WA’s Witchcliffe Ecovillage aims high on ... - The Fifth Estate
Jun 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.
Australand rebrands as Frasers Property Australia - The Fifth Estate
Aug 31, 2015 · “Operating under a single brand allows us to leverage the scale and reach of the residential business in Australia. Together, our scale, and breadth of design expertise and experience across a diverse range of markets, broadens our market reach and creates opportunities for us to develop supplementary asset classes …
MacBank reveals new green global headquarters - The Fifth Estate
Sep 11, 2014 · The refurbishment of 20,000 square metres has transformed the 1928 building into sustainable commercial office space over 11 levels, involving the overhaul of building services and systems, a new fitout, the widening of an existing atrium and the construction of a two-storey domed roof and glass shuttle lifts.
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Reloved Buildings. As more than one property investor has said, re-loving a building can lead to a better result than building new. In today’s highly competitive world a creatively refurbished or repurposed building is certain to capture the imagination of a property market that’s developing a healthy appetite for the unique and sustainable – something with texture, a story to tell and ...
Why NSW needs a revised medium density housing code
Jul 10, 2019 · The problem is that not all single/dual person households wish to live in apartments, and not all families are seeking a large or detached family home.. Only focusing on high-rise apartments in the centre and detached housing in the outer suburbs excludes people from their community, reduces access to work and increases the community’s vulnerability to stresses, including housing affordability.
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With sustainability at the forefront of business leaders’ minds more than ever before, Circularity will return in 2024 to drive actionable change towards implementing a more circular future as Australia forges on a path to net zero by 2050.
Density, sprawl, growth: how Australian cities have changed in the …
Sep 29, 2016 · Melbourne may well be the exemplar for inner-city rebirth. More than any other Australian city it demonstrates the 30-year turnaround from inner-city decline to densification.
Meinhardt vies for Tier 1 status with new acquisition
Feb 6, 2020 · Global engineering company Meinhardt has come “full circle” in its Australian operations by acquiring Bonacci Group, a move it hopes will lock in its return as a top player in the Australian market.
Passivhaus is affordable and effective, why isn’t it legislated?
Sep 20, 2018 · The need to act on climate change is well established among the scientific community, and in the minds of most of the general populace. Similarly, it is widely known that something must be done about the price of energy and housing.
Passive House is on the rise in Australia | The Fifth Estate
May 15, 2018 · The story of Monash University’s journey towards net zero emissions by 2030 and the now inevitable role of Passive House in it was told passionately by sustainable development planner Rob Brimblecombe.. The efficiencies needed, the role of high performance buildings and the complex shift away from gas raised the inevitable question: how is everyone else planning to get to net zero emissions?