When 30 The Bond was completed in 2004 at Millers Point, on Sydney Harbour, it became the first office building in Australia to commit to, achieve, and eventually improve on, a 5 Star Green Star rating – placing it at a level of Australian Excellence. More recently, in our own backyard, is the first 6 [...]
1. Safe food, free from chemicals Organic farmers, who you can find at the Pyrmont Grower’s Markets, don’t use synthetic chemicals on their farms, so organic food is naturally chemical free. Following an independent review of produce, Choice Magazine concludes that “If you want to minimise your family’s exposure to pesticides, organic is the way [...]
I discovered this fabulous organisation recently and thought it was definitely worth a mention to the many talented and community-minded people in Pyrmont. It is called Local Exchange Trading Scheme (LETS) and essentially it is the exchange of goods and services that you can provide for those that you are in need of. For example, [...]
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 [...]
None of us likes the idea that the world we currently enjoy might not be around for our children to enjoy in the same way. The majority of Sydneysiders including those in our village of Pyrmont, however, now acknowledge it is a growing reality – if our generations continue to exhaust resources, develop economies that [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
