It depends who you ask - or perhaps where you work. Water Sensitive Urban Design, or WSUD, to those ‘in the know’ or those who just love an acronym, is widely regarded as an Australian ...
A triple win at the recent stormwater industry awards, with E2Designlab projects being awarded in three categories: Stormwater Queensland - Excellence in strategic or master planning - Col...
Attention please, citizens of the future, we are now approaching the Melbourne National Park City. If you look out your window to your left you will see the rich grasslands and wild walking trails ...
Suburbia. The very word conjures up an image of neatly spaced single storey houses sprawling as far as the eye can see in a carefully planned monotony. A place where the car is king, and where thir...
I’ve often found “public consultation” to be somewhat of a dirty phrase in the development industry. Planners, engineers and urban designers alike have been known to shake in thei...
Let’s face it, we all feel a little bit icky when we think about toilet water generally. Then, if we are asked to think about transforming wastewater into drinking water – our stomachs ...
Select three words to describe the Melbourne culture. I’d be willing to bet that food is one of them – it defines us Melbournians. Well, foodies of Melbourne, brace yourself, I have som...
No offence to all the city planners and urban designers out there, but there is a lot we could learn from the little creatures of the world when it comes to planning an efficient settlement. After ...
It’s construction season at E2Designlab! A range of WSUD assets we have designed or been involved in are taking shape around the world. In this blog we’ll look at a few of these, their ...
We all suspected it – now we have proof. Adding better quality ‘green infrastructure’ and natural areas to our urban environment pays dividends by increasing property values. Off...
The early 21st century’s energy revolution: renewables, battery storage and smartgrids New technology impacts how the world operates and how we do things. With energy required to provide the...
When I grow up I want to live on a beautiful, lush, tree-lined street. Lots of us do. We appreciate feeling close to nature, we love the symmetry and simple beauty of trees, and we crave the shade ...
