People love to connect with nature and that's possible with vertical gardens on high-rise developments. But gardens need a gardener to keep things under control.
Academic rigor, journalistic flair
Articles on green building
Displaying all articles
Changes to the way houses and other buildings are constructed could lower energy use and greenhouse gas emissions.
A building designed to be easily taken apart so the components can be reused is a model for much less wasteful construction. It reduces resource use and environmental impacts, and can be cheaper too.
Australia is in the midst of a solar energy boom, yet it is lagging behind other countries when it comes to 'building-integrated photovoltaics' - solar cells built into the very fabric of buildings.
South Africa needs to develop low-cost housing solutions that are inherently comfortable and environmentally sustainable. Green roofs could be part of these solutions.
Buildings are responsible for 40 per cent of energy-related carbon dioxide emissions worldwide. Efforts to reduce emissions should no longer be voluntary.
Top contributors
-
Professor and Director, Urban Studies and Professor of Geography, Simon Fraser University
-
Senior lecturer, University of Western Australia
-
Research Fellow in Sustainability Buildings, Curtin University
-
Lecturer in Architecture, Practice and Design, Swinburne University of Technology
-
Senior Sustainable Building Advisor, Perkins+Will; Member, SFU Urban Studies Council of Advisors, Simon Fraser University
-
Associate Professor and Assistant Dean, University of the Witwatersrand
-
Postdoctoral researcher on sustainable development (Energy and Water), Western Sydney University
-
Professor, Western Sydney University
-
Professor, Western Sydney University
-
Assisant Professor of Landscape Architecture and Director, Green Infrastructure Performance Lab, Dalhousie University
-
Professor and Director, Curtin University Sustainability Policy Institute, Curtin University
-
PhD researcher, Curtin University
