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Design strategies
- DES-1 — A Participatory Approach to Energy Efficient Design
- DES-10 — Renewable Resources Energy Generation
- DES-11 — Water Sensitive Urban Design the Journey Thus Far
- DES-13 — An Introduction to Water Sensitive Design
- DES-14 — Design Solutions for Water Efficiency
- DES-15 — Planning for Transit Oriented Development in Australian Cities
- DES-16 — Sustainable Metropolitan Transport Design Strategies
- DES-17 — Cohousing an Introduction to a Residential Alternative
- DES-18 — Cohousing and Rethinking the Neighbourhood the Australian Context
- DES-19 — Hand on Approach to Recycling Stormwater in the Landscape
- DES-2 — Revisiting Energy Efficiency in Commercial Buildings
- DES-21 — An Introduction to Building Energy Performance Software
- DES-22 — Thermal Performance of an Energy Efficient House in a Dry Temperate Climate
- DES-23 — Accurate 2nd Generation Nationwide House Energy Rating Software
- DES-24 — On Site Domestic Wastewater Treatment and Reuse
- DES-25 — Green Building
- DES-26 — Comparing Simulated to Actual Energy Consumption in Two Office Buildings
- DES-27 — Sustainable Water Use Efficient Then Effective
- DES-29 — Low Energy Design in the United Arab Emirates Drivers and Urban Design Principles
- DES-3 — Design Considerations for the Australian Alps
- DES-30 — Low Energy Design in the United Arab Emirates Building Design Principles
- DES-31 — Design for Disassembly Themes and Principles
- DES-32 — The Shade Audit
- DES-34 — Building Energy Brief for Commercial and Public Buildings
- DES-35 — Building Materials Selection Greenhouse Strategies
- DES-37 — Energy Systems Appliances and Equipment
- DES-38 — Retrofitting Residential Buildings to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- DES-39 — Designing Managing and Retrofitting Non Residetial Buildings to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- DES-4 — Thermal Mass in Building Design
- DES-40 — Planting Guidelines for Public Spaces
- DES-42 — Thermal Comfort in School Buildings in the Tropics
- DES-44 — Strategic Use of Stormwater
- DES-46 — The Impact of Tranpsport on Urban Form
- DES-47 — Windsor Court Redevelopment Tasmania
- DES-48 — Contributing to ESD Through Landscape Planning Design and Management
- DES-49 — Building Service Systems an Integrate Design Approach to the Environmental Performance of Buildings
- DES-5 — Sustainable Design a Client Briefing
- DES-50 — Sustainability and Urban Containment
- DES-51 — Catchment Management Building Catchment Communities to Deliver Integrated Natural Resource Management
- DES-52 — Erosion and Sediment Control
- DES-53 — Roof and Facade Gardens
- DES-55 — Planning and Design for Bushfire Protection
- DES-56 — Birds and Buildings
- DES-57 — Applying the Adaptive Model of Comfort
- DES-58 — A More Sustainable Approach to Urban Freeway Vegetation Design and Management
- DES-6 — Daylighting of Buildings
- DES-60 — Evaluating Advanced Facade Systems for Commercial Buildings
- DES-61 — Artificial Lighting Design Techniques Sustainability By Quality Design
- DES-62 — Integrated Design Process Incorporating Lighting
- DES-63 — A Basic Guide to the Daylighting of Buildings
- DES-64 — Design Guide and Principles for the Visual Assessment and Design of Wind Farms
- DES-65 — Design Strategies for Affordable and Sustainable Housing
- DES-66 — Vegetation and Habitat Conservation a Strategic Framework
- DES-67 — Commercial Building Refurbishment Government Programs
- DES-68 — An Ecological Design Strategy for the Planning and Development of Healthy Urban Habitat
- DES-69 — Mobile Architecture and Built Environment Laboratory Mabel a Building Performance Evaluation Tool
- DES-70 — Sustainability Rating Tools a Snapshot Study
