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12 Dec 2012
Categories: Sustainable Commercial Buildings, Indoor Environment Sectors: Owners, Occupiers, Facility Managers
Predictive airconditioning, automatic chiller cleaners and efficient lighting are just some of the new technologies helping office buildings.
19 Sep 2012
Categories: Sustainable Commercial Buildings, Indoor Environment, Processes and Tools Sectors: Owners
247 Adelaide Street, Brisbane, will target a four star NABERS rating, cutting its energy use by 50 percent through a $1.23 million retrofit financed by Low Carbon Australia and the Green Building Fund.
20 Aug 2012
Categories: Sustainable Commercial Buildings, Indoor Environment, Processes and Tools Sectors: Owners, Occupiers, Designers, Facility Managers
A new University of Sydney lab will be used for research into how indoor environment quality impacts occupants’ comfort and productivity.
22 Dec 2011
Categories: Sustainability Strategies, Indoor Environment Sectors: Owners, Occupiers, Developers, Builders, Designers, Facility Managers
Arup uses existing technology and staff involvement to achieve a 4 star NABERS energy rating, is named CitySwitch National Signatory of the Year.
07 Jan 2011
Categories: Indoor Environment
Consulting engineer Norman Disney & Young discuss some of their recent projects that are raising the bar on renewable energy in buildings.
14 Dec 2010
Categories: Indoor Environment Sectors: Designers
Is sustainability under threat from fashion? Chris Larsen spoke to engineers who say green building should return to simplicity and first principles.
07 Jul 2010
Categories: Sustainability Strategies, Indoor Environment Sectors: Owners
Sustainability tools for retail property are in their infancy, but mandatory disclosure is already on the radar for the sector.
14 Jan 2010
Categories: Indoor Environment, Processes and Tools, Case Studies Sectors: Builders
A project launched last year in Victoria is aiming to slash water use by fire sprinkler systems during testing and other maintenance activities.
09 Dec 2009
Categories: Indoor Environment, Processes and Tools Sectors: Owners, Facility Managers
NABERS has moved into retail with a new rating guide for shopping centre owners and managers to measure the energy and water use of their buildings.
