sydney

Australia, like pretty much every other country, is facing some pressing sustainability issues. Check out how they're using new technologies to make their buildings greener![read more]

  Over $46 billion in spending for electricity network infrastructure is planned across Australia for the next five years, and as much as $7.6 billion of this is to manage growing peak demand in NSW. Pursuing energy efficiency in buildings can lead to lower operational expenditure, reduced greenhouse gas emissions and new...[read more]

On April Fool’s Day Fairfax Media posted a video affirming that the new Sydney cycleways have had a positive effect on property prices. It was no joke. It seems that having a bikeway right outside your front door is good for your health and the value of your house. The City of Sydney’s network of separated cycleways have attracted their...[read more]

The ambitious Sydney Cycle Strategy is attempting to make bike riding a sustainable and convenient form of transport in Australia’s biggest city. By building a major 200km bicycle network that includes 50km of separated cycle ways, along with free cycling courses, cycling events and education campaigns, Sydney is looking for big...[read more]

The Bureau of Meteorology says the heatwave that afflicted Australia’s eastern seaboard in the first week of February, 2011 was an all-time record. In Sydney, where the CBD experienced seven days of temperatures above 30 degrees, people flocked to the beach, or confined themselves to air conditioned cinemas, shopping centres and offices...[read more]

Is Vancouver the best city and Zimbabwe’s Harare the worst city? Yes, according to this year’s Global Liveability [sic] by the Economist. The ranking considers indicators in five categories – Stability, Healthcare, Culture & Environment, Education, and Infrastructure. The choice of indicators seems ambitiously comprehensive and fair...[read more]

Recently posted on Architecture & Design, uber veg.itect Patrick Blanc is at it again, implementing his tallest living wall in Sydney, Australia. Coming in at a mere 33 stories (150 meters) in height this one, albeit newly planted, is going to be stunning. :: image via Architecture & Design From the site: "Renowned French...[read more]

  Six of the top ten cities in Mercer Consulting's annual rankings of over 200 international locations according to a composite "quality of living" index are either German or Swiss.  Here are the top ten: 1   Vienna 2   Zurich 3   Geneva 4   Vancouver 5   Auckland 6 ...[read more]