Built to Bloom - Melbourne

17/12/2015

A vital piece of land for the community- The community gets to have their say on the future land use.

What words and ideas come to mind when you review our draft Shared Vision themes? Tag your ideas with the draft theme and vote for your favourites.

08/12/2015

"Airpocalypse" Beijing

ONE of the world’s most populous cities has been brought to its knees by deadly, acrid smog.

30/11/2015

The simple facts behind a complex situation.
The United Nations Conference on Climate Change begins today in Paris.
Here is an overview of just what the conference is all about.
Article from news.com.au 30/11/15

TWO weeks from now, a French minister will face the world’s media. He hopes to be able to utter a single sentence that could change the world as we know it.

24/11/2015

http://www.bloom.melbourne/blog/2015/11/24/act-on-climate-festival www.facebook.com/bloom.melbourne

Build a better, safer future for all 2015 Act on Climate Festival. Photo credit- Geelong Sustainability Group Held from November 20th to 23rd in Geelong, Victoria the Act on Climate Festival sought to "empower people with ways they can act on climate change". The community organisation behind the fe…

23/11/2015

Smart, sustainable design and construction make for "Relaxed, modern living", Andraž Erjavec from Akropola the company behind Eco Silver House, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Check out the new promotional video... an addition to the Built to Bloom blog post from earlier in 2015. (http://www.bloom.melbourne/blog/2015/4/19/eco-silver-house) .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeVbiqdXO_c

Eco silver house, passive multiresidential highrise building located in Ljubljana, Slovenia has achieved new standards of energy efficiency in the field of c...

21/11/2015

Act on Climate Festival- a terrific initiative of Geelong Sustainability. http://www.actonclimatefestival.org/

On November 20th to 23rd 2015 Geelong will host a community festival to empower people with ways they can act on climate change. This event showcases positive solutions that encourage our community to Act on Climate and to build a better, safer, future for all.

20/10/2015

http://www.bloom.melbourne/blog/2015/10/16/hamburg-germany

Wilhelmsburg Europe's largest river island is home to one of the worlds smartest and sustainable urban developments. Wilhelmsburg is a district of the northern German city of Hamburg. Covering 35km2 the island lies in the middle of the Elbe River and has a population of 50,000 people. It is an incre…

07/10/2015

Copenhagen inspiration. 8 House- BIG Architects

02/10/2015

http://www.bloom.melbourne/blog/2015/10/2/vienna-austria www.facebook.com/bloom.melbourne

Walls and Waste "Architect Doctor" Friedensreich Hundertwasser has left a lasting physical impact throughout the districts of Vienna. The Hundertwasser House and the Spittelau Waste Incineration Plant are 2 great examples of the forward thinking artists best works.  Hundertwasser has also left a las…

23/09/2015

23/09/2015

http://www.bloom.melbourne/blog/2015/9/21/riegersburg-austria https://www.facebook.com/bloom.melbourne

Architecture of the third millennium Riegersburg Castle is an awe inspiring, historically important fortress perched on top of a steep, volcanic rock hill. Sharply rising 200m above the ground below, the location in combination with age- originally documented in the year 1138- make the castle a monu…

08/09/2015

http://www.bloom.melbourne/blog/2015/9/7/bad-gleichenberg-austria

If the Austrian Bundesland (state) of Styria is known as the 'Green Heart of Austria' then Bad Gleichenberg- a small town in the very south east of Styria- could be considered as the vital Cardiac muscle. Bad Gleichenberg is a spa town with a rich history of visitors who have come to recover and be…