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Here’s how wastewater facilities could tackle food waste, generate energy and slash emissions

government recently assessed the infrastructure needs to process food waste for the Greater Sydney Area by 2030, it identified an additional 260,000 tonnes per year of anaerobic digestion capacity is needed, on top of additional new composting infrastructure...

News | 08/08/2023

Checkpoint secures site safety at New Footscray Hospital development

Checkpoint is helping to secure the safety of the New Footscray Hospital development located on the corner of Geelong and Ballarat Roads in Footscray, Victoria. Checkpoint is helping to secure the safety of the New Footscray Hospital development...

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Publicly accessible private spaces: The future of Brisbane’s built environment

developers are creating publicly accessible private spaces, which are essentially pocket parks or open areas that front busy streets. The onus private developers have placed on themselves to deliver these spaces has paved the way for a ‘rewilded’...

News | 08/08/2023

When the heritage hammer comes down

that is NOT a heritage item. But they will be told it should be, must be and will be. Tone Wheeler is an architect / The views expressed are his own. When the heritage hammer comes down. Tone on Tuesday 172. 25 July (week 30) 2023. Long columns...

News | 25/07/2023

A national university for regional Australia is not a smart idea

One of the headline ideas floated by the Universities Accord interim report is a second national university. This would be on top of the existing Australian National University in Canberra. Shutterstock Gavin Moodie, University of...

News | 10/08/2023

The unbelievable housing hypocrisy of the Teals

Recall that the Teal federal member for Wentworth (capturing Sydney’s wealthy eastern suburbs), Allegra Spender, penned two articles last year demanding a big lift in immigration, while also contradictorily demanding lower carbon emissions (see here...

News | 22/06/2023

Petersen bricks provide textural contrast to concrete at Lavender Bay home

Petersen Kolumba K91 bricks were part of a simple and understated materials palette selected for a new family home in Lavender Bay, Sydney. Petersen Kolumba K91 bricks were part of a simple and understated materials palette selected for a new...

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Creating quiet and hard-working learning spaces

Macarthur Anglican School in Sydney’s south-west specified that the materials needed to be tough and as maintenance-free as possible. The centre, which combines Science, D+T, Art, ICT, Agriculture and Maths into a single facility, was designed by Mayoh...

City of Sydney embarks on floorspace survey

Surveyors from City of Sydney Council will visit 8,000 buildings over the next six months as it looks to gain insights for its Floor Space and Employment survey, which will provide designers and employers with crucial information on occupancy levels...

News | 26/09/2022

Repurposing EPS waste into design opportunities

In NSW alone, 12,000 tonnes of EPS waste are sent to landfill every year. Finding ways to repurpose the material can flip the narrative on EPS from a waste crisis to a design opportunity. In an article published on The Conversation, Tom Lee, a...

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Modular carpet harmonises with different spaces at Sydney club

Nettletontribe Architects collaborated with Signature Studio to create a range of modular flooring designs that harmonised with different areas of Club Auburn in Sydney. Nettletontribe Architects collaborated with Signature Studio to create a range...

Signature Floors

Hub redefines luxury workplace conventions with Martin Place partnerships

place to work for a range of high-end financial, technology, legal and blue-chip organisations in Sydney. “We knew the physical space alone would not deliver on our promise of delivering leading hospitality and workspace experience, which is why...

News | 07/08/2023

City of Sydney embarks on Sydney Park restoration project

City of Sydney Council has confirmed it will preserve and restore a number of brick kilns and chimneys located at Sydney Park with the help of Tonkin Zulaikha Greer Architects and JMD Design as it looks to maintain connections between the community...

News | 13/07/2022

Nothing is final: Vale Peter Myers (1941-2023)

Peter Myers was a Sydney architect in solo practice since 1970. He was on the design team of Jørn Utzon's Sydney Opera House at Bennelong Point, and he undertook considerable research on the beginnings of Sydney, discovering that the city was...

News | 09/05/2023

As Western Sydney residents grapple with climate change, they want political action

Western Sydney is being developed rapidly, increasing its already high vulnerability to climate change. One day in January 2020, Penrith was the hottest place on Earth. Residents who have endured searing heat, bushfires, heavy rain, floods and huge...

News | 09/03/2023

Pritzker Prize-winning French connection in Australia to show off their urban housing skills

also presents studio work from within the University of Sydney that focuses on some of the city’s most pertinent sites with regard to questions of urban life, including the Sirius Building and Waterloo Housing Estate. The exhibition...

News | 04/08/2023

SUNTUF corrugated polycarbonate panels specified for Aviva Stadium, Ireland

requirement met by Palram’s proprietary corrugation technology. Palram met all the project challenges in terms of design, production and logistics, and installed the corrugated panels perpendicular to the slope, relying on the stadium’s unique...

Palram Australia

Australians require assistance to climb the property ladder, research reveals

, ‘Transitions into home ownership: a quantitative assessment’, undertaken for AHURI by researchers from University of Sydney and RMIT University, seeks to outline the economic constraints placed on aspiring homeowners. “Our research certainly...

News | 04/08/2023

Heritage precinct to provide the platform for creatives to thrive

fjcstudio, YSG Studio and constructed by Built, with the building company partnering with the City of Sydney to curate a host of creative events. The new precinct is located on Clarence Street, and will become a world-class creative and cultural hub in the...

News | 03/08/2023

Assessing risk: Why Engineered Wood Products are a safe solution for mid-rise construction

detection are completed before shop drawings and production. This is an easy task with EWPs because of their accurate dimensional tolerances, while minor on-site adjustments are very simple to carry out, if required. While structural elements are...

WoodSolutions: Design and Build

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