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Permaculture - Part A - Introduction and urban farming
Published: 28 February 2010 | Edited: 28 November 2018This note was reviewed and approved for currency in November 2018. This paper is the first of a two part paper intended to introduce the concept of ...
Living walls – a way to green the built environment
Published: 31 August 2008 | Edited: 17 September 2018This note was reviewed and approved for currency in September 2018. Green or living walls is an emerging technology that integrates vegetation into ...
Biodiversity, the variety of life on earth, is required for the health of the natural environment and the continuation of the human species. Though ...
This note, GEN 3, was originally published in 1995 and authored by Richard Lamb. The note was reviewed in August 2001 and the original paper needed ...
Read time: 28 minutes The Indigenous Ecosystem Corridors and Nodes Project (IEC+N) was launched in 2016 by the International Union of Architects (UIA ...
Properties and rating systems for glazings, windows and skylights (including atria)
Published: 31 August 2004International research and product development has resulted from partnerships between the research community and the world's leading glass, window ...
This note has been written to show firstly, where lighting design fits into the overall sustainability context, and secondly, to show how lighting ...
This note, DES 6, originally published in August 2000, was revised and rewritten by Nancy Ruck in August 2001. The information herein is considered ...
Proponents of energy efficiency and sustainability in the built environment have always understood the importance of the facade as a key element for ...
Thermal performance of an energy efficient house in a dry temperate climate
Published: 28 February 2009This note was reviewed in October 2018 and has been retained for legacy. In 2003 a demonstration home was constructed by a local authority in Perth ...