NZGBC announces 2020 Future Thinker of the Year
Tessa Meyer, a corporate responsibility advisor for Panuku Development Auckland, was awarded 2020 Future Thinker of the Year by the New Zealand Green Building Council.
Awards
Built environment winners in this year’s Australia Day awards
The University of Sydney’s leading academic in thermal research, Professor Richard de Dear, has been honoured as a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) at the Australia Day Honours awards 2020.
2019 Banksia Sustainability Awards
A “digital owl” and a scheme to make infrastructure greener were among the winners of the 2019 Banksia Sustainability Awards, announced at a gala dinner in Sydney earlier this week.
Bruce Precious takes out lifetime honour award at Green Globes 2019
Sustainability superstar Bruce Precious of Six Capitals Consulting has been honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the New South Wales government’s Green Globe Awards.
Energy efficient HVAC future on show at AIRAH Awards 2019
A Passive House student accommodation development and a 6 Star Green Star masterplanned community were among the winners at this year’s AIRAH Awards, held in Sydney on November 15. The awards showcase the innovation and technical excellence happening in the heating, airconditioning, refrigeration and ventilation space across all sectors including commercial buildings, residential, products, facilities […]
HVAC’s evolution and why it needs to look to the next generation
In the past three decades, Australia’s HVAC industry has seen a quantum evolution, but according to University of Wollongong professor Paul Cooper, there’s a real risk of a talent deficit looming in the near future.
Winners of the NSW PIA’s 2019 Awards for Planning Excellence
An elevated train line and Greater Sydney’s first comprehensive monitoring and reporting framework were among the winners of the Planning Institute of Australia’s 2019 NSW Awards for Planning Excellence.
NAWIC Queensland Awards: “empowered women transform societies”
NAWIC Queensland’s president, Jen Gillet, described the 11 winners as “worthy nominees who are all pushing buttons and boundaries and who are our industry’s next big game changers.”
2019 Smart City Awards for a better Sydney
Urban wheelchair tracking technology, Transport for NSW’s Opal card system and a customisable strata app were among the winners this year’s Smart City Awards.
NAWIC NSW Awards for Excellence 2019
Among the winners were Madeleine Blanchfield for her disappearing Kangaroo Valley Outhouse design, and Brooke Emmett of Fulton Hogan for her impressive project leadership of the Newell Highway upgrade in far northern NSW.
Climate Council’s Cities Power Partnership winners include a carbon neutral kindy
Local governments, community projects and inspirational staff members were rewarded for climate action at the recent Climate Council’s Cities Power Partnership Awards.
Central Park wins top sustainability prize in UDIA NSW awards
Sydney’s Central Park precinct took out a number of awards at this year’s UDIA NSW Crown Group Awards for Excellence, announced late last week.
State architecture awards showcase the beauty of small and green
The recent State Chapter awards in the Australian Institute of Architects National Awards program show an interesting trend compared to prior years.
Banksia Ignite: Lord Howe Island’s turnaround, circular thinking and more
There were some great ideas bouncing around at the sustainability discussion event, Banksia Ignite, attended by The Fifth Estate on Tuesday at the MCA in Sydney.
Vicinity Centres and Mirvac celebrated for sustainability achievements
Vicinity Centre’s giant solar energy program has won it the People’s Choice award at this year’s Property Council of Australia/Rider Levett Bucknall Innovation and Excellence Awards.
Excellence in sustainable development celebrated at 2019 National Planning awards
Sustainability played a star role in this year’s National Planning awards on the Gold Coast.
Queensland winners of Australasian Housing Institution awards announced
Australasian Housing Institution has announced the winners of its Professional Excellence in Housing Award for the state of Queensland.
Waste crusade wins First State Super top CitySwitch award
First State Super’s first-ever “war on waste” challenge to teach staff to curb office waste has won the not-for-profit superannuation fund the Signatory of the Year (over 2000 square metres) award at this year’s National CitySwitch Awards.
Banksia Awards shine the green light
The Green Building Council of Australia’s Green Star program has come out on top at the 2018 Banksia Sustainability Awards – now in its 30th year – winning the sustainability award for not-for-profits and non-government organisations.
Canberra wins transport award at national council climate awards
The ACT government’s zero emissions transport project, Newcastle’s museum energy upgrade, and Waverley and Woollahra Councils’ “Solar my School” program are among the winners of the Climate Council’s national climate awards for local government.
Level crossing project wins key prize at Victorian Premier’s Sustainability Awards 2018
A project to remove dangerous level crossings on railway lines in Melbourne has taken out the top award at the prestigious Victorian Premier’s Sustainability Awards announced in Melbourne on Thursday night. The awards ceremony held at the newly refurbished Forum in the CBD, filled to capacity with nearly 350 guests, and MC’d by The Project’s […]
Green Globe Awards 2018 shine a bright light on winners
NSW government’s Green Globe Awards on Thursday night last week again proved they are the event of the year on the state’s sustainability calendar. But they performed even more important secondary roles. They shone a bright and deserved light on the people working as hard as possible to transition our economy to a more sustainable […]
Jefa Greenaway consortium wins 2018 Victorian Premier’s Design Award
An Indigenous design charter developed by a consortium of academics and architects has won the Design Award of the Year at the 2018 Victorian Premier’s Design Awards announced recently.
While Canberra dithers, Australian sustainability heavyweights clean up at GRESB, again
Australian companies continue to dominate the much vaunted annual GRESB stakes for environmental, social and governance benchmarks for real assets, proving that at the top end at least, there’s a strong commitment to sustainability, regardless of the policy vacuum in Canberra.
Amy Hogan, Sara Haslinger clean up at 2018 NAWIC awards
Stockland national sustainability manager Amy Hogan has taken out the sustainability award – the Acoustic Logic Award for Contribution to Sustainability – at the 2018 National Association of Women in Construction Awards held in Sydney last week.
2018 BDAV awards dominated by green design
Sustainable designs cleaned up at the Building Designers Association of Victoria (BDAV) awards held in Melbourne over the weekend. The big Building Design of the Year award went to Melbourne Design Studios (MDS) for its sevenstar NatHERS-rated townhouses in Richmond, Melbourne. The sustainable brief led to an emphasis on natural light and ventilation and the inclusion […]
NSW architecture awards stars sustainability and innovation
Procurement practice was recognised by the judges of this year’s NSW Australian Institute of Architecture Awards as a key element in achieving outstanding projects.
Built environment leaders commended in Queen’s Birthday honours list
Built environment and sustainability champions have been lauded in the 2018 Queen’s Birthday Honours List.
These are 2018’s best tall buildings
Singapore’s Oasia Hotel Downtown has been named the world’s best tall building at the 2018 Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) awards.
Built environment and sustainability professionals recognised in Australia Day honours
Built environment and sustainability advocates were among 895 people recognised for their contributions to the country at this year’s Australia Day honours.