Australia’s very first six star dishwasher – washing and rinsing a full load in less than ten litres of water – has landed! Smeg Italy, global appliance innovator, has raised the bar on water. Earlier this year it released the first ever 16- minute dishwasher only to follow six months…

Until this house appeared a little over a year ago, the residential suburb of Keparra, with its collection of post-war timber bungalows, could best be described as architecturally modest. Now it’s become a destination for anyone interested in unusual, compact and yet highly functional architecture. Threading its way along the…

It’s a heavy metal collaboration – but not as you know it. MADA (Monash Art Design and Architecture) ‘Design-Make’ studio has been invited to collaborate with MONA (Museum of Old and New Art) on the recently launched ‘Heavy Metal’ project. The project, established by MONA founder David Walsh’s partner, curator…

Melbourne based premium LED lighting company Brightgreen presents the BR1000 bulb – a direct replacement for 100W incandescent bulbs that marks a significant expansion of the brand’s retrofit range. The BR1000 runs on just 12.5W of power, generating a maximum brightness of 1050 lumens to give an efficacy of 84…

Green designer Colin Devereaux is helping to reduce the carbon footprint of his clients through a bit of creativity and decreasing unnecessary materials. He uses bookshelves for walls, and encourages landlords not to demolish an existing building, but to revitalise its interior. Green Building Council Australia says that by refurbishing…

Australia’s green building industry continues to accelerate, with more than 100 Green Star projects certified and 134 new Green Star projects registered during 2013. “We now have 641 Green Star certified projects across every state and territory, with a further 486 projects registered to achieve ratings,” says the Green Building…

Adelaide’s new world class health and medical research institute opened today, with iconic architecture by Woods Bagot. Friday 29 November: The Prime Minister of Australia, the Hon Tony Abbott MP and Premier of South Australia, the Hon Jay Weatherill MP opened the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI)…

Hansgrohe is the first mixer and shower manufacturer to release a GRI certified Sustainability Report. Sustainability – for Hansgrohe SE, this is a concept that has always been an integral element of the company’s corporate culture. Hansgrohe SE just became the first mixer and shower manufacturer in the world to…

Green thumbs across Sydney are being encouraged to reach for the sky under the City of Sydney’s new green roofs and walls policy.The draft policy calls on residents and businesses to green their roofs and walls as a way of improving air quality, supporting biodiversity and creating new spaces in…

Renewable energy sources could provide 100 per cent of future electricity, heating and cooling needs in a blueprint that details how the city could run on renewable electricity and renewable gas by 2030. The City of Sydney’s final renewable energy master plan shows how 30 per cent of the city’s…