- DES-71 — Adjusting Building Thermostats for Environmental Gains Understanding the Issues
- DES-72 — Adjusting Building Thermostats for Environmental Gains a Pilot Study
- DES-73 — Carbon Emissions from Domestic Appliances
- DES-74 — Carbon Emissions from Domestic Built in Appliances
- DES-75 — Carbon Emissions from Domestic Local Energy Generation
- DES-76 — Emissions from Dwellings Transitioning to Zero Carbon Housing
- DES-77 — Design for Eco Serivices Environemental Services
- DES-78 — Design for Eco Services Bulding Services
- DES-79 — Drivers of Energy and Water Efficiency in Commercial Office Buildings
- DES-80 — The Impact of Veranda on a Single Sided Naturally Ventilated Building
- DES-81 — An Introduction to Socially Responsible Planning and Urban Design
- DES-9 — Residential Site Development for Energy Efficiency and Sustainability
Case studies
- CAS-12 — Armstrong Mobbs Sustainable House
- CAS-15 — Homebush Newington Village
- CAS-17 — New Directions in Timber
- CAS-19 — A Tale of Two Campuses Charles Sturt University Staff Offices Sunshine Coast University Arts Faculty Building Case Study
- CAS-20 — Australian Geological Survey Organisation Building Canberra
- CAS-21 — Cotton Tree Project
- CAS-22 — Energy Performance Contract Midwestern Area Health Service NSW
- CAS-23 — Bawinanga Rangers Station Maningrida Northern Territory
- CAS-24 — The Millennium Parklands
- CAS-25 — Urban Water Conservation Harvesting and Reuse South Australian Case Studies
- CAS-26 — Sellick House Swanbourne Western Australia
- CAS-27 — Australian Solutions Case Studies of Sustainable Accessibility and Transport
- CAS-34 — Building T Deakin University
- CAS-35 — Lighting At the New Australian Greenhouse Offices Canberra
- CAS-36 — The Integrated Design Process of CH2
- CAS-38 — George Street Apartments Fitzroy
- CAS-39 — Kelvin Grove Urban Village
- CAS-40 — Clovelly House East Sydney New South Wales
- CAS-41 — Filter House Broome Western Australia
- CAS-42 — Post Occupancy Evaluation of Passive Downdraft Evaporative Cooling and Air Conditioned Buildings At the Torrent Research Centre Ahmedabad India
- CAS-43 — Newcastle CSIRO Energy Centre
- CAS-44 — Energy Performance of New Project Homes Perth Western Australia
- CAS-45 — 40 Albert Road South Melbourne Designing for Sustainable Outcomes a Review of Design Strategies Building Performance and Users Perspectives
- CAS-46 — Water Sensitive Urban Design in the Melbourne Docklands an Overview
- CAS-47 — Water Sensitive Urban Design in the Melbourne Docklands Raingardens and Bioretention Tree Pits
- CAS-48 — Water Sensitive Urban Design in the Melbourne Docklands Wetlands Storage and Reuse System
- CAS-49 — Pemberton House Hobart Implementing Thermal Design Principles for Housing in a Cool Temperate Climate
- CAS-50 — Australian Ethical Investment Headquarters 6 Star Green Star Office Refurbishment Canberra
- CAS-51 — Santos Headquarters Adelaide 5 Star Green Star CBD Office Tower
- CAS-52 — Office Building Retrofit At 55 St Andrews Place Melbourne Turning a Sparrow Into a Peacock
- CAS-53 — Conversion of a Heritage Listed Industrial Building UTAS School of Architecture and Design
- CAS-54 — District Cooling Case Study James Cook University Townsville
- CAS-55A — Urine Separation and Dry Composting Toilet Trial Demonstration in a Secondary School
- CAS-55B — Urine Separation and Dry Composting Toilet Trial Agricultural Use of Residues
- CAS-56 — The Erskine Building Canterbury University Christchurch a Case Study of Building Performance
- CAS-57 — James Street Market Brisbane a Subtropical Retail Case Study
General issues
- GEN-13 — Greenhouse Gas Emissions and the Residential Sector
- GEN-14 — The Philosophy and Practice of Water Sensitive Urban Design Is It Consistent with a Whole System Approach
- GEN-15 — Introduction to Indoor Environment and Health
