“Everyone’s a winner”: PICA Group secures Australian-first strata …
WEBDec 14, 2020 · An electricity deal struck for both the good of the planet and thousands of residential tenants has been labelled a win-win by academics. One of Australia’s largest property and strata services organisations PICA Group recently secured what it claims is an industry-first solar energy deal expected to save 64 of their strata buildings an estimated $681,000 annually and reduce carbon emissions.
How migration affects housing affordability | The Fifth Estate
WEBMar 6, 2018 · Immigration has increased housing demand. Australia’s migration policy is its de-facto population policy. The population is growing by about 350,000 a year. More than half of this is due to immigration. Since 2005, net overseas migration – which includes the increase in temporary migrants – has averaged 200,000 people per year, up from ...
What just happened to timber prices? - The Fifth Estate
WEBMay 11, 2023 · The Douglas fir price serves as a useful reference for the Australian timber industry which is becoming increasingly import-driven. The per-unit-volume price of imports is expected to experience yet another rise as the construction industry deals with a combination of see-sawing demand, material shortages, and wild price swings.
About Us - The Fifth Estate
WEBThe Fifth Estate, launched in April 2009, is Australia’s leading online newspaper for the sustainable built environment and all the businesses, professionals, academics, government agencies, community groups, not-for-profits, individuals in Australia and globally who want to be part of the sustainability revolution. The Fifth Estate publishes news, views and information – online daily, in ...
Time to deal with embodied carbon – WGBC - The Fifth Estate
WEBOct 16, 2020 · With buildings responsible for 39 per cent of global energy-related carbon emissions and building stock expected to double by 2050, the time to act is now,” Ms Burrows warned. “To achieve net-zero targets by mid-century and sustain predicted growth and urbanisation, we must decarbonise the whole lifecycle of our built assets – buildings ...
Brisbane’s West End development gets go-ahead after call-in
WEBNov 9, 2016 · The controversial $800 million West Village development in inner-city Brisbane has got the go-ahead, after being called in by planning minister Jackie Trad, however new conditions accompany the approval, including an increase in green space and the requirement to get a 5 Star Green Star rating. The …
How Bridge Housing is delivering affordable and liveable homes
WEBDec 1, 2016 · Image: Michael Zanardo. Community housing provider Bridge Housing is delivering affordable, accessible rental housing at its recently completed Bunya development in Western Sydney. The $37 million project comprises 65 two and three bedroom homes developed in partnership with Lindsay Bennelong Developments’ subsidiary Clarendon Homes.
Victoria kicks the can down the road – again - The Fifth Estate
WEBJun 16, 2023 · In a move that has disappointed the sustainability industry, the Victorian government has further delayed the new energy efficiency provisions of the National Construction Code (NCC) 2022 that were so enthusiastically celebrated in August last year.. This means the state joins other laggards around the …
Michael Paton, Author at The Fifth Estate
WEBMay 14, 2020 · Michael Paton. Dr Michael Paton is an associate of the Centre for Chinese Studies, University of Sydney. He was previously the Teaching Quality Fellow in the Faculty of Economics and Business, co-founder of the research group Sustainable Management of Organisations Group (SMOG), and Vice President (Asia) of …
Bamboo – why isn’t it our biggest building material? - The Fifth …
WEBAug 3, 2023 · University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ) research student and engineering officer Mari Miranda told The Fifth Estate that it was likely because of the lack of knowledge surrounding how to use bamboo as a construction material because of the difficulty of connecting bamboo’s hollow and thin-walled culms, or stems. Australian builders expect more regular profiles in their building materials ...