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A new scheme is transforming an African village’s litter problem into a positive by reusing it to build new residences.
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The value of building permit activity in Victoria was almost $6.7 billion for the first quarter of the 2011-12 financial year, an increase of six per cent on the same quarter last financial year, new Building Commission figure show.
After burning to the ground on Black Saturday in February 2009, a new Narbethong Community Hall is receiving its finishing touches before its opening later this month.
We can see by looking in our backyards and local parks how landscape design trends vary from street to street and from suburb to suburb. But how about between states? Danielle Bowling contrasts the latest landscape trends in two very different cities: Townsville and Melbourne.
Warren McLaren explores some interesting and vertical methods for designing food production into our urban environments.
As Sustainable Built Environments (SBE) celebrates its achievements, including helping develop Green Star ratings, Jane Toner looks ahead to the next challenges for building designers.
The Concrete Institute of Australia, with the assistance of the Geopolymer Alliance, have published a recommended practice document on using geopolymer concrete as an alternative to Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC) concrete.
The Building Commission is implementing enhanced complaints management, investigations and enforcement processes that it says will enable more effective building control in Victoria.
In what is said to be a first in Australia, Alucobond Architectural has launched a new iPad and iPhone app that enables architects and designers to see how facade finishes and colours will look on different types of buildings.
Consumer sentiment regarding the costs of solar energy is being misguided, energy company CBD Energy says its feedback shows.
The top prize in the 2011 James Dyson Awards has gone to the 'AirDrop Irrigation' concept from Australia.
The Government's carbon tax will impact on thousands of building materials and add thousands of dollars to the cost of an average new home, according to the HIA.