- GEN-17 — Urban Planning for Sustainability
- GEN-2 — Environmental Design and Architecture
- GEN-24 — Light Pollution
- GEN-25 — Permaculture Part a Introduction and Urban Farming
- GEN-26 — Permaculture Part B Principles and Application
- GEN-28 — Pia Ecologically Sustainable Development Policy ESD
- GEN-3 — Biodiversity
- GEN-31 — Education for the Next Industrial Revolution Teaching Resource Efficiency and Resource Effectiveness As Aspects of Environment
- GEN-32 — Contaminated Land
- GEN-33 — Users Perceptions of Health and Productivity in Sustainable Buildings
- GEN-34 — Urban Air Quality
- GEN-35 — Protecting Against Solar UVR
- GEN-37 — Land Resource Assessment
- GEN-4 — Positive Development Designing for Net Positive Impacts
- GEN-42 — Post Occupancy Evaluation POE and Sustainable Design
- GEN-44 — Economics of Sustainable Building
- GEN-45 — Urban Development Accessibility and Transport in Australia Facing the Sustainability Challenge
- GEN-46 — Changing the Signs Making the Connections
- GEN-48 — Travel Demand Management Reducing the Negative Impacts of the Car
- GEN-49 — Excerpts from the Build Energy Smart Training Manual for Quantity Surveyors
- GEN-5 — Marketing Ecologically Sustainable Design Skills
- GEN-53 — Bushfires and Building an Introduction
- GEN-54 — Understanding Quantification Is One Key to Delivering Environmentally Sustainable Assets
- GEN-55 — Mental Landscapes the Forgotten Element in Sustainable Design
- GEN-56 — The National Australian Built Environment Rating System NABERS
- GEN-57 — A Guide to Environmental Design and Assessment Tools
- GEN-58 — Emodied Water of Construction
- GEN-59 — Measuring Site Biodiversity for Sustainable Development
- GEN-6 — Ecological Waste Rethinking the Nature of Waste
- GEN-60 — Implementing Energy Efficiency and ESD from a Development Perspective
- GEN-61 — Best Practice in Lighting Quality and Sustainability
- GEN-62 — Sustainable Communities
- GEN-63 — Green Star a Users Perspective
- GEN-64 — Operating a Building for the Next 20 Years
- GEN-65 — Designing Buildings That Actually Perform
- GEN-66 — Design for Adaptability an Introduction to the Principles and Basic Strategies
- GEN-67 — Green Buildings and Productivity
- GEN-68 — Climate Change and Sustainability
- GEN-69 — Tourism Architecture in Special Places
- GEN-70 — Liveable Communities How the Commonwealth Can Foster Sustainable Cities and Regions
- GEN-71 — Towards Sustainable Urbanism
- GEN-72 — Planning the Green City
- GEN-73 — Lend Leases Approach to Addressing Sustainability in New Greenfields Urban Communities
- GEN-74 — Balancing Place and Sustainability in Metropolitan Planning
- GEN-75 — Ecotourism Certification
- GEN-76 — Electromagnetic Fields in the Built Environment Design for Minimal Radiation Exposure
- GEN-77 — 2006 Australia State of the Environment Human Settlements
- GEN-78 — Building the Scheme to Deliver Sustainable Infrastructure Solutions
- GEN-79 — Impact of Indoor Environment Quality on Occupant Productivity and Well Being in Office Buildings
- GEN-80 — GHG Emission Reduction in Buildings How Does Emissions Trading Relate
- GEN-81 — GHG Emission Reduction in Buildings the Need for Further Policy Beyond Emissions Trading
- GEN-83 — The Costs of Urban Sprawl Infrastructure and Transportation
- GEN-84 — The Costs of Urban Sprawl Predicting Transport Greenhouse Gases from Urban Form Parameters
- GEN-85 — The Costs of Urban Sprawl Physical Activity Links to Healthcare Costs and Productivity
- GEN-86 — Residential Retrofitting Current Practice and Emerging Directions Summary of a Beiic Report
- GEN-9 — An Introduction to Permaculture and Urban Farming
Technology
- TEC-1 — Waste Management Source Reduction
- TEC-11 — Greywater and Blackwater Treatment Strategies
- TEC-12 — Emerging Technologies in Ventilation
