Rialto: how to transform a Melbourne giant | The Fifth Estate
WEBNov 10, 2016 · The $200 million package of works for the property owned by Grollo Group and St Martins Properties includes substantial upgrades to improve tenant amenity, energy performance and a new ground plane delivering increased net lettable area and a new street-level identity. Rialto general manager Stephen Jensen says the key driver behind the ...
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WEBNov 17, 2022 · International climate talks in Egypt known as COP27 are into their second week. Thursday is Solutions Day at the summit. Recognising that urban planning is now a front-line response to climate change, discussions will focus on sustainable cities and transport, green buildings and resilient infrastructure.
Troppo Architects and why it won this year’s AIA Gold Medal
WEB3 April 014 – The AIA’s highest accolade, the Gold Medal, went to Troppo co-founders Phil Harris and Adrian Welke in this year’s Australian Achievements in Architecture Awards. In an interview after the awards Phil Harris explains some of the firm’s thinking and why he likes what Tim Flannery says, that “ to feel comfortable, happy ...
When the world is charging ahead on sustainable finance, where …
WEBApr 1, 2021 · The European Union is about to adopt the first legislative acts operationalising a taxonomy for sustainable finance as part of its ambitious and fast-paced sustainable finance framework development – itself a cornerstone of EU’s Green Deal.
TransGrid’s new HQ: exceeding targets, and why less is more
WEBNov 20, 2014 · Transgrid's HQ at 180 Thomas St, Haymarket, Sydney. TransGrid’s new Haymarket HQ in Sydney has become the first NSW project to be awarded a 6 Star Green Star Office Interiors v1.1 rating in round one of assessment, exceeding its original sustainability targets at no extra cost thanks to initiatives from the project team, client and ...
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WEBLatest news highlights September 2024. First industrial shed awarded Green Star, Greenpeace fights against planned pare back, Aussies are turning to Van Homes in the midst of the housing crisis, AAA calls for fast-tracked social housing, New contract rules support local businesses, AHURI says that Australians deserve better, 100,000 new ...
Housing affordability takes a global hit from Covid-19
WEBMar 22, 2022 · Housing affordability takes a global hit from Covid-19. Hal Pawson, City Futures Research Centre 22 March 2022. With newly released evidence of slowing house price inflation in early 2022, it could be that Australia’s latest property boom is subsiding. Especially with higher interest rates expected within months, it seems highly likely.
WA’s Witchcliffe Ecovillage aims high on sustainability and …
WEBJun 10, 2021 · CASE STUDY: Many of us dream of one day founding a community of our own; composed of like-minded individuals with a shared vision of sustainability and community values. One group in Western Australia are turning their vision into a reality in the form of Witchcliffe Ecovillage, which when complete will serve as home to around 700 people and be a model of sustainability for communities worldwide.
David Chandler on the need for buildings that don’t harm the ...
WEBNov 18, 2020 · The construction industry must deliver buildings that don’t harm people physically, emotionally or economically, and that have a small environmental footprint, if it wants to win back consumer confidence, says NSW Building Commissioner David Chandler, who will be speaking at The Fifth Estate’s Building Circularity event in two weeks.
Nightingale rocks (in a shaky way) and discovers form follows …
WEBMay 28, 2021 · Now it’s been rocked by one of its own and there’s legal storm clouds threatening. In one of the most unusual and unexpected sequels to a great idea, Andrew Maynard, a former board member of Nightingale Housing has attacked the disruptive housing model beloved of so many thousands of first home and sustainability aspirants, mostly in Melbourne.