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David Oppenheim
18 Nov 2023

David Oppenheim

(9824) Remembering David John Oppenheim - ‘The Green Home’ Interview, 1993 - ...


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Last Intern post Pooja. Vaidya
14 Jul 2021

Last Intern post Pooja. Vaidya

ADIOS AMIGOS! It is now time to say goodbyes to my SBE journey. The journey ...


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Last week of Internship for Pratidnya Bhuite
13 Jul 2021

Last week of Internship for Pratidnya Bhuite

Firstly, I would like to thank Sean and Rob for giving me the opportunity to ...


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Prat and Pooja 28th June 2021
28 Jun 2021

Prat and Pooja 28th June 2021

We have been busy working on a variety of projects for NCC section J complian...


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Week 7 and 8
31 May 2021

Week 7 and 8

Week 7 and 8 We started with our first project Heatherdale Sports Pavilion, ...


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Week 5:
17 May 2021

Week 5:

Week 5: This week was pretty productive in terms of final submissions. We s...


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Week 4 Intern's report 11 May 2021
11 May 2021

Week 4 Intern's report 11 May 2021

Week 4 It was a busy week filled with new adventures… Day 1 and 2 We revis...


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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...


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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...


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Our First week
19 Apr 2021

Our First week

As we move out of lockdown and the way Victoria is tackling the pandemic situ...


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New Interns at SBE
19 Apr 2021

New Interns at SBE

Hi Guys,I am Pooja.Girish. Vaidya . I am an ESD intern for SBE and  super hap...


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Final Week
26 Mar 2020

Final Week

Our final week began with continuing our NCC study, combing through both the ...


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Intern's 4th week
06 Feb 2020

Intern's 4th week

Hit the books This week began with finalizing our Student housing town plann...


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week 3
31 Jan 2020

week 3

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


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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...


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The First Rate week
16 Jan 2020

The First Rate week

The First Rate week It has been an exciting first week of our internship at ...


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SBE interns 2020
14 Jan 2020

SBE interns 2020

SBE interns 2020   Introducing SBE’s latest hard to pronounce interns Laksh...


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SBE Daylighting Studies
02 Apr 2019

SBE Daylighting Studies

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


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Millie's last week
05 Mar 2019

Millie's last week

Millie **Let the good times roll! ** It’s finally my turn to say goodbye. D...


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SBE Interns 22 Feb 19
24 Feb 2019

SBE Interns 22 Feb 19

SBE Intern Blog Moving on to new things Oscar: My time at SBE has sadly co...


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SBE Interns 15Feb19
15 Feb 2019

SBE Interns 15Feb19

SBE Intern Blog Nearing the end Oscar: With the end of my time at SBE beco...


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Intern Update 19-02-08
10 Feb 2019

Intern Update 19-02-08

SBE Intern Blog (6 Feb 2019) Oscar: Starting to hear the MUSIC This week, ...


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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...


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Intern Update 19-02-01
03 Feb 2019

Intern Update 19-02-01

  MillieAwkward moment when you’ve completed your work and then what? “Sean...


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Intern Update 19-01-25
25 Jan 2019

Intern Update 19-01-25

  Understanding things a little clearer: OscarStarting on the 21st, I enter...


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SBE Intern Blog 18Jan19
18 Jan 2019

SBE Intern Blog 18Jan19

Getting into the thick of things: Oscar: The week starting the 14th has see...


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Intern Update 19-01-11
11 Jan 2019

Intern Update 19-01-11

Coming back from the Christmas break  Oscar:After a nice summer break, the l...


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Intern Update 18-12-07
07 Dec 2018

Intern Update 18-12-07

Peddling off to a good start  (by Oscar Hiscock & Millie Siu) 26th Nove...


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SBE Interns 2018-19
26 Nov 2018

SBE Interns 2018-19

SBE has been joined by two senior interns for the summer break.  Both have ad...


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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 ...


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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...


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SBE Intern's Design Recognition
30 Apr 2018

SBE Intern's Design Recognition

SBE’s interns received an Award of Merit from the Building Designers Associat...


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SBE interns final day
23 Feb 2018

SBE interns final day

Goodbye from the SBE 2017-18 interns!! ...


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SBE Intern's Update 15 February 2018
15 Feb 2018

SBE Intern's Update 15 February 2018

A quick update about what we have been up to… Poornima reporting: This ...


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SBE interns update 2nd Feb 2018
02 Feb 2018

SBE interns update 2nd Feb 2018

Our BDAV 10 Star Challenge design is complete Poornima reporting: - Finally...


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SBE Interns Update 25 January 2018
29 Jan 2018

SBE Interns Update 25 January 2018

Hello everyone! Mark reporting: This week, we worked on the DTS. Rob taught ...


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SBE Interns Update 18 January 2018
18 Jan 2018

SBE Interns Update 18 January 2018

We are back for more. Mark reporting - This week, we went to a building sit...


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SBE Interns update 11 January 2018
11 Jan 2018

SBE Interns update 11 January 2018

Hello everyone!! We are back after vacations, energised and excited. Here&rs...


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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...


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SBE Intern's update 21 December 2017
21 Dec 2017

SBE Intern's update 21 December 2017

Designing a house?  Less is more! Mark reporting: Firstly, this week we...


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SBE's Interns
15 Dec 2017

SBE's Interns

Say hello to SBE’s Summer Interns 2017!! SBE has welcomed their first ...


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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...


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WBACE case study
31 Oct 2017

WBACE case study

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


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The Commons Case Study
31 Oct 2017

The Commons Case Study

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


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Regis Hillcrest Case Study
31 Oct 2017

Regis Hillcrest Case Study

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


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Northbank Case Study
31 Oct 2017

Northbank Case Study

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


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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...


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Mawson Lakes Case Study
31 Oct 2017

Mawson Lakes Case Study

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


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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...


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Bosch Case study
31 Oct 2017

Bosch Case study

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


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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...


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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...


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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...


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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...


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Healthy Buildings
20 Oct 2017

Healthy Buildings

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


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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...


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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, ...


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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...


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Regis Hillcrest
01 May 2017

Regis Hillcrest

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


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