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 November 2018. The adaptive model of thermal comfort shifts attention from engineered comfort solutions to architectural ones. As the concept of adaptive comfort displaces the old static model, ...

As Australia faces a number of challenges, including water shortages, rising fuel costs, expanding population and insufficient land, resources and services to support it in a sustainable manner, there is a growing need to address these issues, adapt ...

Kelvin Grove Urban Village is the first inner-city development of its kind in Australia. It is a master-planned community that demonstrates best practice in sustainable, mixed-use urban development, and brings together educational, residential, ...

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 ...

Adapting building designs for climate change is about managing the unavoidable. While there is debate around what level of adaptation is needed, there is growing awareness that design practices need to take into account predictions of increased risk ...

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 ...

Read time: 28 minutes The Indigenous Ecosystem Corridors and Nodes Project (IEC+N) was launched in 2016 by the International Union of Architects (UIA) and the International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA). IEC+N aligns with ‘designing for ...

This note, originally published in 1997, was reviewed by John Gelder in October 2002. This Note reviews a number of issues which arise out of consideration of the natural environment and human health, and which affect the content of National Master ...

This note was reviewed and approved in October 2018 - not applicable for update. The BRANZ research organisation investigated the environmental implications of 51 alternative archetype window and door systems commonly available in the Australian ...