By David Hindley
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1 December 2020, Build 181
The article Back to solar design basics in Build 178 looked at the principles of designing for the sun in new suburbs and new house construction. In this follow-up article, we look at what is happening in practice and the costs of getting it wrong.
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By Kate Mackness, Professor Iain White, Dr Patrick Barrett
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1 April 2021, Build 183, Feature article
A new idea in urban design that puts people at the centre of planning has emerged – the 20-minute city. Now research at the University of Waikato is looking at New Zealand communities to see if this could be useful here.
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