This week’s news contains two seemingly unrelated stories – urban planning and fish stock management – which together actually point to where things go wrong. But that also means we know where to

A serious problem has finally caught the media’s attention: that so-called sustainable buildings ain’t always what they’re supposed to be. The ABC’s 7.30 program aired a story of a house that rated 5

I cannot design a building without knowing how many people are going to occupy it. Yet this is exactly how we are designing the future Australia – just bumbling along with no plan

Some things ARE changing, for the better and worse. Here are three… 1. Population Growth and Urban Planning – good move: A national discussion paper on urban planning policy has been launched which

It is possible to over-emphasise the thermal performance of buildings. Let’s be clear -5 and 6 Stars is not enough – but 8 probably is. Beyond that we should be focusing on the