A unique opportunity exists for infrastructure investment in Australia as transport as we know it faces disruption from autonomous vehicles, says Peter Newman Professor of Sustainability, Curtin University. Disruption is not a dirty word. Traditional transport models are being transformed for the better by savvy young upstarts: the taxi industry by Uber, for instance, and even […]
Architecture practice Precht, created by Penda co-founder Chris Precht and his wife Fei, has designed a skyscraper concept that would see residents produce their own food in vertical farms. Called The Farmhouse Precht designed the modular building system to combat the combined issues of climate change, population growth, and food shortages. It aims to create […]
The International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) has been named to Fast Company’s World’s Most Innovative Companies roster, which honours businesses making the most profound impact on both industry and culture. IWBI delivers the WELL Building Standard, the leading global rating system that focuses on the ways that buildings, and everything in them, can improve our comfort, drive […]
