Living Building Challenge Collaborative: Brisbane

30/03/2020

What if every single act of design and construction made the world a better place?

The Living Building Challenge™ - or LBC for short - is the world’s most rigorous proven performance standard for buildings. People from around the world use this regenerative design framework to create spaces at all scales that operate as cleanly, beautifully, and efficiently as nature’s architecture.

Come along to this evening talk for an introduction to the philosophy and imperatives that drive the Living Building Challenge 4.0.

30/03/2020

Its not too late! If you are interested in Biophilic Design and being a lover not a fighter of nature, consider this online Workshop.

The Living Future Institute of Australia are delivering educational workshops to enable participants to integrate biophilic design into building projects, both new and existing. Participants will be guided through the principles of biophilic design, learn from real world examples, discover how to in...

16/10/2019

Come along and join us this coming Monday to hear about a real Living Building and hear some highlights from the inspirational Living Future Symposium 2019, open to all. # livingbuildingchallenge

01/10/2019

Replacing concrete in buildings with timber can provide many benefits, including reducing GhG emissions. Gain a deeper understanding from the designers of the 25 King exemplar at this free event.

Buildings account for 25% of Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions. At the same time, Australian cities need more tall buildings to accommodate their rapid urbanization. Big changes regarding how we design, construct and operate our buildings need to occur if we’re going to accommodate this growt...

30/05/2019

This Friday we are holding a special and impromptu meetup (hence the late notice!) to hear Stephen Choi, Executive Director at the LFIA, speak on “What’s New in Design – a Living Futures Perspective”.

We will gather between 5pm – 6pm at Wotso Workspace, 321 Water Street, Fortitude Valley (cnr Water St & Brunswick St). There will be wine and nibbles, time to connect and keenly converse… and… hear the latest from Stephen - always interesting and thought provoking.

08/05/2019

The next collaborative meetup is set for Monday May 13th at The Wandering Cooks, 6-8pm (flyer attached), with a focus on biophilia.

The evening activities and speakers are as follows:

- Short video talk about Biophilia (Amanda Sturgeon ’s ted talk);
- Tanya van Reijsen - Cottee Parker –speaking about Biophilia, based on EO Wilson’s book
- Matthew Benson – Building Enclosure Engineer - speaking about the Vancouver Collaborative.


We hope to see you there!

15/04/2019

15/04/2019

Tonight! 6pm!
We will be in the back room.

09/04/2019

This Coming Monday! 15th of April.

Session 1 – approx. 6-7 pm
Scott Taylor from Terrain will speak about Public Realm Environmental and Landscape Guidelines in the UAE, covering several projects.

Session 2 – approx. 7-8 pm
Lisa Hinde from JLL will speak briefly about her experiences with the Sydney Collaborative, following which we will have a general discussion about Collaborative direction – what would we like to see, do, achieve.

05/02/2019

Thanks to everyone who made it for the first Brisbane Living Building Challenge Collaborative meeting of 2019! We had a great turnout with Loreta Brazukas giving a concise introduction to the concepts and Lisa Coulburn starting a discussion around real material safety issues. Keep an eye out for info on the next meeting in March! Jay Dee Dearness

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