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From time to time at Architecture & Design, we are guilty of showcasing some of the most unbelievably designed homes within our Projects section.
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While there are many educational institutions across the country, there is always a need to innovate. As new forms of learning, teaching and researching come to fruition, we must find a way to foster these processes and techniques.
In a world where climate change is an increasingly pressing issue, yet for many, the action of Governments leaves a lot to be desired, businesses are picking up the slack. Across the architecture and design industries we’re seeing businesses fulfill their social responsibilities and putting the minds of environmentally conscious architects and end-users at ease.
The Lifetime Achievement category at the 2021 Sustainability Awards seeks to champion architects who have devoted the majority of their working lives to the betterment of Australian architecture.
By adaptively reusing and refurbishing materials and products when initiating a refresh on a project, we are able to minimise the environmental impacts associated with new projects.
While building from scratch certainly gives one the ability to create a bespoke home, adding, extending or refurbishing an existing house is where the challenge lies.
Adaptive reuse is a common theme of many contemporary projects. As opposed to exploiting new resources, architects are opting to utilise existing elements of homes and buildings in an effort to ensure their work does not bring harm to the wider world.
Some are architects, some are leaders, some are teachers and some are mothers, but all nominees and winners of the Women in Sustainability category give much of their professional lives to architecture.
Electrolux’s Design Director for Sustainability tells us about what the lightbulb moment on his own sustainability journey looked like, why the last two years have created an opportunity for businesses developing home products to work in a more sustainable way - and how small, everyday changes can, in fact, make a big difference.
Cosentino is committed to sustainability and has boosted its green credentials even further with the development of the exclusive HybriQ+ technology, first showcased in the latest Silestone® Loft Collection. HybriQ+ technology is a ground-breaking leap in the evolution of Silestone® that introduces a new production process, new product composition and new design possibilities.
Sustainability is, at its core, a selfless endeavour. It’s a statement that the wasteful ways of the past will no longer stand, and to take action that supports the needs of future generations and the planet they will inherit. It’s a commitment not to take the easy route, but to be conscious and considered in your actions, and recognising that those actions have consequences.
Circular economy is fast becoming a sustainability buzz term; spoken by many businesses who may use recycled materials, but truly practiced by very few. Interface falls into the latter category. Their ReEntry program sees them reclaim used carpet to be recycled and kept from landfill, as well as taking a whole-of lifecycle approach to their own products.
