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

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

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

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

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 ...

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

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

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

This note was reviewed and approved for currency by the author in December 2018.  Thermal mass can be effectively employed in buildings to increase ...

Environmental design is in the broadest sense, the human response to the understanding that we are a part of our environment. This is the design ...