Garage Sale Trail has been announced as a finalist in the Community category for this year’s Premier’s Sustainability Awards for their national grass roots waste education program which together with 20 Victorian Councils, including Ararat Rural City Council, Bayside City Council, City of Greater Dandenong, City of Greater Geelong, City…

From Sydney to Brisbane to Perth, school communities across Australia will re-imagine their local parks and green spaces in the hope of leaving a green legacy for future generations.  Launching Today (Oct 14), My Park Rules, a national competition created in collaboration with 202020 Vision and Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA) will encourage school…

The Australian Institute of Architects’ latest Droga Architect in Residence has arrived in Australia to commence the three-month residency. Nick Wood, Founder and Director of How About Studio, will present a range of talks, lectures and workshops around the country in addition to a research project focusing on the role…

The Finalists in the Banksia Sustainability Awards were announced this week at an event entitled “Seeing The Future In The Present”. This year Banksia is recognising fifty seven finalists across fourteen different categories for their innovation, problem solving, leadership and extraordinary sustainability achievements. The Banksia Sustainability Awards, now in their 27th…

Enphase Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: ENPH), a global energy technology company, today announced that Australia and New Zealand are the first markets worldwide to receive the Enphase® Home Energy Solution, an integrated solution combining solar generation, energy control, and energy storage. The award-winning Enphase technology is an advanced energy solution that…

The Master of Disaster, Design and Development (MoDDD), is an innovative new degree from RMIT University’s School of Architecture and Design that will enable students to work internationally in the disaster and development fields. Developed in partnership with the International Federation of the Red Cross and UN-Habitat, MoDDD will explore…

Members of the public are invited to vote for their favourite residential project from the 2015 National Architecture Awards shortlist. The People’s Choice Award is presented by the Australian Institute of Architects as part of the National Architecture Awards program. The Award is in its second year following a successful…

A superb example of adventurous design and the use of timber in contemporary architecture, the Melbourne School of Design at the University of Melbourne was awarded the WoodSolutions Overall Winners’ prize. The project was a collaborative design between Melbourne’s John Wardle Architects and NADAAA (Boston). The winners of another 22…

Windows and doors are incredibly dynamic elements to a home. They need to contribute to keeping a home cool in summer, warm in winter, provide security, fresh air and natural light -whilst demonstrating a sense of finesse. Windows react thermally via direct and indirect sunlight. When sunlight hits a window,…