Living program for sustainable living.Designed by Hassell, Defence...
View ArticleNew Urban Agenda Conference to champion sustainable development in Australia
The inaugural New Urban Agenda Conference will be held at the Melbourne Conference and Exhibition Centre from 4 to 5 May and will look to provide opportunities for those working in planning,...
View ArticleAl Gore to headline Melbourne climate change and urbanization conference
In July Melbourne will play host to an international summit that aims to tackle the challenges posed by rapid urbanization and a changing, increasingly unpredictable climate. The Ecocity World Summit...
View ArticleZero-energy, prefab apartment design wins WA medium-density housing competition
The Western Australian government land development agency LandCorp has announced the winner of its Step Up design competition. The competition sought an affordable and sustainable medium-density...
View ArticleNew technology converts carbon emissions into building materials
A pioneering piece of new technology developed in Australia could see the carbon dioxide produced by industrial activity captured and reused in the creation of building products. Over a four-year...
View Article‘Simplicity and sustainability’: The Commons housing development heads to Hobart
A sequel to the influential The Commons housing development in Melbourne’s Brunswick is planned for central Hobart. Like its Melbourne namesake, the Hobart iteration of The Commons is designed with...
View ArticleForward-thinking projects rewarded by World Architecture Festival
The World Architecture Festival has announced the 11 winners of its inaugural WAFX Prize, which recognizes proposals and projects which “identify key challenges that architects will need to address” in...
View ArticleMedical waste to produce durable, sustainable concrete
The thousands of tonnes of plastic waste created each year in Australia through dialysis treatment could breathe new life into the construction industry, according to researchers at Deakin University.A...
View ArticleFirst state-wide green infrastructure policy drafted for NSW
A draft of a state-wide policy on the planning, design and delivery of green infrastructure in urban areas across NSW has been published for feedback from the public.Greener Places, authored by the...
View ArticleAustralian project recognized in Europe’s oldest built environment awards
The Sydney Park Water Re-use project by Turf Design Studio and Environmental Partnership is in the running for Europe’s oldest award for the built environment, the Civic Trust Awards, which aim to...
View Article“World’s most sustainable” shopping centre to feature 2,000-square-metre...
Property manager and developer Frasers Property Australia says a 2,000-square-metre urban farm and greenhouse located atop a proposed shopping mall in suburban Melbourne could be the world’s most...
View ArticleAustralian project wins Europe’s oldest built environment award
The Sydney Park Water Re-use project by Turf Design Studio and Environmental Partnership has won one of the top awards at Europe’s oldest award for the built environment, the Civic Trust Awards, which...
View ArticleVic gov’t launches zero net carbon home design pilot program
The Victorian Government has named the companies that will develop a series of energy-efficient homes in Melbourne’s outer suburbs in a pilot program designed to encourage the construction of...
View ArticleBuildings produce 25% of Australia's emissions. What will it take to make...
In signing the Paris Climate Agreement, the Australian government committed to a global goal of zero net emissions by 2050. Australia’s promised reductions to 2030, on a per person and emissions...
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