Nov 26, 2024 · Catherine Carter is a respected leader in the property industry, known for her contributions to urban design, innovation and community building.

News in brief: February. Insurance for anti-woke behaviour 7 February: here’s one for the books – Fast Company reports that UK based insurance agency Samphire Risk is offering to protect miscreants against cancel culture, as the anti- “woke” culture ramps up.

Nov 5, 2024 · In late 2023, Victoria joined New South Wales in allowing homeowners to build ADUs (secondary dwellings) up to 60 square meters – in their backyards without planning permits, with Western Australia also adopting a similar scheme at the start of 2024. In Victoria alone over 700,000 properties meet the criteria for an ADU without a permit. With Australia facing a national construction shortage ...

Nov 12, 2024 · Other early followers, too, must have been charmed by McLeod’s notion to throw several regular concepts of development out the window and get as close to a disruptive model of housing as it’s possible to get in this lugubrious industry, weighed down as it is with habit, history and, in one case, pesky neighbours who objected to the lack of parking on site.

Jan 23, 2025 · He said all projects would be designed and delivered with an eye to long-term value, with AXA IM Alts stipulating design for full electrification, 100 per cent renewable energy supply and a minimum 5 star Green Star Buildings certification and an average 7.5-star NatHERS home energy rating.

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Aug 13, 2024 · He told The AFR: “Australian and global businesses have already realised the financial benefits of protecting the environment, though many politicians have been slow to realise the global reality.Businesses are filling the gap and leading Australia into a low carbon future. “What I love about this role is the benefit of doing the right thing for the planet and the economy.

Aug 3, 2023 · Handling a big chunk of the work will be mechanical airconditioning contractor Velocity Air. Upgrades to the building include: Efficiencies in the new reverse cycle HVAC system mean that hot air removed from airconditioning will be recycled back into the system for use elsewhere, such as heating water

May 27, 2024 · The Victorian government is planning Australia’s largest urban renewal project. The plan is to knock down and rebuild 44 large public housing towers in Melbourne. The government says these towers, built in the 1960s and ’70s, are no longer fit for purpose and will cost more to maintain and upgrade than to replace.

Aug 29, 2022 · EXPLAINER: The NSW government's new planning policy will set new standards for energy, water and thermal performance of new homes, and extend BASIX environmental rating standards to some non-residential buildings for the first time. There’s even provisions for net zero commercial buildings and the measure of embodied carbon.