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Environment

Sustainable water use – efficient then effective

Published: 31 August 2005

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

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Rapid advancement and change within Australia's predominant timber certification schemes has led to the revision of the original November 2004 paper: ...

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Environment

Design for disassembly – themes and principles

Published: 31 August 2005 | Edited: 24 August 2018

This note was reviewed and approved for currency of underlying principles in August 2018.  The disassembly of buildings to recover materials and ...

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Environment

Sustainable communities

Published: 30 November 2004

As Australia faces a number of challenges, including water shortages, rising fuel costs, expanding population and insufficient land, resources and ...

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Practice

Mental health in the profession

Published: 20 November 2019

Read time: 8 minutes Mental health is sometimes described as a continuum, where good mental health is at one end, and mild to severe mental illnesses ...

Environment

Towards sustainable urbanism

Published: 30 November 2005

'Sustainable Urbanism' encompasses Australian urban design and transportation practices that seek to create vibrant, liveable communities.  This ...

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David 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 ...

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Good indoor environment quality (IEQ) can have a positive impact on the health, wellbeing and productivity of occupants in office buildings.

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Environment

Adjusting building thermostats for environmental gains – a pilot study

Published: 30 November 2008 | Edited: 3 October 2018

This note was reviewed and retained for legacy in November 2018. This paper discusses a pilot study which involved altering the thermostat set-points ...

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Environment

Climate change and sustainability

Published: 31 August 2005

During the twentieth century the earth warmed by about 0.6°C, primarily due to the accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Consequent to ...

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