Design

Indoor air quality can impact on cognitive performance

"US has found that indoor air quality can have a highly significant impact on the cognitive performance of building occupants."

John Morgan, recounts his experiences with building sustainable houses and living off the grid

A ‘no-brainer’ for a climate change-conscious couple

Have we lost the art of making cities attractive?

Take control of your future cost of electricity

Clean Technology finalists from this year's Australian Technology Competition

"Melbourne’s apartment towers reach for the sky in a race to the bottom"

"Clean Energy Council solar award winners recognise best and brightest"

"Choosing the right colour of paint for a room could have a great impact not only on people’s moods but on their electricity bills as well."

'Passive solar' houses feature a range of measures including 'active solar' systems: solar hot water and solar electricity (and sometimes batteries).