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Green apartments for Sydney CBD
Posted on 23/09/2011 | No CommentsWithin the City of Sydney area, 75% of residents live in apartment buildings. These vertical villages consume close to 40% of the City’s water, 10% of its energy and create... -
Report proves there is more money in green buildings
Posted on 16/09/2011 | No CommentsIf there were any green building deniers still out there in property world, Monday’s release of the latest research by the Australian Property Institute and the Property Funds Association of... -
GPT launches new 6 star office space, with an eye on driving change
Posted on 19/08/2011 | 1 CommentGPT officially launched its new offices on three high rise floors at Sydney’s MLC building on Wednesday with a panel discussion that delved into some of the complex thinking that... -
Panasonic, Japan And Their Vision For A Sustainable Future
Posted on 06/07/2011 | No CommentsAs green hype and renewables fever and smart-tech furor gets ever more intense we’re seeing an increase in urban environmentalism, particularly through the development of “smart” towns and cities. The most prominent... -
Attractive but lifeless in Newcastle’s CBD
Posted on 04/07/2011 | 1 CommentFollowing a recent visit to Newcastle, Rodney Jensen questions the viability of Newcastle as a sustainable city. He writes; “Where on earth are all the people? Have we missed something?”... -
New off grid bio-gas powered building for Sydney
Posted on 24/05/2011 | No CommentsGrocon and the GPT Group today unveiled plans for the refurbished officer tower in heritage listed Legion House in Sydney’s CBD to be powered by off-grid bio mass gas, with... -
Green building materials fire up the green building revolution, but it’s complex
Posted on 20/04/2011 | No CommentsBuilding materials are on the cusp of a major revolution driven by demand for more sustainable products and processes. And the tools used to assess their sustainable credentials are an... -
Medium Density Dilemma
Posted on 24/11/2010 | No CommentsSimply re-zoning land for higher-density residential use is unlikely to be enough to meet the NSW governments Metropolitan Strategy, UNSW research has found. Bill Randolph from the UNSW City Futures... -
Building Houses, Building Community, Building Hope
Posted on 22/08/2010 | No CommentsBuilding Houses, Building Community, Building Hope from Jerome Quinn on Vimeo. Habitat for Humanity is a volunteer-driven organisation, engaging more than 1000 volunteers every year in building houses, building community,...