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The fitout of Maxus’ Sydney office in Berry Street steers away from the standard office layout and creates a space that enables staff interaction and client collaboration.
Pushing the boundaries of office fitouts
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Barangaroo South signs up for Green Star – Communities
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The Barangaroo South project has been accepted as a pilot project for the Green Star – Communities Pilot rating tool.
AS 1851-2012 Fire Detection & Alarm Systems seminars
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The Fire Protection Association Australia is hosting a seminar series on AS 1851-2012 Fire Detection & Alarm Systems.
Open-plan aircon uncloaked article 03: How to manage safety and energy issues caused by personal heaters
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The safety and energy issues caused by personal heaters, and how this problem was overcome at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) is shared by NICK JONES, manager of energy management at UNSW.
Sydney's public lighting revolution
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Replacing 6450 conventional street and park lights in Sydney will save nearly $800,000 a year in electricity bills and maintenance costs.
LED lighting to save supermarket more than 22 percent annually
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A store’s newly installed LED lighting is expected to shave more than 22 percent off its annual electricity bill and reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by over 105 tonnes a year.
Aged care in crisis: Facilities' dire need for funding and efficiencies
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The results of the 2012 Bentleys Aged Care Survey reveal a sector in crisis and an urgent need to focus aged care reform on encouraging profitability in the sector and increase efficiencies through upgrading technology and group purchasing.
Green Cities 2013 round-up
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Now in its seventh year, last week’s Green Cities conference focused on sustainability within the built environment. JO LEEDER reports the highlights.
Our Space – ANZ's approach to a new global workplace
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KEN LYNCH and KATE LANGAN from ANZ share how ANZ has applied a consistent, but translatable design to its global workplaces and how it has successfully implemented a flexible working program.
Shared service facility to reduce energy costs by more than a quarter
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A $417,000 lighting upgrade to Greystanes House as part of a larger refurbishment of the shared services facility at Prospect in western Sydney is expected to reduce the energy costs of the shared service facility by more than one quarter.
Updating the outdated: Bringing a fitout into the 21st C
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The GPT Group shares how it transformed its existing head office in the MLC Centre into a green, collaborative 21st century workplace and realised the highest satisfaction rating among its employees compared to any other office measured in Australia.
Seminar on property resilience
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A series of half-day seminars will be held across Australia and New Zealand in March/April 2013 to address the issue of property resilience.
Jones Lang LaSalle's move to activity-based working
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Why and how Jones Lang LaSalle moved to activity-based working at its Sydney office is shared by CHRIS HUNT from Jones Lang LaSalle.
White paper debunks the myths surrounding the technology journey for digital hospitals
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A white paper outlining 12 of the most common myths surrounding the technology journey for digital hospitals – and the truth behind them – has been released.
Juggling construction without disruption at Royal North Shore
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How the Royal North Shore Hospital and Community Health Services Redevelopment Project is being completed without disrupting hospital operations is shared by Thiess’ JIM TRAGOTSALOS.