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 ...

This note provides building design professionals and other green-building stakeholders with an overview of the complex interrelationships which must ...

This note, originally published in November 2000, was reviewed by John Todd in August 2005. This summary page includes recent updates to the topic ...

Sustainable water systems will meet water service needs at the lowest cost to society and with the lowest environmental impact through maximising ...

Energy saving technologies can significantly reduce building energy consumption, while enhancing thermal comfort and occupant health and wellbeing, ...

This paper summarises a study that looked at the factors that influence both energy and water efficiency for commercial office buildings. Using ...

This note discusses the difficulties currently being experienced in implementing Ecologically Sustainable Development (ESD) from a development ...

Read time: 25 minutes A summary update has been provided for this note in June 2023. This summary reflects updates to this topic on the National ...