Tag: Sustainable design
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Harnessing sunshine
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Fifteen sustainable, low-energy buildings that utilise a mix of passive and active solar design techniques and technologies.
Architect interview: Jos de Krieger
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Dutch architect Jos de Krieger, partner at Superuse Studios, discusses how we can design with reusable ‘waste’ materials.
A new leader for NZGBC
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The New Zealand Green Building Council has just announced the appointment of Andrew Eagles to the position of chief executive.
Excellence for InnoV8
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Vodafone’s Jasmax-designed building is the first in Christchurch’s growing innovation precinct to achieve a Green Star rating.
Superuse design workshops
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29 Jul 2016 to 10 Aug 2016
Jos de Krieger of Superuse Studios, Rotterdam, presents three design workshops on the principles and processes of ‘superuse’.
Jos de Krieger of Superuse Studios, Rotterdam, presents three design workshops on the principles and processes of ‘superuse’.
2016 Lafarge Holcim Awards open
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Entries are now open for the 2016 Lafarge Holcim Foundation Awards for sustainable design.
A sustainable vision
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The NZGBC Sustainable Housing Summit looked at how we can better improve our built environment, both locally and overseas.
Creative empathy
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Italian architect Mario Cucinella discusses designing for context and making a difference in Gaza with ArchitectureNow.
Fly away home
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James Legge of Six Degrees Architects in Melbourne discusses the sustainable, architect-as-developer Nightingale model.
Un-fantastic plastic?
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Lynne Elvins examines the issue of plastics recycling at both ends of the process, and explores design-centric solutions.
Sustainability with context
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Stephen Voyle, founder of Context Architects, discusses sustainability and green building practice in New Zealand.
Building organically
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Bristol-based architectural practitioner and renewable building entrepreneur Craig White discusses straw bale construction.
Moving towards 100% pure
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Green Party co-leader James Shaw on why New Zealand’s sustainability progress has not kept pace with much of the world.
Wellington students to build in Africa
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A rammed earth house designed by the Shift Design team has won nomination for construction in Tanzania in 2016.
Kate Orff: translating research into action
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Claire Martin speaks with Kate Orff, founder and design director of New York-based landscape architecture practice Scape.
Active for Passive House
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ArchitectureNow talks all things Passive House with two professionals spreading the word in New Zealand.
In an ideal world
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The Ideal House is a high-performance home that has been built to showcase the latest in sustainable design and materials.
Green Building Innovations workshop
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Robin Mellon from the GBCA presents a workshop on Innovation Challenges in Australia, and what’s in store for New Zealand.