By Andrew Starc 29 June 2010 –Westfield Group’ refurbished 100 Market Street commercial tower, part of its major Sydney CBD redevelopment project, has achieved a six-star Green Star Design v2 rating from the Green Building Council of Australia. With... 
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Brief – 25 June, 2010 – SA Water House, which won the Development of the Year at the Property Council’s annual Rider Levett Bucknall Innovation and Excellence Awards, was developed by the Catholic Archdiocese of Adelaide in collaboration with architecture... 
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By Andrew Starc 25 June 2010 - Bond University’s Mirvac School of Sustainable Development building has been awarded the United Nations Association of Australia World Environment Day Szencorp Green Building Award. The first educational building in Australia... 
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By Tina Perinotto 22 June 2010 – The Green Building Council today announced a new product certifier has been added to its Green Star Assessment Framework, The Australasian FurnishingResearch and Development Institute Limited. AFRDI now joins the... 
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From CBS – 22 June 2010 - The gusher unleashed in the Gulf of Mexico continues to spew crude oil. There are no reliable estimates of how much oil is pouring into the gulf. But it comes to many millions of gallons since the catastrophic blowout.... 
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by Lynne Blundell 17 June 2010 - The Senate committee conducting the inquiry into the Building Energy Efficiency Disclosure Bill last month delivered its final report, recommending that the Bill be passed, with some changes. In doing so it appears to... 
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20 June 2010 – Sustainability was a key feature of the Australian Institute of Architecture Awards currently under way. Following are some of the highlights so far. NSW The Milo Dunphy Award for Sustainable Architecture was won by Surry Hills Library... 
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By Tina Perinotto 18 June 2010 – The Federal Government has ceded ground in the battle to water down the provisions of the mandatory disclosure scheme for commercial buildings, which is about to face Parliament in the final two weeks of sitting... 
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By Andrew Starc 18 June 2010 - Investa has released its latest sustainability report,  with findings from seven years of data revealing the energy and greenhouse emissions of the group’s tenants. The sustainability report, Investa’s eighth, is... 
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Brief – 15 June, 2010 – HASSELL has been awarded the two top honours at the Australian Institute of Architects’ 2010 Northern Territory Architecture Awards for its work on the Charles Darwin University chancellery building. Announced 11 June, HASSELL... 
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9 June, 2010 - CSR’s new headquarters in Sydney’s north-west has achieved a 5 Star Green Star – Office Interiors v1, with features projected to cut carbon emissions by 50 per cent in the first year. The offices are in the Triniti III building in... 
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Brief – 9 June, 2010 – The Queensland Government has appointed Umow Lai to master plan the new $1.97 billion Sunshine Coast University Hospital. Umow Lai’s team will provide technical and documentation advice as well as a full range of engineering... 
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Asia Pacific chair of the World Council for Renewable Energy Professor Peter Droege has launched a new book showcasing innovative approaches to sustainable design and planning. Edited with global design and engineering company AECOM, Climate Design... 
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27 May 2010 - The Australian Institute of Architects has a new national president – Karl Fender of Fender Katsalidism, and he comes with a promise to continue a strong focus on sustainability, building on the work of his predecessor, green architect... 
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CASE STUDY: 18 May 2010 – The Australian representation at the Shanghai World Expo 2010 has showcased its sustainability credentials by designing a pavilion boasting a number of sustainable features. Running under the theme “Better City, Better Life,”... 
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13 May 2010: Investa’s Ark building officially opened today, adding a landmark sustainable building to North Sydney’s skyline. North Sydney mayor, Genia McCaffery, unveiled two pieces of significant public art at the building’s official opening... 
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By Lynne Blundell 6 May 2010- Let’s face it energy efficiency is not sexy. Like electricity it’s a bit hard to get a handle on and it’s a pretty dull conversation starter. It’s even worse for politicians facing the great moral challenge of our... 
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Brief – 30 April 2010 – South Australia has appointed architect and educator Professor Laura Lee as South Australia’s first Commissioner for Integrated Design, in a move applauded by architects as a sign of leadership in sustainability. Australian... 
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by  Simon Wild, managing director Asia Pacific, Cundall - 6 May 2010 – Over the past six months our company has been running Cool Walls [interactive workshop] across Australia,  to help business owners, designers and developers think beyond... 
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28 April 2010 – From Business Spectator - It may take until the next election to judge if the decision to abandon attempts to forge a sensible climate policy and a carbon price for another three years is sound politics. But two things should already... 
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28 April 2010 – DesignEX has announced the winners of its new product awards at a ceremony held yesterday at Sydney Town Hall. The awards came after the close of the DesignEx design and architecture exhibition held from 22-24 April at the Sydney... 
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By Andrew Starc 20 April 2010 - The surPLUShome is what results when you mix German efficiency with ecologically sustainable design. Designed and built by a team of students from the University of Dalmstadt, the house was part of Team Germany’s... 
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FAVOURITES: 14 April 2010 – What do tenants really want?  At the Green Cities 2010 conference in Melbourne this year one of the sessions, the Tenets of Tennants, took a hard look at demand for green buildings from the point of view of the people... 
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By Lynne Blundell FAVOURITES – 8 April 2010 – As the deadline for the introduction of mandatory disclosure of energy efficiency in commercial buildings draws near, many owners of lower grade buildings are completely unprepared. And with these... 
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By Tina Perinotto 8 April 2010 – The updated Building Code of Australia is about to hit the market next month – on 1 May – but many architects and consultants have little idea how significant the changes will be, especially for glazing commercial... 
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By Andrew Starc 7 April 2010 – Parsons Brinckerhoff has opened its new sustainable Melbourne office space at Southbank to accommodate rapid staff growth. PB Regional Director for Victoria John Theodoulou said the company had appointed 30 per cent... 
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By Andrew Starc CASE STUDY – 6 April 2010 – Sydney Water has bolstered its  environmental credentials with their newly built corporate headquarters at Parramatta earning a 5 Star Green Star – Office As Built v2 rating by the Green... 
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By Lynne Blundell Sooner or later if you are involved in green buildings, someone is going to tell you to speak to Deo Prasad. 24 November 2010 – Deo Prasad has a vision. It’s a vision of a future where building materials function... 
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By Michel Mobbs 25 March 2010 – You go to an island, spend some time alone, and you can see things a little more clearly. That’s how it turned out for me. The idea was to visit Cockatoo Island and do nothing; maybe read, eat and walk a bit.... 
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By Genevieve Lilley This year, the Australian Institute of Architects Gold Medal, has been awarded to the husband-and-wife team, Lindsay & Kerry Clare. It is the first time a couple has been awarded the honour, and only the second time in its 50... 
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