The ABCB’s Silver Standard
The BDAA is excited to present a vital update from the ABCB. On Friday 30 April 2021, the Building Ministers agreed to mandate the Livable Housing Design Silver Level as a standard for [...]
Upgrades to BASIX
More flexibility. More usability. More transparency. More efficiency. The new BASIX updates are anything but basic. Read more about them HERE.
Design & Places SEPP – (Design Process 3.1.1 Pg. 25)
The proposed Design and Place SEPP will require that developments that are three or more storeys, open space over 1000 square metres, and precincts and significant development, are designed by [...]
Get Smart about Smart Bathrooms Quiz
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Weathertex – Pathway to Compliance formal CPD event quiz
Weathertex Pathway to Compliance Formal CPD quiz for download. Download Quiz
The Incredible Architecture of Bees
It’s a honey of a topic—one that has intrigued both scientists and laypeople for generations. What is the anatomy of a bee, and how do they live and thrive? Perhaps [...]
Tiny Homes Make a Big Difference in Urban Design
In Vancouver, vacant spaces are being morphed into Shifting Nests, a revolutionary concept in sustainable tiny homes created by designer BLA Design Group. This amazing housing project involves the transformation [...]
Adaptive Design Brings the World Within Reach
As we now live in a world transformed, the way that we live was bound to change—thus inspiring building designers to redesign our homes and cities to fit the purposes [...]
Eco-hotel
What luxury eco-hotel is inspired in equal parts by James Bond, a UFO, and sustainable building concepts? Anthénea, the world’s first autonomous and eco-friendly floating suite equipped with high-end [...]
Building Designers Association of Australia Strikes Partnership With Builder Finders
Sydney, 17 July 2020: NSW builder broker, Builder Finders, has been endorsed as a Regional Industry Partner of the Building Designers Association of Australia (BDAA). The Building Designers Association [...]