http://www.thefifthestate.com.au Fri, 19 Mar 2010 03:12:53 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en By Lynne Blundell The Senate has rejected the Efficient Building Scheme proposed by Lend Lease and WSP Lincolne Scott. The Property ... http://www.thefifthestate.com.au/archives/10397 From the Economist -excerpt - 18 March 2010 - Germany’s biggest idea is that German engineering and environmentalism will join ... http://www.thefifthestate.com.au/archives/10351 - By Marcus Spiller - 9 March 2010 - Vision and Plan for Social Housing" is a report on the future ... http://www.thefifthestate.com.au/archives/9948 By Genevieve Lilley This year, the Australian Institute of Architects Gold Medal, has been awarded to the husband-and-wife team, Lindsay & ... http://www.thefifthestate.com.au/archives/10443 Awards - 19 March 2010: The Green Building Council of Australia Chair, Tony Arnel, received the inaugural Australian Institute of ... http://www.thefifthestate.com.au/archives/10435 18 March 2010 -( UPDATED 19 MARCH 2010) - The major stakeholders involved in Sydney’s 1 Bligh Street development in ... http://www.thefifthestate.com.au/archives/10423 BRIEF - 16 March 2010 - The City of Sydney will install energy lighting upgrade to 14 buildings in its ... http://www.thefifthestate.com.au/archives/10320 By Tina Perinotto 16 March 2010 - Six key sectors of the Australian economy have the potential to reduce greenhouse gas ... http://www.thefifthestate.com.au/archives/10293 By Tina Perinotto NABERS, the environmental rating system that today measures the performance of about half of Australia’s CBD office space ... http://www.thefifthestate.com.au/archives/10243 by Nicola Woodward - FAVOURITES - 21 April 2009 - Accelerated Depreciation is a core platform of the property industry as ... http://www.thefifthestate.com.au/archives/1442 by Michael Mobbs - 10 March 2010 - Ah! As I write this, it’s such a perfect day for a Burr. ... http://www.thefifthestate.com.au/archives/10204 By Tina Perinotto 16 March 2010 - Ranked in the top quartile for climate change leadership and best practice in the ... http://www.thefifthestate.com.au/archives/10315 BRIEF - 17 March 2010 - Vitra Haus, located in Weil am Rhein in Basel, Switzerlandis a new ... http://www.thefifthestate.com.au/archives/10171 By Tina Perinotto 17 March 2010 - Australians could be on the cusp of “getting it” in terms of downsizing their ... http://www.thefifthestate.com.au/archives/10338 By Tina Perinotto Comment: 18 March 2010 - “What we have here is failure to deliver,” the surly prison guard in ... http://www.thefifthestate.com.au/archives/10367 by Lynne Blundell FAVOURITES - 26 August 2010 - Summer is on the way – well it certainly feels that way ... http://www.thefifthestate.com.au/archives/5226 By Tina Perinotto The Green Building Council of Australia said the Australian Government’s State of Australian Cities 2010 report would support ... http://www.thefifthestate.com.au/archives/10278 From the KGB Dossier: By Alan Kohler - 12 March 2010 - Yesterday’s announcement of an electric car trial by ... http://www.thefifthestate.com.au/archives/10275 By Greg Paine PROBLEM “Time”, as a pressure or constraint on how we live our daily lives, has become a fetish, a ... http://www.thefifthestate.com.au/archives/10262 Landcom's Precinx tool is a winner By Tina Perinotto In the sustainability revolution, things are getting serious. You can tell by  the  ... http://www.thefifthestate.com.au/archives/10251 BRIEF – 10 March 2010 – A key message from The Australian Water Association's national water conference, Ozwater '10,  which ... http://www.thefifthestate.com.au/archives/10217 By Lynne Blundell India is determined to reduce carbon emissions and to supply renewable power to its enormous population. But ... http://www.thefifthestate.com.au/archives/10054 - By  Chris Begert - 11 March 2010 - Rising concern over climate change continues to place increasing demands on the ... http://www.thefifthestate.com.au/archives/10178 BRIEF - 11 March 2010 – The Victorian Employers’ Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s sustainability program, Grow Me The Money, ... http://www.thefifthestate.com.au/archives/10198 BRIEF - 9 March 2010 - A report from the NSW Department of the Environment, Climate Change and Water which ... http://www.thefifthestate.com.au/archives/10114 By Romilly Madew, chief executive, Green Building Council of Australia Our conversation about the built environment has clearly shifted. Twelve months ago ... http://www.thefifthestate.com.au/archives/10109 FAVOURITES - 10 August 2009 - Winner of the Sustainable Architecture Award at the Australian Institute of Architects (AIA) Victorian ... http://www.thefifthestate.com.au/archives/4201 From the Sydney Morning Herald  - 8 March 2010 - Jonathan Chancellor, the SMH's real estate editor today delved into ... http://www.thefifthestate.com.au/archives/10047 BRIEF - 8 March 2010 - Lend Lease Core Plus Fund expects new energy saving software developed by CSIRO could ... http://www.thefifthestate.com.au/archives/10044 By Lynne Blundell After weeks of controversy over its green schemes, The Federal Government recently announced changes to the Renewable Energy ... http://www.thefifthestate.com.au/archives/10040