Improvements to the existing buildings based on the prevailing challenges have always been done across the time. Many researchers have developed conceptual frameworks and have come a long way with respect to the built environment. At every point of time, we have a buzz word which works for that particular…

At a broader perspective, Sustainable development and design mainly fall into two paradigms, one is based on technological sustainability emerging from the mechanistic worldview and other based on ecological sustainability coming from ecological worldview. …

According to Regeneration International, 95% of our earth’s food is grown using topsoil. This topsoil is as delicate as the rainforests and it takes a decade to build a few inches of soil while it only takes a few moments for its destruction. Our vision always sees the top surface…

In the present-day scenario, climate change has a major impact on biodiversity and is proving to be a major threat in the coming future. Global warming effects on weather conditions and the changing patterns of rainfall and drought can have adverse effects on the life cycle. …

Urban areas like Sydney continue to expand and globally these areas account for 80% of GHG emissions. One of the biggest environmental challenges currently is the energy and water consumption. …

In Australia, 40% of overall waste generated accounts to the waste of construction and demolition (C&D). Recycling this waste seemed to be an appropriate solution at the time to address this issue. …

Sydney has a sub-tropical climate where it is subjected to a lot of heatwaves and the city needs to be prepared to embrace these hot and tough times. Urban heat island effect is the most significant problem of Sydney as the urban built up spaces get more hotter compared to…

The ongoing pandemic led to a shift in designerly thinking in the built environment sector. The need for adaptable and resillient spaces have become a major design problem. The ‘Third Place’ is a response to such problems. The concept of third place was coined by urban sociologist Ray Olderburg in…

Lack of affordable housing is a critical issue in Australia, and elsewhere and is affecting greater numbers of people in the urban areas of Sydney. In addition to this, the ongoing pandemic and climate change is having a great impact on people with factors such as unemployment leading to unaffordability…