Hemp Helps in Paris’ Green Public Housing
Hemp long has been considered a brilliant form of insulation. Now “Hempcrete,” a concrete-like mixture that is a combination of hemp hurd — the wooden core of the cannabis plant [...]
Design Panels Formed to Address Melbourne’s ‘Crap’ Buildings
The City of Melbourne appointed a pair of panels last week that include 40 designers and developers that will check applications for design merit and quality. Reports from the Design [...]
Social and Cost-Efficient Housing Coming Soon in Melbourne
A pair of multiresidential developments blending social and cost-efficient housing units will be constructed in Melbourne’s south east, after the proposed sites were rezoned by way of the Victorian government’s fast [...]
IA Predicts Enhanced Demand for Skills, Labour and Materials
Infrastructure Australia’s initial Infrastructure Market Capacity Report predicts an increase in demand for resources because of the swift increase in public infrastructure investment. The report is a response to a request [...]
Build-to-Rent Project Creating ‘Force for Good’
A pair of developing asset classes are joining forces on a Brisbane construction site in a new development model promoted as a mutually advantageous “force for good”. Build-to-rent is [...]
Mushrooms for Your Rooms? Mushroom Insulation is a Thing
Each time a building is constructed or torn down, dumpsters filled with building waste go to landfills—and yearly in the U.S., the building and demolition industry creates twice as [...]
Plastic Made Sustainable
Although plastic is commonly seen as a source of pollution, today’s building designers are putting this attractive and multifunctional material to good use in their projects. Bolon Over the [...]
This Modern Eco-Home Offers a Garden Roof and Involves the Forest in its Design
Hugging House is a contemporary eco-home design idea that offers a garden roof and blends its natural landscape. Noting the devasting effects of climate change, most contemporary designers seek inspiration from [...]
These Prefab Coral Shaped Structures are Designed to be Self-Sustaining Centres for the Coastal Community!
In every sample of building design we see the influence of local culture and of the sustainability movement. The Cagbalete Sand Clusters in Taguig, Philippines, is an organically contoured [...]
Melbourne Establishes New Peak Bodies to Promote Best Design Practice
The City of Melbourne has enlisted many reputable designers and established a pair of peak bodies to supply expert design advice regarding major public developments. Councillors endorsed the new Design Excellence Advisory Committee and Melbourne Design Review [...]