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Inspiring approaches in which wider systems are understood, and occupant choices and behaviours can be designed for and supported through to ...
Passivhaus: a pathway to low energy buildings in Australasia
Published: 31 May 2017 | Edited: 7 October 2018This note was reviewed and approved for currency in October 2018. The Passivhaus, or Passive House, standard is a rigorous, voluntary and ...
Read time: 1 minute An accessible adult change facility is a type of sanitary compartment that provides a suitable toilet for people with a complex ...
Read time: 2 minutes What is quality-based selection? Quality-based selection is a process which enables the selection of an architectural design ...
The impact of veranda on a single-sided, naturally ventilated building
Published: 31 August 2010 | Edited: 21 November 2018This note was reviewed and approved for currency in November 2018. This paper investigates the impact of veranda on the indoor and outdoor airflows ...
Beyond carbon neutrality: strategies for reductive and restorative sustainability
Published: 30 September 2010David Baggs looks at the role of the built environment in our un-sustainability and explores the full spectrum of strategies and solutions as to how ...
Green roofs for energy efficiency – a simulation study in Australian climates
Published: 30 November 2016 | Edited: 21 August 2018This note was reviewed and approved for currency in August 2018. This paper describes how green roofs influence the energy performance of a ...
Thermal mass for cool temperate climates
Published: 31 December 2012 | Edited: 11 November 2018This note was reviewed and approved for currency in November 2018. This note was prepared by Detlev Geard of the Tasmanian Branch of the Australian ...
Biodiversity, the variety of life on earth, is required for the health of the natural environment and the continuation of the human species. Though ...
We need artificial light in our daily lives, but we can have too much of it. Light pollution might be defined as excess artificial light, in the ...