sustainable buildings research centre

Virtually tour UOW’s most sustainable buildings

You can now virtually tour the Sustainable Buildings Research Centre, Illawarra Flame House and Desert Rose House here ... Read More...

Team UOW win Engineering Excellence Award

Desert Rose wins again Team UOW won the Inspirational Engineering Project award for their project Desert Rose House at the recent Australian Engineering Excell... Read More...

Avoid energy bill shock: National energy efficiency scheme NatHERS to be expanded to existing home

This story was originally published on Domain.com.au. By Jim Malo. Some home buyers are set to get more information about how much energy their potential new home uses before they purchase, under an expanded national rating scheme. The Nati... Read More...

Living on the bushfire frontier

Building Community Resilience to Bushfires At the University of Wollongong a team of experts are participating in a unique project wi... Read More...

PODCAST ALERT – Engineering Heros

RESILIENT ENGINEERS https://engineeringheroes.com.au/Resilient-Engineers-with-Leela-Kempton/ Both of Leela’s parents were scientists and were gaining th... Read More...

PODCAST ALERT – Stirring the Pot

In this episode of Stirring the Pot Former Director of Australia’s Sustainable Buildings Research Centre, Professor Paul Cooper, talks about his work bringing together a wide range of researchers to holistically address the challenges of making our ... Read More...

Living Building status formally awarded

University of Wollongong’s Sustainable Buildings Research Centre was formally recognised as a Living Building last week. Industry partners, project teams and... Read More...

Homes with higher energy ratings sell for more. Here’s how Australian owners could cash in

Illawarra Flame House demonstrates how a typical Aussie fibro home can be transformed into a net-zero-energy sustainable home. By Daniel Daly, University of Wo... Read More...

From zero to hero: Helping small businesses achieve net zero by 2030/50

Dr. Daniel Daly, from the University of Wollongong Sustainable Buildings Research Centre, shares his expert advice on lowering carbon emissions in your business. Lowering carbon emissions from your small businesses can often save you money on your... Read More...

Desert Rose wins Green Globe Awards

Awards keep coming for Desert Rose Desert Rose stood out among an outstanding range of innovative projects from across NSW, showcased in the 2019 winning lin... Read More...