- TEC-13 — Getting the Best Out of Refrigerant Cycle Chillers
- TEC-14 — Identifying and Implementing Energy Efficient Practices and Technologies to Existing Non Residential Buildings
- TEC-15 — GIS and Remote Sensing for Transport Land Use Site Planning and Landscape Planning
- TEC-16 — Energy Management and Occupant Well Being Through Integrated Lighting Control
- TEC-17 — Distributed Energy and Power
- TEC-18 — Chilled Ceilings and Beams
- TEC-19 — How Data Collection Can Help in Understanding Buildings in Operation
- TEC-20 — Phase Change Materials Overview
- TEC-21 — Applying Expert Opinion to Domestic Building Energy Assessment
- TEC-22 — Indoor Environment Quality Design and the Value of Facility Ecology
- TEC-23 — Air Leakage in Buildings Review of International Literature and Standards
- TEC-24 — Realising Air Leakage in Australian Housing
- TEC-25 — Circulating Fans for Summer and Winter Comfort and Indoor Energy Efficiency
- TEC-26 — Living Walls a Way to Green the Built Environment
- TEC-27 — Green Roofs Understanding Their Benefits for Australia
- TEC-28 — Towards Prefabricated Sustainable Housing an Introduction
- TEC-29 — Double Skln Facades
- TEC-4 — Photovoltaic Cells How They Work
- TEC-5 — Solar Hot Water
- TEC-6 — An Introduction to Ground Source Heat Pump Systems
- TEC-7 — An Overview of Operational Energy Minimisation Technologies from Green Building Challenge 98
- TEC-9 — Electric Lighting Emerging Technologies Light Sources and Their Intrinsic Control Gear
Products & materials
- PRO-1 — Sustainable Housing Using Lightweight Cellular Concrete
- PRO-11 — Renewable Resources a Survey of Materials
- PRO-12 — Straw Bale Construction
- PRO-13 — Polyvinyl Chloride Manufacture
- PRO-14 — Polyvinyl Chloride Products Use and Disposal
- PRO-15 — The Sustainability of Timber Resources
- PRO-16 — Introduction to Building Material Durability
- PRO-17 — Green Specifying the Role of National Master Specification Systems 1
- PRO-18 — Green Specifying the Role of National Master Specification Systems 2
- PRO-19 — Advanced Glazing Systems in Commercial Buildings
- PRO-2 — Embodied Energy of Building Materials
- PRO-20 — Lead Hazards in Construction a Designer S Guide
- PRO-21 — Timber Building for Durability
- PRO-22 — How to Approach Material Selection for Waste Minimisation a Guide for Dealing with Material Suppliers
- PRO-24 — Low CO₂ Concrete Are We Making Any Progress
- PRO-26 — Towards Sustainable Steel
- PRO-27 — Environmentally Improved Office Furniture a Guide to the Key Issues Including Specification Guidelines
- PRO-28 — Managing and Understanding the Environmental Impacts of Architectural Coatings
- PRO-30 — Timber and Wood Products Applications and ESD Decision Making
- PRO-32 — Properties and Rating Systems for Glazings Windows and Skylights Including Atria
- PRO-33 — Timber and Wood Products from Environmentally Certified Forests and Plantations Overview
- PRO-34 — Timber and Wood Products from Environmentally Certified Forests and Plantations Background
- PRO-35 — Timber and Wood Products from Environmentally Certified Forests and Plantations in Australia
- PRO-36 — Timber Use in Residential Construction and Demolition
- PRO-37 — Life Cycle Assessment of Forest and Wood Products in Australia
- PRO-38 — Beyond Carbon Neutrality Strategies for Reductive and Restorative Sustainability
- PRO-4 — An Introduction to Chemical Risks in the Built Environment
- PRO-5 — A Survey of Chemical Risks in the Built Environment
- PRO-6 — Reducing Chemical Risks in the Built Environment
- PRO-7 — The Environmental Impact of Building Materials
- PRO-8 — Strategies and Resources for Material Selection
- PRO-9 — Comparative Service Life Assessment of Window Systems
Notes
- NOT-1 — Directory of Energy and Environmental Organisations
- NOT-10 — Commercial Building Baseline Study
