Strategies for optimising the use of land with respect to social, economic and environmental criteria. Includes consideration of urban form: the physical elements, pattern and density of land use and the nature of transportation within cities and ...

This note was reviewed and retained for legacy in August 2018. This note discusses approaches to sustainable design in remote, rural and regional areas. Based on the author's experiences in the Top End, it recommends approaches to managing a project ...

This note outlines how architects can use the design of buildings to help create sustainable transport systems and a more vibrant public domain. Traditionally, architecture has been mainly concerned with the internal efficiency of buildings. However ...

This is one of three companion papers taken from a study that assesses the comparative costs of urban redevelopment with the costs of greenfield development. This paper shows that substantial costs could be saved in infrastructure and transport if ...

This is one of three companion papers taken from a study that assesses the comparative costs of urban redevelopment with the costs of greenfield development. The first paper, The costs of urban sprawl – infrastructure and transportation, shows that ...

Exploring climate-responsive design, passive design principles and innovative construction and technologies in new and renovated residential projects ranging from single dwelling to multi-unit development, across urban, greenfield and regional sites ...

Exploring how sustainable design has been implemented in new and retrofitted commercial case studies including retail, mixed-use, office and government projects. The case studies provide briefing, program, procurement and process insights.

This note was reviewed in October 2018 and retained for legacy. This paper and its companion paper summarise reports published by the consulting firm GHD in 2003 and 2009 and in particular summarises final results of a two year trial of 6 ...

This note was reviewed and approved for currency in October 2018. The School of Architecture and Design at the University of Tasmania relocated at the beginning of 2007 to a converted 1950s heritage listed industrial building near the centre of ...

The CSIRO's Energy Centre at Newcastle has many innovative energy saving and renewable energy generation systems.  The Centre explores new methods of using a mix of natural ventilation and low-energy air conditioning to provide comfortable ...