A healthy home made with cork, bamboo and hemp
With its compact footprint and clever urban insertion, Brown House treats home as an ecosystem, using bio-based materials to construct a healthier, lower-impact model for urban living.
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Cradle to Cradle
Cradle to Cradle is a circular product certification assessing material health, reuse, carbon, water and social fairness. Learn how it works and what it means.
Declare
Declare is a material transparency label showing what building products are made from. Learn what it measures, what it doesn’t, and how to use it.
GECA (Good Environmental Choice Australia)
GECA is Australia’s official ecolabel for products. Learn what it measures, what it doesn’t, who it’s for, and how it supports better specification.
Bamboo
Bamboo could be Australia’s most underused climate solution
While bamboo has long been celebrated in parts of Asia for its strength, speed and sustainability, Australia is only just beginning to recognise its potential as a viable building material – and a powerful tool in the climate response.
Bamboo’s tensile strength unlocked
Bamboo in construction is a high strength and easily accessible building material, with potential to revolutionise sustainable building practices.
Bamboo’s role in emergency housing and modular construction
Bamboo is often used as a resource for emergency shelters due to its rapid growth rate, accessibility and strength.
Hempcrete
Hempcrete vs conventional building materials
Hempcrete vs. Concrete – which one comes out on top? Discover the sustainable advantages of hempcrete over concrete in this detailed comparison.
What is hempcrete? A comprehensive guide
Hempcrete construction offers a combination of sustainability, uses, applications and considerations for building projects.
CLT
What is cross-laminated timber? A comprehensive guide to CLT
The full comprehensive guide to cross-laminated timber (CLT) in Australia – unpacking what it is, how it’s sustainable and how it performs.
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GECA (Good Environmental Choice Australia)
GECA is Australia’s official ecolabel for products. Learn what it measures, what it doesn’t, who it’s for, and how it supports better specification.
Global GreenTag
A clear guide to Global GreenTag – explaining product sustainability certification, transparency, common misconceptions, and how it supports better specification.
NABERS (National Australian Built Environment Rating System)
NABERS measures the real operational performance of Australian buildings. Learn what it rates, what it doesn’t, who it’s for, and how it works in practice.
Green Star
A guide to Green Star by the GBCA – covering energy, carbon, materials, health, common misconceptions, and its role in Australian buildings.
NatHERS
NatHERS measures the thermal performance of Australian homes. Learn what it assesses, what it doesn’t, who it’s for, and how it fits into sustainable building.
Traceability is the key to unlocking true circular design
Traceability is at the heart of the circular design. You can’t keep materials in play if you don’t know exactly what they are, where they came from, or how they behave over time.
