Europe is shooting for Nearly Zero Energy Buildings; leaving Oz behind John Moynihan, Ecolateral The European Union has mandated that all new buildings be NZEBs from the 31st of December 2020. But look at how Aussie’s energy consumption compares. Here’s a hint: not good.
Facing the fires – a personal experience Don Albert, Sound Space Design Architects and Urban Designers As the fires were still raging in the NSW south coast architect and urbanist Don Albert had first-hand view of two shattered communities when he heeded the invitation to tourists to come to the area. 3
Election washout: The Greens need to stay focused on the environment Jack Haber, Tecbeam | 20 May 2019 The “climate election” has delivered a harsh lesson for those of us who believe that we are indeed facing a climate emergency. After recent alarming scientific predictions and destructive weather events, one would think the Greens would be in the box seat for gains.
It’s a climate emergency: forget the election; no time to waste Tina Perinotto, Analysis | 21 May 2019 There’s a new style guide doing the rounds in media: a preference for the term global heating instead of global warming and climate emergency instead of climate change.
What the carbon lobby wants from Morrison Dan Gocher, Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility | 30 May 2019 It’s not good news. The carbon lobby is real, it’s powerful and it’s determined to keep coal as the centrepiece of fuel for Australia.
Apartments can be great water savers – instead of wasters Willow Aliento – Oxygen Files | 30 May 2019 Sydney Water has announced level one restrictions, high-security water pricing in the Murray region has reached around $175,000 for an Olympic swimming pool’s worth of the stuff and some towns in Barnaby Joyce’s New England electorate face the very real prospect of running out in the coming months.
Auckland latest council to declare climate emergency Georgia Roach | 13 June 2019 Greta Thunberg and the Climate Extinction protestors are having an impact with governments and local governments declaring we have a climate emergency.
Architects in call-to-arms on climate change but check out what they’re designing David Thorpe | 25 June 2019 The movement to declaring a climate emergency is growing. The latest declaration is from 17 Royal Institute of British Architects Stirling Prize-winning architects who last month launched an “Architects Declare”…
On the power in our pocket and the investment rebellion we have to have The Fifth Estate - our view | 4 July 2019 Say you’re a young person, maybe a millennial or even younger, a Gen Zer. You’ve just entered the workforce or are just a few years in.
A climate revolution is sweeping town halls and governments of the UK David Thorpe – Opinion | 9 July 2019 Something strange is happening in the UK: Suddenly, almost everyone is talking about the climate change emergency.
It’s time for the Australian Institute of Architects to declare a climate emergency Jack Haber, Haber Associates | 11 July 2019 Architects, together with engineers and other building professionals, are uniquely placed to make a difference in the fight to save the planet. That’s why it’s important for them to step up and declare a climate emergency.
Yep they’re planning for the apocalypse – your guide to the preppers Willow Aliento – Oxygen Files | 11 July 2019 Dewy Lawrence is owner and manager of Ziptac Outdoor Equipment in Bargo in NSW’s Southern Highlands. His business has been growing rapidly since he founded it two years ago. He has around 2000 customers a month and about 30 per cent of them are prepping for disaster. Quite a few are high-income urban professionals.
Diagnosing the health costs of the climate emergency – and the cures Willow Aliento | 12 August 2019 The quality of Australian buildings is vital in protecting our population from the rapidly-escalating health impacts of the climate emergency, according to a new report by the Global Health Alliance Australia.
Architects declare and what it really means Anne Susskind | 15 August 2019 Hundreds of architects have joined a new movement to declare that we have a climate emergency. But what does the declaration mean? Will they turn away work that damages the environment? Will they try to change the views of their clients?
