Both Ché Wall from Flux and Maria Atkinson from Atkinson Consultancy outlined some aggressive challenges to the building codes and rating tools. Their texts and responses from CSIRO on NatHERS and from the Green Building Council of Australia are extensive so are reproduced separately here for ease of presentation.
According to Ché Wall in terms of ...
The QandA kicked off with Sarah Turner who had worked at the Green Building Council in its early days.
Back then, she said, the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) “wasn’t allowed; PVC wasn’t allowed. Carbon offsets were not permitted in Green Star, now they are.”
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Adrian Piani, Australian Building Codes Board
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Alison Scotland, Australian Sustainable Built Environment Council
Philip ...
No sooner had the Victorian Premier reshuffled the cabinet on Thursday than the Housing Industry Association called for the National Construction Code to be delayed. Following precisely on the heels of Tasmania confirming this week that it would delay implementation of the latest edition of the code.
Lobbying target for the HIA in its eternal ...
The Big Debate on the National Construction Code and green rating tools on 31 March sparked animated discussion, both on and off stage. Some of it verging on fiery.
It was clear from the intensity of engagement that herein lies a rich vein of material that needed to be mined, processed and sharpened for better strategies – or to be sure we can ...
Cities around the world are turning to nature-based solutions such as green roofs, urban forests and green walls to address heat, flooding, energy demand and biodiversity loss. Now, Sydney Harbourside will generate data to prove it.
UTS and RACE for 2030 have partnered with developer Mirvac to bring to life Australia’s largest urban green roof in the ...
This story was originally published by Elite Agent. Read the original story here.
Forget the granite benchtops and European appliances; the next battleground for property value is ‘energy productivity’, and agents who can speak confidently about comfort and running costs will have a clear edge.
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CleanPeak Energy Holdings co-founder Philip Graham who’s appeared at some of our events in recent times must be feeling chuffed right now.
According to news on Wednesday his company has “hit the M&A trail, after securing a $500 million strategic investment from private equity juggernaut KKR last year,” which invested in the company as part of its ...
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When Sydney households installed rooftop solar and batteries to keep the lights on during bushfires and floods, they didn’t realise they were also building a shield against the fuel crisis now gripping global markets.
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A core promise in the MMC narrative is the built-in pledges of end-of-life recycling.
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Construction continues with its upward cost trajectory despite modern methods of construction (MMC). ...
What the Brisbane greenslide reveals about protest politics, engagement theatre and state capture.
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Aircraft noise is usually dismissed as a mere annoyance – the sort of issue caricatured as NIMBY politics. Yet in recent years it has revealed something far more interesting: understanding its ...
South Australia axes downsizer stamp duty
After a tumultuous election in South Australia, which saw the Labor government gaining seven seats (the highest in history), One Nation gaining four and Liberals losing a whopping 11 seats, the government has flagged one of its first policies will be axing stamp duty for downsizers.
The abolition will apply ...
Both Ché Wall from Flux and Maria Atkinson from Atkinson Consultancy outlined some aggressive challenges to the building codes and rating tools. Their texts and responses from CSIRO on NatHERS and from the Green Building Council of Australia are extensive so are reproduced separately here for ease of presentation.
According to Ché Wall in terms of ...
The QandA kicked off with Sarah Turner who had worked at the Green Building Council in its early days.
Back then, she said, the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) “wasn’t allowed; PVC wasn’t allowed. Carbon offsets were not permitted in Green Star, now they are.”
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Maria Atkinson, Atkinson Consultancy
Simon Croft, HIA
Adrian Piani, Australian Building Codes Board
Haico Schepers, Arup
Alison Scotland, Australian Sustainable Built Environment Council
Philip ...
No sooner had the Victorian Premier reshuffled the cabinet on Thursday than the Housing Industry Association called for the National Construction Code to be delayed. Following precisely on the heels of Tasmania confirming this week that it would delay implementation of the latest edition of the code.
Lobbying target for the HIA in its eternal ...
The Big Debate on the National Construction Code and green rating tools on 31 March sparked animated discussion, both on and off stage. Some of it verging on fiery.
It was clear from the intensity of engagement that herein lies a rich vein of material that needed to be mined, processed and sharpened for better strategies – or to be sure we can ...
Cities around the world are turning to nature-based solutions such as green roofs, urban forests and green walls to address heat, flooding, energy demand and biodiversity loss. Now, Sydney Harbourside will generate data to prove it.
UTS and RACE for 2030 have partnered with developer Mirvac to bring to life Australia’s largest urban green roof in the ...
This story was originally published by Elite Agent. Read the original story here.
Forget the granite benchtops and European appliances; the next battleground for property value is ‘energy productivity’, and agents who can speak confidently about comfort and running costs will have a clear edge.
Sign up for our free ...
CleanPeak Energy Holdings co-founder Philip Graham who’s appeared at some of our events in recent times must be feeling chuffed right now.
According to news on Wednesday his company has “hit the M&A trail, after securing a $500 million strategic investment from private equity juggernaut KKR last year,” which invested in the company as part of its ...
Spinifex is an opinion column. If you would like to contribute, contact us to ask for a detailed brief.
When Sydney households installed rooftop solar and batteries to keep the lights on during bushfires and floods, they didn’t realise they were also building a shield against the fuel crisis now gripping global markets.
Sign up for our free ...
A core promise in the MMC narrative is the built-in pledges of end-of-life recycling.
Spinifex is an opinion column. If you would like to contribute, contact us to ask for a detailed brief.
Sign up for our free newsletter.
Construction continues with its upward cost trajectory despite modern methods of construction (MMC). ...
What the Brisbane greenslide reveals about protest politics, engagement theatre and state capture.
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Aircraft noise is usually dismissed as a mere annoyance – the sort of issue caricatured as NIMBY politics. Yet in recent years it has revealed something far more interesting: understanding its ...
South Australia axes downsizer stamp duty
After a tumultuous election in South Australia, which saw the Labor government gaining seven seats (the highest in history), One Nation gaining four and Liberals losing a whopping 11 seats, the government has flagged one of its first policies will be axing stamp duty for downsizers.
The abolition will apply ...
