Recent Posts


Thoughts and insights from the SBE team

Week 3 for Pratidnya Bhuite and Pooja Vaidya
28 Apr 2021

Week 3 for Pratidnya Bhuite and Pooja Vaidya

Week 3:  A week of information overload, here it goes…   To begin with, Sean...


Read More
Week 2, 19Apr21 - 23Apr21
23 Apr 2021

Week 2, 19Apr21 - 23Apr21

Our first project at 367 KEILOR RD is a mixed-use development with 21 dwellin...


Read More
week 3
31 Jan 2020

week 3

Week 3   After a lovely long weekend, we have come back to hit the ground r...


Read More
Week 2 Down to business
23 Jan 2020

Week 2 Down to business

Week 2 Down to business Our second week at SBE has already come to end; time...


Read More
SBE Daylighting Studies
02 Apr 2019

SBE Daylighting Studies

SBE has a very successful track record with Daylight simulation studies, cons...


Read More
NCC2019 Preview - What's coming
06 Feb 2019

NCC2019 Preview - What's coming

  Previews of all volumes of the NCC2019 have been published and can be down...


Read More
NCC2019 - Familiarising ourselves with Section J1.5
17 Oct 2018

NCC2019 - Familiarising ourselves with Section J1.5

With the release of the NCC 2019 approaching (expected for May 2019) we have ...


Read More
Energy Audit – A regular health check-up for buildings
09 Jul 2018

Energy Audit – A regular health check-up for buildings

Between May and June 2018, SBE, in collaboration with Ironbark Sustainability...


Read More
Greener Government Buildings Pilot Program
09 Jan 2018

Greener Government Buildings Pilot Program

SBE has provided significant ESD Consultancy Services to the Department of Ed...


Read More
The implications of Clause 58 to NatHERS ratings
10 Nov 2017

The implications of Clause 58 to NatHERS ratings

Clause 58 (Apartments Developments) has now been in the Planning Scheme of Vi...


Read More
WBACE case study
31 Oct 2017

WBACE case study

SBE provided full ESD and Green Star Consultancy services for the Western BAC...


Read More
The Commons Case Study
31 Oct 2017

The Commons Case Study

Directly adjacent to a train station and close to trams and numerous amenitie...


Read More
Regis Hillcrest Case Study
31 Oct 2017

Regis Hillcrest Case Study

The project is located in Hillcrest in Western Australia. The project consist...


Read More
Northbank Case Study
31 Oct 2017

Northbank Case Study

This ten storey office building, part of a mixed-use development located betw...


Read More
Mt Clear Case Study
31 Oct 2017

Mt Clear Case Study

The Mt Clear Earth and Science Centre is a school building for the Mt Clear S...


Read More
Mawson Lakes Case Study
31 Oct 2017

Mawson Lakes Case Study

Building V at Mawson Lakes campus The University of South Australia’s Buildi...


Read More
Kangan Automotive Centre of Excellence St 2 Short Case Study
31 Oct 2017

Kangan Automotive Centre of Excellence St 2 Short Case Study

With a usable Floor Area of 11,328 m², the Kangan Institute’s Automotive Cent...


Read More
Bosch Case study
31 Oct 2017

Bosch Case study

The new 3 storey headquarters for Bosch Australia is located on the existing ...


Read More
ANU Fenner Short Case Study
31 Oct 2017

ANU Fenner Short Case Study

The Frank Fenner building is a small scale institutional faculty building whi...


Read More
Daylighting - Across the rainbow bridge of Asgard
30 Oct 2017

Daylighting - Across the rainbow bridge of Asgard

Harnessing and improving access to daylighting in apartment buildings is a co...


Read More
Hybrid PV and solar hot water panels
24 Oct 2017

Hybrid PV and solar hot water panels

SBE has been in discussion (via AWS) with Dr Yakov Elgart (details below) who...


Read More
The new Macaulay suburb of Melboure
23 Oct 2017

The new Macaulay suburb of Melboure

A new suburb is to be proclaimed for Melbourne, featuring medium rise multi-r...


Read More
Healthy Buildings
20 Oct 2017

Healthy Buildings

With an increasing amount of research and information available on the impact...


Read More
Fresh air in schools
18 Oct 2017

Fresh air in schools

It has long been acknowledged that access to fresh air is critical for peak p...


Read More
What to expect from Section J of the NCC 2019?
17 Oct 2017

What to expect from Section J of the NCC 2019?

As many of you already know, the NCC has moved to a three-year update cycle, ...


Read More
What is an eco-city?
02 May 2017

What is an eco-city?

The term eco-city is increasingly becoming popular within the urban developme...


Read More
Regis Hillcrest
01 May 2017

Regis Hillcrest

The Regis Hillcrest project is an aged cared development located in Western A...


Read More