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AIB welcome the announcement of green building fund (3/11/2008)

... Institute of Building (AIB) have welcomed the announcement of a $90millon green building fund by the Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, Senator Kim Carr. This initiative provides grants to owners of existing commercial ...

Sunrise Homes - Green building is up while rest of building market is down (29/10/2008)

... Alliances and Strategic Initiatives says, "Builders can no longer ignore the benefits and market advantages of green building.”“Especially considering today's market and current economic situation, builders need to differentiate themselves ...

Sunrise Homes’ Green Home Guide offers home renovation solutions (20/10/2008)

... to be a big success and be highly energy efficient and sustainable.Established companies in the Australian green building sector are promoting a cap-and-trade scheme for building energy efficiency to supplement greenhouse gas trading.Maria ...

AIR-CELL Insulation help environmental homes cut energy costs (14/10/2008)

... that 94% of building industry stakeholders believed that “perceived higher upfront costs” were an obstacle to green building.According to him, the survey results reflect the widespread perception from both trade and consumers that ...

The new 2008 Forbo Furniture Linoleum collection

Finishing touch with Forbo Furniture Linoleum from Forbo Flooring (14/10/2008)

... Group and own nine manufacturing plants and branches in 30 countries worldwide. Forbo Flooring is a member of the Green Building Council ...

Woodhead provide official fitout design for Fujitsu (10/10/2008)

... the use of new and sustainable technologies is the key to designing good workplaces.Woodhead are members of the Green Building Council and are a Climate Neutral Certified Company, bringing improved performance, user comfort and reduced ...

EcoNova’s in-building waste water recycling project for TAC, Victoria (7/10/2008)

... says, "The project was a relatively straightforward operation. Now that the Federal Government have launched their Green Building Fund, allocating $90million to commercial retrofit projects which incorporate energy and water efficiency measures, ...

DORMA assist in specification of door hardware products (29/09/2008)

... Specifying the right architectural door hardware products and accessories is a highly specialised and scarce skill.It requires in depth understanding about building regulations and the choice of products available; and how different ...

Ecquate work with Ecospecifier for development of LCADesign software tools (23/09/2008)

... database with over 3500 eco-preferred products. Ecospecifier’s unique GreenRate service provides the product with green building rating ...

(16/09/2008)

... specifiers and designers are increasingly being asked to search for products, which not only meet Australia’s green building regulations, but that are aesthetically pleasing. Helping architects achieve these goals are national daylighting ...

Sustainable BT Bamboo available from Eco Flooring Systems (9/09/2008)

... and coatings all environmentally friendly Recyclable packing BT Bamboo contributes to certification under the Green Building Council of Australia Green Star rating system. That is why specifiers chose BT Bamboo for projects such as Lend ...

Indoor plants for Green Star rating buildings from Ambius (8/09/2008)

... distribution services for a range of indoor plants suitable for Green Star rating buildings.The Green Building Council Australia has included indoor plants in their assessment for Green Star rating buildings. Indoor plants can score two credit ...

Wharington International offer workstations for commercial office space (4/09/2008)

... benefits of creating sustainable buildings suited to the climate and landscape in their region of Australia.Most green buildings in Australia are private residences; there are few green public or commercial buildings.However, the new 60L ...

GreenScreen Sea-Screen range of fabrics from Mermet Australia (29/08/2008)

... GreenScreen Sea-Screen can be eligible to help projects achieve credits under several categories of the Green Building Councils of Australia Green Star ratings Scheme. Made from eco-friendly materials, the GreenScreen Sea-Screen range of fabrics ...

Hunter Douglas Commercial Sunscreens: New colour, new texture (6/08/2008)

... fabrics contribute points to the IEQ-4 Daylight Glare Control Green Star assessment for buildings specified by the Green Building Council of Australia.In consultation with a colour trend expert, the new colour palette consists of 18 colours ...

Brisbane Square a flag bearer for concrete framing (14/07/2008)

... Square is also the largest office building yet to be awarded a 5 star rating (office design v 1) under the Green Building Council of Australian Green Star scheme.Concrete Concepts is a free series of case studies that focuses on the ...

