This paper was originally published in May 1995. It has now been fully reviewed by the author and republished to reflect updates to the topic since original publication. Building design professionals are committed to enhancing the quality and ...

Issue 02 June 2024 Read time: 17 minutes This note replaces the June 2020 edition.  Abstract There is an urgent need to address the pressing social and environmental challenges facing architectural practice in the 21st century. These challenges – ...

Regenerative design is a holistic framework supporting waste-free systems that utilise renewable resources and energy, seeking a balance between production and consumption while also restoring and revitalising (regenerating) its own sources of ...

This note, originally published in November 1998, was reviewed by Nigel Bell in September 2004. This summary page includes recent updates to the topic since publication. Lead is a health hazard. A useful material for thousands of years is now ...

This note was reviewed and approved for currency in October 2018. The way we form our urban areas, the spaces they create and the values they embody, have a profound effect on the quality of people’s lives. Urban designer Jenny Donovan draws on the ...

This note was reviewed and approved for currency in November 2018. While architects and planners don’t seek to disadvantage communities, the incremental impacts of the way towns and cities are designed is having exactly that effect when it comes to ...

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 revision and updating. Guy Barnett has re-written the note and updated the information.‘Biodiversity ...

This glossary has been reviewed and updated by the Environment Advisory Group for the 2021 edition, with the assistance and input of numerous members and external contributors. The definitions relate to built environment sustainability and are ...

Issue 04 September 2024  Read time: 34 minutes Abstract The buildings that we design, build and occupy can be evaluated and benchmarked with regard to sustainable design, construction and performance outcomes. This sustainable building rating ...

This paper was first published in the Australian Journal of Water Resources, and is reprinted with the kind permission of Engineers Australia. This paper presents an overview of the current state of adoption of water sensitive urban design (WSUD) ...