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Here’s a company, based in Hobart but working internationally, that can help your business understand its contribution to the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals, measure progress and plan for impact. And it’s just won the top gong in the prestigious Good Design Awards, just to assure you’re in excellent hands.
Castlemaine has long been a haven for creative types with a sustainability bent. If you’ve ever driven through the region in the late afternoon autumn light and noticed the stunning colours of the landscape, its soft hills and small villages packed with generous old homes and commercial buildings you’ll understand why.
Three words sum up John Choi’s approach to architectural design: relevance, collaboration and legacy. John is a founding partner, alongside Tai Ropiha and Steven Fighera, of Sydney-based practice CHROFI, which enjoys a stellar reputation for its major urban projects. CHROFI stepped into the international spotlight with its work in New York’s Times Square and has…
Corporate sustainability should be an exciting gig where teams work to reduce the environmental and social harms inflicted by their companies.
Melbourne-based downsizers Howard Elston and partner Libby wanted a smaller environmental footprint home but found themselves adrift in a sea of emissions-intensive, oversized homes. For them, DIY seemed like the only choice. The couple spent two years searching for the perfect site and finally landed on a spot in Ringwood East, in Melbourne’s outer eastern…
People want sustainable, low carbon buildings. Investors are asking for them, tenants are demanding them. Property owners know they need to start offering greener products – but where to begin? Start by looking under the hood. You need to know how much energy, waste and energy your building is consuming before you can start reducing…
As the days get warmer, we tend to forgo our cosy dark layers for airy pastels and whites. That’s because most of us know that lighter colours absorb less heat from the fierce summer sun. The same rule applies to buildings: the lighter the roof, the cooler the building, and vice versa. This is hardly…
When art advisor Miriam Grundy and her family first moved into an ecovillage near the Gold Coast in Queensland a year ago, living without a general waste bin took a bit of getting used to.
Want to run your home off clean, green energy but rooftop solar isn’t an option? You, like millions of other renters, apartment dwellers and homeowners, could benefit from a call to your energy retailer.