Updates

City of Sydney to host major 2020 women’s climate summit

11 Feb, 2019

Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore has announced that the City of Sydney has been selected to host a major international climate conference in 2020. The C40 Women4Climate Conference is an initiative of the C40, a network of 94 of the world’s largest cities, representing more than 700 million people worldwide….

National Sustainable Living Festival 2019

7 Feb, 2019

Australia’s longest running and largest sustainability festival hits the streets in 2019 for its 20th year. This iconic, national platform showcases sustainability leaders and innovators with cutting edge solutions to an ever-growing audience. Disruptions for sustainability are happening right now all around the world – whether it’s the explosion in…

ASPECT Studios calls for more green rooftops in Brisbane

5 Feb, 2019

Proposed changes by Brisbane City Council under Brisbane City Plan that incentivise the inclusion of green rooftops by residential developers have been warmly received by developers. The changes will enable developers to include communal green spaces on rooftops without listing those spaces as an extra floor. While this is a…

Open House: Tamworth Textile Triennial

2 Feb, 2019

The third Tamworth Textile Triennial, curated by Glenn Barkley, will open at artisan (Queensland’s home of craft and design) on Saturday 23 February at 2pm. The Tamworth Textile Triennial, held every three years, show-cases the best of textile art from across the country, attracting artist participation from all states in Australia and…

Leading design experts announced for Sydney Design Festival

31 Jan, 2019

Leading design experts from Australia and around the world have been announced for the Sydney Design Festival, running from 1 – 10 March 2019 across Sydney. Curated and produced by the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences (MAAS), this year’s festival theme Accessing Design challenges designers to broaden the definition of design…

TerraCycle unveils Loopâ„¢

30 Jan, 2019

A coalition of the largest consumer product companies, along with international recycling leader TerraCycle, has unveiled a global, first-of-its-kind, shopping system called Loopâ„¢. The initiative was designed to change the world’s reliance on single use packaging, offer a convenient and enhanced circular solution to consumers, while securing meaningful environmental benefits….

La Cantina Pizzolato: an Italian bio winery

28 Jan, 2019

This organic winery in Villorba, Treviso already had 35 years of history and prosperity to its name. With respect to the natural bounty of the land upon which it stands, the architects created a structure that channels the modality and materiality of agriculture with a focus on sustainability. Reinventing the…

Recycling biosolids to make sustainable bricks

25 Jan, 2019

How can you recycle the world’s stockpiles of treated sewage sludge and boost sustainability in the construction industry, all at the same time? Turn those biosolids into bricks. Biosolids are a by-product of the wastewater treatment process that can be used as fertiliser, in land rehabilitation or as a construction…

The Cape opens newest home, Seastar

24 Jan, 2019

Australia’s premium sustainable housing project, The Cape, in Cape Paterson, has opened its doors to its newest 8.1-star energy efficient home, Seastar. This energy and water efficient coastal home sits within the top tier of sustainable homes in Australia. Featuring state-of-the-art energy efficient design, construction and fit out, Seastar boasts…

Council now powered by 100 per cent renewable energy

23 Jan, 2019

A new wind farm in regional Victoria has begun supplying energy to power Town Halls, bank branches, universities and street lights across Melbourne. Fourteen members of Melbourne’s leading universities, cultural institutions, corporations and councils combined their purchasing power to support the construction of the 80 MW wind farm at Crowlands,…