Designbuild sustainability focus attracts quality audience (14/07/2008)

... featured 430 exhibitors from 14 countries, including major group stands from Canada, China, Malaysia and Taiwan.Green Building SeminarsThe Designbuild Green Building Seminars were staged in conjunction with the Australian Architecture ...

RBA Group becomes member of Green Building Council Australia (11/07/2008)

... Group has announced that it has become a member of the Green Building Council Australia. By doing this, RBA Group will demonstrate due diligence in the provision of its services, manage its work activities in a manner that is consistent with ...

Dunlop Double Bond carpet cushion and adhesives

Dunlop Flooring's Double Bond carpet cushion and adhesives (2/07/2008)

... of Double Bond adhesion.Clean & green Importantly, Dunlop’s new Double Bond carpet cushion meets the Green Building Council of Australia’s Green Star rating for building interiors, is made from 90% recycled materials and is 100% ...

Carpet cushions available from Dunlop Flooring (23/06/2008)

... Dunlop is the only Australian carpet cushion manufacturer to have achieved this accreditation, which the Green Building Council of Australia has set as the benchmark to meet its Green Star criteria for building interiors.Dunlop Firebrake ...

Corporate interior projects form Marchese and Partners (20/06/2008)

... The team at Marchese and Partners are skilled and has experience in working with modern technologies and giving a green building fit outs for clients in Australia as well as oversea companies.Marchese and Partners has worked with Baycorp, ...

Waterhog Eco Floor Mat coming soon from the General Mat Company (13/06/2008)

... be available in a range of sizes and designer colours and are exclusive to The General Mat Company, a member of The Green Building Council ...

Tasman Access Floors for Fletcher Building website (13/06/2008)

... Access Floors delivers modular space platform solutions for the building requirements and is a member of Green Building Council of Australia.Tasman Access Floors continues to improve its product offering to the Australian and overseas markets ...

The Eco Collection provides eco friendly furniture (6/06/2008)

... furniture. The Eco Collection custom designs and manufactures furniture and rates highly under the Australian Green Building Council's GreenStar Fitout Eco-rating System as well.The Eco Collection offers its customers a freedom of choice with ...

Wide range of quality seating products from Emanate Design (2/06/2008)

... 740mm.The company is also a member of Australian Furnishing Research and Development Institute (AFRDI) and Green Building Council Australia. Every product manufactured by of Emanate Design is certified with a blue tick by AFRDI and work in ...

Mermet launches new environmentally preferable fabrics for blinds (23/05/2008)

... emissions.The fabrics can thereby be eligible to help projects achieve credits under several categories of the Green Building Council of Australia Green Star Office Interiors.As all other Mermet fabrics for blinds, GreenScreen Quantum has ...

BMW Individual showroom features Style bamboo flooring with new saddle stain

Style bamboo flooring… a new look for BMW showrooms (16/05/2008)

... the new colours.You can see the new Style Bamboo Flooring colour range at Designbuild, June 15 – 18, 2008 in the Green Building Zone, stand No. ...

Enviro-friendly coating for cabinets, doors and steelwork (13/05/2008)

... urethanes. As genuine cross-linking polyurethane, it has: Low VOC’s A water based resin system Compliance with Green Building Council of Australia’s Green Star system – maximum credits are obtainable High gloss Maximum hardness and surface ...

Rainwater HOGs built into Green Haus, Kansas USA

David Gottfried, founder of LEED, gives Rainwater HOG tank his green thumbs up (12/05/2008)

... Gottfried, worldwide innovator in Green Building rating, rates Rainwater HOG from Hog Works highly for its dual green functions of harvesting and storing rainwater and using the r value of the stored water for effective thermal mass.Says David ...

Mermet launches new intelligent fabrics for blinds (8/05/2008)

... for volatile organic compound emissions, with the VOC concentration expected to be less than the amount specified by Green Building Council of Australia Green Star Office Interiors. K2 can be eligible to help projects achieve ...