GreenTECH Australia, the 3rd Australian International Green Build, Design and Technology Show is being held in Darling Harbour and gives you the opportunity to check out the latest green technologies and services, learn and ask questions and network with like-minded people. Across the road from Pyrmont, the core focus of this event is on sustainable [...]
As environmentally sustainable building practices gain momentum in Australia, and worldwide, it is easy to forget the times of past, when the building industry wasn’t so environmentally aware, and financial cost and construction deadlines often seemed to take precedence over environmental considerations. As public awareness of environmental issues grew, so did awareness within the building [...]
Hey style savvy Pyrmont residents, if you have designer fashion items that you are over wearing or no longer wear this cool event gives you the opportunity to swap them and walk away with an updated wardrobe. At the same time, support living sustainably, meet others in the community and have some fun! The Swap [...]
Sustainable House Day 2008 offers you the opportunity to step inside the homes of people who are reducing their water, waste and energy needs. You can visit houses in the Pyrmont neighbourhood to learn and experience the benefits of sustainable living from people who have already done it. During this event, learn from the home [...]
Renting an apartment should not make you feel exempt from doing your part for the environment and saving yourself some money while you are at it. It may seem like most of the world is talking about “Going Green” but they are talking about their own homes and their cars. What about the apartment dwellers [...]
Its not everyday, that you read a story on a great community blog, and you go WOW…Why Did It Take So Long…Wake Up Australia…More of the Same Please. Well, today was one of those days. Was trawling through the blogsphere, researching another local story when I came across, The Hepburn Community Wind Park which is [...]
An article in the New York Times by the former Czech Republic president Vaclav Havel, “Our Moral Footprint”, makes you think about your own personal footprint and moral responsibility. Some of the points raised by Havel include: “Nature is issuing warnings that we must not only stop the debt from growing but start to pay [...]
The past two decades in the Inner West have seen fast-tracked urban renewal, as industry moves away and apartment buildings take over. The result is apartments suburbs, such as Pyrmont, which the local council aims to make “a sustainable inner city village.” Pyrmont is a prime area for apartment development and living – stretching waterside [...]
Sustainability seeks to encourage economic growth that benefits the local environment, rather than growth that occurs at its expense. The economic growth experienced in the Western world since the days of industrialisation has precipitated an environmental crisis. We’re rapidly running out of the resources that sustain the standard of living most of us enjoy, and [...]
Last month, the Sydney City Talk speaker was Danish architect Professor Jan Gehl. For over 40 years, his career has focused on improving the quality of urban life, especially for pedestrians. During his presentation Professor Gehl, discussed the benefits of a city which encourages walking and bicycling. It helps to make a city more friendly, [...]