- NOT-11 — Ecologically Sustainable Development Glossary of Terms
- NOT-2 — Annotated Bibliography of Environmental Design Publications
- NOT-3 — The Brundtland Report 1987 Revisiting the Report of the United Nations World Commission on the Environment and Development Our Common Future
- NOT-7 — Measuring Progress Toward Sustainability Bellagio Principles
- NOT-9 — Residential Building Baseline Study
Papers
- EDG-65 — Thermal Mass and Insulation for Temperate Climates
- EDG-65 — Climate Responsive Design Cooling Systems for Hot Arid Climates
- EDG-65 — The Relationship Between Housing Density and Built Form Energy Use
- EDG-66 — Mind the Gap Predicted Vs. Actual Performance of Green Buildings
- EDG-66 — Residential Passive Design for Temperate Climates
- EDG-66 — Persuasive Design and Building User Engagement
- EDG-66 — Bca Section J and Commercial Building Facade Design
- EDG-66 — Climate Change Adaptation for Building Designers an Introduction
- EDG-67 — Designing User Friendly Passive Buildings
- EDG-67 — The Climate Adaptive Vernacular Architecture of Asia Pacific
- EDG-67 — Water Conservation and Harvesting in Adelaide SA Four Case Studies
- EDG-68 — The Legal Right to Solar Access
- EDG-68 — Solar Hot Water
- EDG-68 — Building Integrated Photovoltaics BIPV
- EDG-69 — Adaptive Comfort Passive Design for Active Occupants
- EDG-69 — The Prasad House
- EDG-69 — The Armstrong Mobbs House
- EDG-70 — Glossary Glossary of Environmentally Sustainable Design
- EDG-70 — Building Environmental Performance Assessment
- EDG-70 — Remote Area Building and Sustainable Development
- EDG-71 — Polyvinyl Chloride PVC Its Use in Construction
- EDG-71 — Life Cycle Energy Analysis
- EDG-72 — A Practical Guide to Life Cycle Assessment of Buildings
- EDG-73 — Architecture Planning and Food
- EDG-74 — Beyond Codified Comfort Building Design and Performance
- EDG-76 — Construction Details for Cool Temperate Climates
- EDG-76 — Thermal Mass for Cool Temperate Climates
- EDG-76 — A Solar Atlas for Tasmania
- EDG-78 — Designing to Heal
- EDG-78 — Social Sustainability
- EDG-79 — Passivhaus in Australia
- EDG-80 — Natural Ventilation
- EDG-80 — Residential Building Rating Tools
- EDG-81 — Winning Hearts and Minds
- EDG-82 — Section J and Commercial Facades
- EDG-83 — Low Energy Hot Water Systems
- EDG-84 — A Summary of Urban Assessment Tools for Application in Australia
- EDG-85 — Non Residential Building Environmental Rating Tools a Review of the Australian Market
- EDG-86 — NCC Section J and Commercial Building Facade Design 2016 Update
- EDG-87 — Enabling Play Friendly Places
- EDG-88 — Green Roofs for Energy Efficiency a Simulation Study in Australian Climates
- EDG-88 — Regenerative Development Through Lenses with a Case Study of Seacombe West
- EDG-89 — Passivhaus the Pathway to Low Energy Buildings in Australasia
- EDG-90 — Sustainability and Building Information Modelling BIM
- EDG-91 — Optimising Environmental Performance Using Building Performance Simulation
- EDG-93 — Biophilic Design an Introduction for Designers
Insights
- BIPV and Australian façades — reading EDG 68 with Section J
- How students should cite Environment Design Guide notes
- Comparing Australian sustainability rating tools
- How to use EDG case studies in a design report
- Passivhaus in Australia: what the EDG papers actually say
- WSUD in the Melbourne Docklands — lessons from CAS 46–48
This independent editorial guide is not affiliated with the Australian Institute of Architects or any ratings body. Historical Environment Design Guide note IDs, titles and authorship are cited for attribution only. Summaries are original educational rewrites — not a substitute for the original peer-reviewed notes, current NCC / NABERS / Green Star documentation, or professional advice. Trademarks remain with their owners.