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Get Started: Climate Action in the built environment across Australia
Across Australia numerous groups are taking meaningful climate action and working hard to develop inspiring solutions. Today, I speak with ...
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Get Started: Reducing Embodied Carbon – Lucy Humphrey, Studio Ecology
Reducing embodied carbon in all new buildings and renovations is fast becoming a global priority and in Australia new regulations ...
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Water & Ecosystems: Delight in your environment – Tim Bennetton, Tim Bennetton Architects
Careful consideration of water is now a critical part of design as we confront increasing floods and droughts due to ...
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Get Started: Climate Action in the built environment across Australia
Across Australia numerous groups are taking meaningful climate action and working hard to develop inspiring solutions. Today, I speak with representatives from five different organisations ...
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Get Started: Reducing Embodied Carbon – Lucy Humphrey, Studio Ecology
Reducing embodied carbon in all new buildings and renovations is fast becoming a global priority and in Australia new regulations are on the horizon. In ...
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Water & Ecosystems: Delight in your environment – Tim Bennetton, Tim Bennetton Architects
Careful consideration of water is now a critical part of design as we confront increasing floods and droughts due to climate change. We'll investigate the ...
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Healthy Buildings: Hempcrete and materials for a healthy home – Michael Leung, Balanced Earth Architects
Prioritising health when selecting material and products is simply common sense, and the best thing about healthy materials – they are also brilliant for the ...
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Prefabrication: Structural Insulated Panels (SIPS) & Passivhaus – Murray Robertson, Robertson Architects NZ
SIPS, or structural insulated panels are a fast and efficient way to achieve very high thermal performance. In today's episode, we continue exploring prefabricated panel ...
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Prefabrication: Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) design & construction – Jae Warrander, Makers
House prefabrication using flat pack panels delivers multiple environmental and cost benefits and is the way of the future. In today's episode, we dive into ...
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Earth Building: Rammed Earth – Steffen Welsch, Steffen Welsch Architects
In today's episode, we investigate earth building - and rammed earth construction. Architect Steffen Welsch, director of Steffen Welsch Architects, shares the story behind his ...
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Renewable Materials: Affordable sustainable design and Durra Panel – Matt Delroy-Carr, MDC Architects
In today's episode, we continue exploring renewable materials and investigate the design of an affordable environmental home built using standard construction methods. It features Durra ...
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Renewable Materials: Hempcrete – Emily Knight, Emily Knight Design
Hemp has been used in construction for thousands of years, but it's only recently that it’s incredible environmental benefits have crept into mainstream awareness. In ...
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Renewable Materials: Strawbale Panels & Biophilic Design – Talina Edwards, Envirotecture
If you thought that straw bales were only for DIY backyard builders, think again. In today's episode, we move onto our next sustainable design theme, ...
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Renovation & Reuse: Building less & Retro joy – Paul Butterworth, Paul Butterworth Architect
Building less is without doubt the most cost effective and environmental solution. If you have an old home with good bones, a few strategic and ...
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Renovation & Reuse: Old buildings & character – Rob Norman, Symbiosphere Architects
Actively looking for ways to reuse what is already in place is central to environmental decision making. In today's episode, we move on to our ...
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ESD Fundamentals: Adaptable & flexible for the future – Chris Bligh, Bligh Graham Architects
To be sustainable, buildings must be adaptable and flexible. They must meet the current occupants’ needs efficiently and enable rearrangement or repurposing to accommodate future ...
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ESD Fundamentals: Space efficient joy – Belinda Allwood & Allison Stout, People Oriented Design
Sustainable design begins with the fundamentals. This means carefully considered floor plans that utilise space efficiently and are responsive to your climate and the surrounding ...
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Regenerative Design & Circularity – Andrew Noonan, Andrew Noonan Architect
Reducing carbon emissions, both embodied and operational, is now a design priority. But carbon cannot be considered in isolation. Architect Andrew Noonan, director of Andrew ...
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Design for a changing climate – Dr Paul Matthew, University of Queensland, School of Architecture, Design & Planning
Every renovation and new build project is an opportunity to create positive environmental change. But where should we concentrate our efforts to achieve the greatest ...
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Sustainable Design: The latest science & solutions – Season 3. Introduction & Programme
Are you looking for environmental and affordable design ideas for your renovation or new build? Find out the latest sustainable ideas, products and materials used ...
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What’s new at Renovation Collaborative in 2025 – Stephanie Skyring
Architect Stephanie Skyring explains how Renovation Collaborative has changed and what's on offer for the community and Architects in 2025 ...
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How to get started with Passive House – Alexia Lidas, Australian Passivhaus Assoc. & Anna Cumming, Sanctuary Magazine at Renew
If you'd like to know more about Passive House, today you'll learn some ideas that will get you started. If you just want to dip ...
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Passive House Design: Subtropical – Tiago Guerreiro, H4 Living
How do you design a Passive House in a Subtropical climate like Brisbane? Today’s episode is the fourth and final episode focussing on the design ...
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