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    News Archive for May 2018

    The green roof revolution spreads to Australia

    Green roofs are an accepted part of modern building in Europe, where their use has become mandated by some city and national governments. They are commonplace in the Austrian city of Linz, where green roofs are required on all new residential and commercial buildings with rooftops larger than 100sqm.


    Airbnb: who's in, who's out, and what this tells us about rental impacts in Sydney and Melbourne

    The rapid growth of the giant online accommodation-sharing platform, Airbnb, is creating serious concerns about equity and the impacts on our cities and neighbourhoods as we know them.


    Getting your pool decking right

    Pool surrounds must be planned, designed and installed carefully to ensure safety for pool users.


    New study connects mental illness to lack of green spaces

    Living in neighbourhoods without green spaces can lead to schizophrenia among residents, reveals a new study by the Aarhus University, Denmark.


    Building with aluminium

    The design and construction industry is constantly evolving with newer technologies influencing building processes and product innovations driving consumer preferences.


    Sayfa’s 10-point safety checklist for businesses

    Sayfa Group has prepared a 10-point checklist to help you keep an eye on safe working practices at your business operation, especially during the holidays.


    Peel Away 8 helps restore Fremantle Town Hall to former glory

    In May 2017, five bells rang out across the Western Australian port city of Fremantle, heralding the reopening of the city’s newly restored town hall. The $3.1 million restoration encompassed all aspects of the building including façade retouching, structural repairs, a new slate roof, and complete refurbishment of the London-made clock.


    Futurespace wins Good Design Award for PwC office design

    PwC’s Sydney Client Collaboration Floors, designed by Futurespace, won Best in Class in the Architectural Design category of the 2018 Good Design Awards.


    Net zero carbon Woods Bagot-designed World Trade Centre proposed for Western Sydney

    An $8 billion mixed use proposal – with the potential to create 140,000 total jobs, has been proposed for the city’s west.


    Plastic for steel: new green idea for the construction sector

    A new method for replacing steel mesh used in concrete reinforcement with recycled plastic has been developed by engineering firm Fibercon in conjunction with researchers from Queensland’s James Cook University.


    2018 Sustainability Awards judge in profile: Jeremy Spencer

    Jeremy Spencer is director at design and building company Positive Footprints, and one of the judges on this year’s Sustainability Awards.


    One-third of the world's nature reserves are under threat from humans

    Roughly one-third of the global protected area estate (a staggering six million km²) is under intense human pressure. Roads, mines, industrial logging, farms, townships and cities all threaten these supposedly protected places.


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