Built Environment

Australian Furniture Association Joins with Global GreenTag to Improve Waste Management and Drive Higher Levels of Sustainability in the Furnishings Sector

This flows from AFA research conducted over the past three years, which has identified furniture and furnishings in the top ten high risk waste and sustainability categories.  The AFA delivers industry relevant, professional services to the furnishings and design supply chain and has proved to be a driving force in the industry sector on a […]

Keeping product samples out of landfill

The aim is change the way industry engages with product samples to research and choose products for projects, and encourage manufacturers to submit their samples into the LOUD Library system.  LOUD provides both physical location sampling libraries as well as a growing virtual library that contains all samples in high-quality, digitalised form to give professionals […]

What is the NABERS Waste Platform and how can it help your building play a role in the transition to a circular economy?

Over the last 20 years we have proven that “what gets measured gets managed” and our rating system has driven financial growth and solid returns in portfolios across building sectors by clearly demonstrating their operational performance. By having your building’s performance third-party validation improves confidence and transparency as you can share your NABERS rating with […]

A New Toolkit to Embed Circularity into Office Fitouts

The toolkit offers practical, concise guidance to equip fitout project teams with circular economy strategies and approaches that can be integrated into their fitout design. This toolkit combines circular fitout fundamentals with practical design guidelines to equip fitout project teams with circular strategies and approaches that can be integrated into their fitout design. Although it […]