sustainable buildings research centre

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...

A guide to low carbon living

Guide to the benefits of low carbon social housing This story is republished from The Green List. Lowering carbon emissions in social housing can yield mult... Read More...

Most sustainable building in Australia

Sustainable Buildings Research Centre given full marks under the Living Building Challenge The University of Wollongong’s Sustainable Buildings Research Centre (SBRC) has achieved full marks under the world’s toughest sustainability standard for bui... Read More...

Designing for people

Leaders of design thinking come together Aspirations for the future of design excellence within the building and urban landscape were the topic of the day at t... Read More...

Senior Professor Paul Cooper wins prestigious James Harrison Medal

Three awards for the Sustainable Buildings Research Centre team UOW's Senior Professor Paul Cooper was awarded the prestigious James Harrison Medal at the rece... Read More...

Desert Rose wins at prestigious sustainability awards

Another win for Desert Rose The Desert Rose team are on the winning train with another two accolades added last night to their already overflowing bag of awards. Desert Rose won the Student Engagement Award at the Green Gown Awards Australasia - ... Read More...

Sustainable Homes Challenge

Homes from Waste The inaugural 2020 Sustainable Homes Challenge is now open for applications. It is an open call out to talented and curious university stud... Read More...