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From colleagues chatting about their weekends or having intense phone conversations, to email alerts and loud tapping on keyboards, the evidence that open-plan offices take a toll on our wellbeing continues to mount. There’s a clear relationship between noise levels and physiological signs of stress such as heart rate.
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While over 3.4 million Australian houses now have rooftop solar, often subsidised by government incentives, in remote First Nations communities in the Northern Territory, you don’t see solar on any rooftops.
Climate change and energy costs mean we need to rethink how we design and build our homes. The updated National Construction Code has lifted the required energy performance of new housing from 6 stars to 7 stars (10 stars being the best). Windows are an obvious focus for improving the energy efficiency of Australian homes.
Building experts explain why buildings couldn’t withstand the force of the 6.8 magnitude Morocco earthquake
Tiles and pavers are quite literally the foundation of our best and brightest hospitality spots. While there are many considerations when designing projects in the hospitality sector, the tiling and paving is not always hugely thought-out. Often the salient object of a room or space, architects and suppliers work hand in hand to produce outstanding outcomes on behalf of the clientele.
The Olkola people from Queensland’s very remote Cape York Peninsula gained their land back through a native title claim in 2014. Since then, they have undertaken land management using traditional fire techniques, habitat protection and restoration and cultural tourism.
Solar panel technology has made enormous progress in the last two decades. In fact, the most advanced silicon solar cells produced today are about as good as the technology will get.
The Housing Australia Future Fund, or HAFF, has finally passed the Senate.
Lighting is often something the average person takes for granted, but as any architect or designer is aware, it makes a huge difference – often changing the entire mood of a room (and the people in it). For example, access to adequate natural lighting (or alternatively, circadian lighting) can help improve our mood and productivity, while also encouraging healthy sleeping patterns.
When China cracked down on money leaving the country in 2017, some Sydney home prices fell 3%, while in other suburbs the restrictions had next to no impact.
Most of us find it very difficult to identify different species of eucalypt. You often hear people say they all look the same.
What would Goldilocks do if given the chance to pick the “just right” density for our cities? Depends who you ask.
