Search

tone on tuesday 99

A family affair

retreat.A spotted gum deck surrounds the new footprint. The grainy, brown tone of the hardwood (also used on the cladding of the structures) allows the extensions to merge with the surrounding eucalypts and tussock grass. These additions reach out into the...

News | 09/06/2009

Historic electrical substation converted to townhouses

.The renovation has also included the addition of three new modern townhouses on the 1500m2 site.Known as “The electricity substation that never was” the original structure was built in 1916 to supply the Ryde area with electricity.Once plans were...

News | 19/11/2008

Workers march against "extreme abuse": CFMEU

assembly. There will also we smaller rallies in Newcastle and Woolongon. Large protests are expected in Mebourne and Brisbane too. The affect on businesses should be minimal in Sydney because Tuesday a fixed rostered day off. However the protests in...

News | 01/12/2008

A leafy facade

printed image on corrugated fibreglass by architects Herzog and De Meuron, gave Melbourne design architect Anna Ely the inspiration to explore the same concept.DMS DigiGlass is a safety glass which is created by bonding a polyvinyl butyral (PVB) interlayer...

News | 01/09/2008

Perpetuating a positive life cycle

Having your heart in the right place is not enough when designing new buildings or refurbishing existing ones to achieve low environmental impact. Deborah Singerman reports on why. ou need consistent, credible measures over the life of the building...

News | 02/12/2008

Recovery and rehabilition

, further reducing energy consumption. With a 99.9 per cent UV barrier, the translucent sheet material also prevents sunburn on occupants.

News | 30/04/2008

From runway to wall (1)

In the eighth of a 10-part series charting key developments in the building industry over the past 40 years, Stephanie McDonald reports on changes in colours, textures and technology with interior paints. Just like the evolving world of fashion...

News | 01/03/2008

Low odour paint

Wattyl i.d can be used in retail, public and commercial space, museums, restaurants, residential, schools and hospitals. Wattyl i.d is low VOC paint which is 99.7 per cent free of VOCs in the untinted product, well within any limits set by the Green...

News | 31/07/2007

Back to black

organisms. It recycles sewage and wastewater into clean irrigated water that can be used on the garden. It can also recycle all food scraps (with an in-sink grinder) and break down non-plastic sanitary items.All water and sewage from the household is fed...

News | 01/02/2008

Back to Top