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Desert Rose blooms after taking out second place with sustainable, age-friendly house

Two years of hard work and innovation awarded second place in international sustainability competition in Dubai Key points: The Desert Rose is a student-d... Read More...

Team UOW hard at work in Dubai, racing to the finish line

Students battling desert heat and international competition in the Dubai desert to complete the Desert Rose House. Key points: Student-designed and built ... Read More...

Engineering studies a ticket to the world

Dan Simpson awarded Robert Hope Memorial Prize for work in sustainability, international projects When Dan Simpson began his studies at the University of Wollo... Read More...

Hands and minds get to work building a home for all ages

Wollongong tertiary and vocational students have started construction on a sustainable house that is set to change the way older people live Key points: T... Read More...

ILLAWARRA FLAME HOUSE AT THE POWERHOUSE MUSEUM

The internationally award winning Illawarra Flame House is on display at the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney. After winning the Solar Decathlon in China in 2013, Te... Read More...

Fibro to fantastic: student project engineers excellence

Transforming an iconic 1960s house into a home of the future recognised for its contribution to engineering. The solar-powered, net-zero energy Illawarra Fla... Read More...

Sustainability Street a Place to Call Home for Flame House

The award-winning Illawarra Flame house will be the first working model of sustainable building practices. The completion of the first house on UOW's ‘Sustai... Read More...

Lord Mayor’s honour for Solar Decathlon team

The University of Wollongong’s Solar Decathlon-winning Team UOW Australia received the Wollongong Lord Mayor’s Special Award as part of Wollongong City Council’... Read More...

Team UOW Wins 2013 Student Initiatives Green Gown Award

The winners of the 2013 Green Gown Awards Australasia were announced at a fabulous dinner and award ceremony at the Scenic Waterview in Bicentennial Park, Sydne... Read More...

UOW wins international sustainability award for student-run eco project

UOW has taken out top honours at the 2013 International Green Gown Awards for its student-run sustainable home project, the Illawarra Flame, which saw the conve... Read More...