A letter to my unborn child about climate change Sam Drummond Just days before my first child was born, I escaped apocalyptic scenes in Sydney to return home, with the country’s biggest city blanketed in thick red smoke from out-of-control bushfires.
Buildings are not lifeless objects, it’s time to treat them as such Hugo Chan, Cracknell & Lonergan Architects In our obsession with newness, we can easily forget that the narrative of sustainability is not merely about technical longevity, but also about cultural sustainability, an expression of our city’s identity and thus a continuation of our collective memory of place.
Big business and finance sector taking up the B Corp challenge Poppy Johnston | 10 December 2019 Andrew Davies has been heading up the B Lab for only six months but already he can see a shift in the number and type of companies that are willingly going through the tough B Corp Certification.
Embodied carbon gets its own star rating tool – now for the revolution Poppy Johnston | 28 November 2019 Star rating tools, such as NABERS and Green Star, have been instrumental in driving Australia’s world-leading green building movement. Now there’s a new kid on the block – a star rating scheme for embodied carbon.
Esther Bailey on the role of NABERS in the climate emergency Poppy Johnston | 21 November 2019 The relentlessly optimistic Esther Bailey started a new role at NABERS in September after eight years at the City of Sydney working on the Better Building Partnership and CitySwitch.
How is your government agency performing on NABERS Energy? Willow Aliento and Tina Perinotto | 6 November 2019 Would you lease office space with a zero Star NABERS rating? We couldn’t help but wonder who would, when last week we spotted an office in the Brisbane Club Tower being offered for lease by Colliers in Brisbane with a zero NABERS rating.
NABERS cracks some of the thorniest sectors in 2018-19 Poppy Johnston | 1 October 2019 EXCLUSIVE: It’s been a big year for NABERS, with shopping centres flocking to the environmental rating tool, indoor environment ratings on the rise, and an expansion into the UK.
The seven elements of NABERS’ success that could transform the UK office market David Thorpe | 25 September 2019 The UK’s Better Buildings Partnership (BPP) has published details of the vital elements that have contributed to the success of the hugely transformational Australian NABERS scheme.
Australia tops GRESB results for ninth year running Poppy Johnston | 10 September 2019 Australian property companies have dominated the 2019 GRESB results, cementing the big end of town as global leaders in real estate sustainability for the ninth year in a row.
Passive house schools could give NSW students the edge – and cost less to run Poppy Johnston | 1 August 2019 New recommendations to build NSW schools to passive house standards could see students breathing cleaner air.
New Zealand office buildings need to step up on energy and the climate emergency Willow Aliento | 23 July 2019 New Zealand is dragging the chain on sustainability for office buildings. But all that could be about to change if a new government mandate goes ahead.
Brookfield and Cbus Property portfolios best in NABERS energy performance Poppy Johnston | 25 June 2019 Brookfield’s and Cbus Property’s office portfolios have emerged as the equal best performing on energy efficiency in 2018 according to a new report that shows portfolio-wide NABERS ratings for 11 major property companies.
How NABERS will transform the performance of UK office buildings David Thorpe | 20 June 2019 A scheme to create an investment grade rating that reflects buildings’ “performance in use” based on the Australian NABERS scheme is in development in the UK and hopes to bridge the “performance gap” between design and actual performance of office buildings. But a new report shows the UK lags 15 years behind Australia.
London calling: NABERS, actually Poppy Johnston | 11 June 2019 NABERS, the NSW born and nurtured environmental rating scheme that’s become the gold standard for green buildings in Australia will soon be launched in the UK, under the guidance of one of its original architects Dr Paul Bannister.
NABERS – the wrap and the new goals Poppy Johnston | 30 April 2019 NABERS has a new vision for the future, with its new five-year strategy going live last week. A few experts offered their thoughts on the journey of the national rating tool so far and what they hope to see going forward.
What to expect from the latest Green Star refresh Jorge Chapa, Green Building Council of Australia | 11 April 2019 The sustainability goals and standards for our built environment are changing. Fast.
Office portfolios: GRESB and indoor environment Michael Taranto, QED Environmental Services | 26 March 2019 Start to measure something and improvement becomes inevitable. The metrics become a basis for engagement with stakeholders and the wider community.
