Blog - Living Future Institute of Australia

Apr 07

Healthy materials with GH Commercial

By Alegria Alano Healthy Materials

Material design choices in today’s buildings have a deeper impact that goes beyond their form and function. Specified building materials can affect the indoor environment and human health, the greater...

Feb 24

What can the housing market teach us about equitable design?

By Alegria Alano Event

Sarah Lawlor, architect, LFIA Member and writer for our Symposium Greenhouse series explores the idea of who we can include when we design from the edge. Inequality is a sustainability...

Feb 17

The Art of Flocking: How Biophilic Workplaces Foster Connection

By Alegria Alano Biophilic Design, Event

Biophilic design fosters connection to nature and with each other. The importance of these connections to our wellbeing in the workplace is explored by Sarah Lawlor, architect, LFIA Member and...

Feb 10

Five Ways to Measure the Value of Carbon Credits Beyond Price

By Alegria Alano Biodiversity, Event

Sarah Lawlor is an architect, LFIA Member and writer for our Symposium Greenhouse series. As momentum builds towards net zero and more organisations shift their operations and building projects to...

Dec 15

Bringing back good design basics with Roger Nelson, Director of NH Architecture

By Alegria Alano Living Building Challenge

Photography by Kristoffer Paulsen Roger Nelson, Director of NH Architecture, shares his thoughts on good design principles, the Living Building Challenge and how they influenced the design of Burwood Brickworks....

Dec 08

Swim in the Complexity: A Provocation for Biodiverse Buildings

By Alegria Alano Biodiversity, Event

Sarah Lawlor is an architect, LFIA Member and writer for our Symposium Greenhouse series. She shares her thoughts on how the industry might approach biodiversity inspired by our Biodiverse Buildings...

Sep 22

Learnings from the LBC with Michael Delaney, Director of ADP Consulting

By Alegria Alano Living Building Challenge

Michael Delaney, Director of ADP Consulting, shares some lessons learned from working on Burwood Brickworks by Frasers Property and the Living Building Challenge. What role did you play at Burwood...

Jul 08

Behind the Biophilic-Inspired Oceanic Collection by GH Commercial

By Alegria Alano Biophilic Design

Joel Williamson, National Commercial Sales Manager at GH Commercial, tells us about their Oceanic Collection and how it promotes better health for people and the planet. What was the motivation...