Design strategies that may include natural, mechanical and mixed-mode forms of ventilation and/or passive cooling measures to meet thermal comfort, ...

This note was reviewed and approved for currency in November 2018. Life cycle energy analysis (LCEA) is a method of assessing both the operational ...

This note, originally published in August 2000, was reviewed by Stephen Pupilli in June 2005. Energy consumption related to Australia's ...

The previous version of this note (Energy Efficiency in Commercial Buildings by Deo Prasad May 1995) emphasised the need for including fundamental ...

Read time: 25 minutes There has been a tendency to focus on energy efficiency measures when reducing building-related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions ...

This note was reviewed and approved for currency in October 2018. The way we form our urban areas, the spaces they create and the values they embody, ...

This note was reviewed in October 2018 and retained for legacy. Co-housing emerged in Denmark and the Netherlands almost 40 years ago as a housing ...

This note was reviewed in October 2018 and retained for legacy. Co-housing has proven to be a successful and influential housing type. The reasons ...

This note was reviewed and approved for currency in November 2018. The physical destruction accompanying disasters typically creates an urgency to ...

Solutions and approaches for climate responsive design, consideration of microclimate and place-specific responses, and strategies for climate change ...