New sustainability strata laws explained in video
A couple of months ago the NSW Government passed a law that made it easier for owners corporations to approve the installation of sustainable infrastructure. The law and its intentions…
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Why apartments are more sustainable than houses
A week or so ago I wrote a piece about recycling food scraps in which I repeated the theory that apartment blocks are less sustainable than standalone houses. You can…
What’s stopping your block from being greener?
Living as I do in a building that won an international architectural award for sustainability features in its design – many of which never made it off the drawing board…
Socket to me – rethinking electric car charging
A few months ago, I wrote a column about electric car charging in apartment blocks, and what we should do if the currently minimal demand suddenly takes off, with more…
Green is good – it doesn’t need to be perfect
There’s a common misconception that apartment blocks must be more environmentally efficient than stand-alone housing. Having all those people living in a building with the same physical footprint as a…
One Central Park named in world’s top tall blocks
Sydney’s eye-catching One Central Park has been named one of the 50 most influential tall buildings of the last 50 years in the international Council on Tall Buildings and Urban…
Sydney blocks save $1m in smart green apartment scheme
The City of Sydney’s popular smart green apartments program – which last year helped 20 unit blocks save an average of $57,000 off their annual power bills – is now…
Smart green strata schemes save thousands in levies
Apartment owners in 20 blocks in Sydney are being offered the chance to save an average of $25,000 a year on their annual levies … and tackle global warming at…