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24 Apr 2025
Building materails are a major contributor to the urban heat island effect as heat is readily absorbed and stored in the built environment.
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24 Apr 2025
Greening our urban areas creates liveable neighbourhoods, supports biodiversity in our cities, makes us feel more connected to nature and each other a...
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24 Apr 2025
Water bodies, waterways and water sensitive urban design mitigate heat through evaporating cooling.
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24 Apr 2025
To create good urban structure, we need to consider the geography and climate of an area and how it relates to the built environment.
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24 Apr 2025
Although new technologies are rapidly emerging in this area, simple and cost-effective solutions are already available for cool roofing, walls and pav...
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24 Apr 2025
The Draft Wollongong Health Precinct Strategy and the Wollongong Station Masterplan have been released for public consultation and provides a long-ter...
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24 Apr 2025
Using cool building materials is a cost effective and environmentally friendly technique for beating urban heat.
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24 Apr 2025
Planners, councils, developers and government agencies can use urban structure to create cooler and more liveable spaces.
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24 Apr 2025
Urban structure is commonly considered in the master planning and strategic planning phases of new precincts and also orientation, spacing and ventila...