In the lead up to World Environment Day on June 5th, home appliance company, Electrolux, has announced its ‘Invironment Project’ – a global research initiative to investigate what indoor pollution looks like in consumer homes around the world. Particle pollution is a global environmental issue, generally focusing on outdoor air…

Leading home furnishing retailer; IKEA Australia, announced today that it will roll out a solar panel energy system across its East Coast stores, resulting in the largest commercial installation in Australia. Collectively, the installation, across seven IKEA buildings, will include over 16,000 panels, with an annual output of 5,495 million…

A new bank building on Auckland’s waterfront has received New Zealand’s highest architectural honour and 16 other projects, ranging from an airport terminal in Christchurch to an exhibition pavilion in Germany, and a tiny bach to a busy student hub, have won awards in the country’s premier architectural competition, the…

Advanced waste treatment systems could divert more than 95 per cent of Sydney’s household waste from landfill and convert non-recyclable waste into a useful renewable gas to power city buildings and provide heating and cooling. Rapid population growth in our cities means that by around 2021 our landfill sites will…

The official Shortlist for the Australian Institute of Architects’ 2014 Victorian Architecture Awards has been announced this morning, with just over 100 projects spread across Melbourne and regional Victoria shortlisted for 11 categories and the prestigious Victorian Architecture Medal. This year’s Award entries have seen a high calibre of projects…

Getting a one-off item made just for you is no longer the domain of the wealthy thanks to Handkrafted, a new website that’s challenging the view that custom-made means out-of-reach. Launched earlier this year, Handkrafted connects customers with craftspeople and artisans to commission and make bespoke timber pieces just for…

Ninety-one projects have been shortlisted for this year’s NSW Architecture Awards the Australian Institute of Architects announced today. The shortlist comes from a field of almost 200 entries across the categories of Public Architecture, Urban Design, Commercial Architecture, Interior Architecture, Residential Architecture – Houses (New), Residential Architecture – Houses (Alterations…

Think Brick Awards is rewarding innovative brick design with a $10,000 cash prize on offer and a chance to win a Business Class trip for two to Venice in 2016. The winner of the Horbury Hunt Residential category will walk away with the prestigious award at the richest design competition…

Entries are invited for the prestigious Australian Timber Design Awards recognising excellence in timber design and use. Now in their 15th year entry is open to architects, designers, engineers, builders and landscapers with a wide range of categories to suit all projects. Entries close on 27th June 2014. To get…

Small is beautiful … and it is also a great way to be environmentally friendly. Add the fact that this Montreal-based live/work space is a renovation and it becomes seriously green. The vibrant yellow kitchen alcove is only a few square feet in size and it’s crammed with appliances, pots,…