Tag: Sustainability
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Transitional architecture
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Barnaby Bennett reviews the fourth Festival of Transitional Architecture, held late last year in Christchurch.
Creating a city of love
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The newly-appointed chair of the World Green Building Council, Lee Siang Tai, discusses how we can create sustainable cities.
Tesla launches rooftop solar tiles
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Tesla and SolarCity announce new technology that allows homes to capture solar energy through integrated rooftop solar tiles.
Biophilic Vietnam: Vo Trong Nghia
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Partner Content: A look at some of Vo Trong Nghia Architects’ projects in urban Vietnam that incorporate biophilic design.
From fishing nets to carpets
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Fabrizio Calenti discusses his company’s quest to turn post-consumer waste products into nylon yarn for the carpet industry.
Bamboo revival
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Stronger than steel and able to withstand compression better than concrete, this raw tubular material is making a comeback.
An off-grid, low-cost housing solution?
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Australian company Big World Homes has designed a modular, flat-packed tiny home to create off-grid homeowner communities.
The weakest link?
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Architect Russell Devlin discusses home battery storage systems and whether this solar technology is now coming of age.
World’s first Tesla suburb
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A Melbourne town will become the world’s first Tesla suburb with the installation of Tesla Powerwall technology within houses.
Creating smarter homes
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Two Kiwi designers who specialise in sustainable architecture discuss how we can maximise energy efficiency in our homes.
Build Eco Xpo (BEX) Asia
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Trade Show, Singapore,
7 Sep 2016 to 9 Sep 2016
The ninth edition of the Build Eco Xpo (BEX) Asia will be held at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore from 7 to 9 September.
The ninth edition of the Build Eco Xpo (BEX) Asia will be held at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore from 7 to 9 September.
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.
Planning for cultural resilience
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Thousands of Totara tree seeds will be planted for future generations to use, thanks to the Totara Legacy Project.
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.
Revisioning ‘waste’ as ‘resource’
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Do landscape architects have the ability to alter behaviours in the direction of sustainability?
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.
Toxic declaration
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Labelling tools are now helping architects choose material products to help sustain the health of a building’s occupants.
World-first smog-fighting urban sculpture
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The Dutch city of Rotterdam is home to the world’s first “vacuum cleaner” structure that turns smog into fresh air.
Clean green image
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Owner-occupiers take note: solar technology is not only good for your public image, it also helps your bottom line.