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Tour - Friday 25 August 2017

Sustainable Buildings Research Centre (SBRC) & Illawarra Flame House

Wollongong University, Innovation Campus, Fairy Meadow.

 



 

 

 


The tour date is confirmed for 25-August. We’ve organised a bus departing the ecovillage at 7:30am and stopping to pick people up in Sydney on the way to the Sustainable Buildings Research Centre, Building 237, Squires Way, Fairy Meadow NSW 2519. There are 4 seats left on the bus.  Join the tour by contact me on 0425-210-100 or grickey@iglu.com.au.

Here is some more background information:

SBRC is a multi-disciplinary research centre that addresses the challenge of making buildings sustainable through independent research and a wide range of industry collaborations. The centre It is located in an elegantly designed 6 Star Green Star facility (Education Design v1 accredited). Designed by architects Cox Richardson, the building was constructed with the target of becoming the first Living Building Challenge certified building in Australia. https://sbrc.uow.edu.au/index.html


The University of Wollongong teamed up with TAFE Illawarra under the auspices of the SBRC to form ‘Team UOW’ in the Solar Decathlon China 2013. They were the first team from Australia to gain entry into a Solar Decathlon, and took a unique approach to the competition by being the first team in the history of the competition to demonstrate how to retrofit an existing home. And they won! The Illawarra Flame House as their winning entry is called is now located in its permanent position at the University of Wollongong Innovation Campus. It is located opposite the SBC is part of the University’s longer term Sustainability Street project. The guided tour through the Illawarra Flame House will allow tour participants to question sustainable design solution for light framed housing. https://sbrc.uow.edu.au/news/UOW157974.html

 

Tour Aug-16 Sustainable Buildings Research Centre (SBRC) & Illawarra Flame House Wollongong University

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Workshop 2:  Sustainable Design Appraiser Training

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Workshop 1: Sustainable Home Design

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