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According to a recent article in The Guardian, “… the pandemic has revived a movement that has its roots in the 18th century, when the word “sustainability” was first coined (in German) to describe a new approach to forestry enabling a continual harvest of wood. It’s a movement widely believed to have entered the mainstream with the 1987 Our Common Future report – a UN-backed initiative, overseen by Norway’s then prime minister, Gro Harlem Brundtland, which laid out an ambitious pathway towards a “sustainable economy”. This left us with the enduringly relevant definition of sustainability as “development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs”. So who knew that the pandemic could actually be helping sustainability, as well as the fact that sustainability as a term was invented by 18th century Germans? Regardless, “In many ways, sustainability has been a success story”, says The Guardian. In other ways, sustainability has also been a huge success story for Architecture & Design magazine. From humble beginnings in 2006 as the ‘Green Building Awards’, to now, 15 years later hosting Australia’s largest and most respected built industry sustainability awards and education program that encompasses both the Sustainability Awards as well as the CPD-driven Sustainability Summit, which combined attract well over 500 attendees. Due to be held in Sydney on November 11, the 2021 Sustainability Awards will this year once again run in the shadow of the COVID-19 Pandemic, that has allowed the issue of sustainability to be spoken about widely, and not just in the musty halls of academia or one’s local council chambers. COVID may well have achieved what many in the green movement and built industry combined could not – that is, keep sustainability front of mind for the wider masses. Which is exactly where all of our readers need to keep the date and details of the 2021 Sustainability Awards.

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Redesigning hospitals for the telehealth revolution

ABOVE Micaela Sheahan is a Senior Researcher with Hassell.

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As the influence of tech on our lives expands, so too does the reach of digital healthcare. COVID-19 has accelerated the uptake of a variety of virtual care services, not least the humble telehealth phone call between patient and practitioner.

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seeing their doctor on a screen or over the phone, public areas within hospitals may make way for dedicated telehealth spaces. Many health facility design guidelines have only limited references to telehealth, offering general suggestions about good internet connections, ergonomically positioned IT equipment and neutral background colours. All valid points, but in a post-pandemic world, healthcare planners will need more sophisticated guidance. Some hospitals are already exploring activity-based work spaces to combine telehealth and in-person consultations, while others have made significant investments in digital-only hubs to connect with patients at home. Each hospital will need a tailored solution to suit its unique patient characteristics, funding, staff profiles and models of care. Based on the research findings, Hassell explored a series of potential design scenarios for hospital outpatient departments to prompt a much-needed industry discussion about what clinicians need to continue to offer telehealth – beyond good wi-fi and a well-positioned laptop. These discussions will ideally lead to more detailed healthcare facility design guidelines that help hospitals deliver safe, effective and convenient telehealth services to their patients.

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is sustained as expected, hospitals will soon be busy planning new and refurbished spaces to accommodate emerging digital models of care, if they haven’t started already. Unfortunately there aren’t many built precedents or best-practice guides to steer hospitals through this change. Despite the availability of appropriate technology, patient and clinician reluctance has meant that uptake, and therefore spaces to conduct telehealth, has been limited. But after the year we’ve just had, perceptions of telehealth have altered dramatically. It has proven to be an effective, efficient and convenient method of care for some (though obviously not all) patient cohorts, including the elderly and people with chronic illnesses such as heart disease, diabetes and stroke rehabilitation. Telehealth delivered at scale requires a more considered response than the (understandably) cobbled together solutions of 2020, which included borrowed offices, meeting rooms, portable buildings, cars, and in one case, a storage cupboard. Clinicians want acoustic and visual privacy for their patients and prefer to deliver telehealth in existing consult rooms that allow them to swap easily between in-person and online consultations throughout the day. But as more patients become comfortable

With the help of The University of Queensland, Hassell investigated the design implications of the exponential increase in telehealth brought about by the pandemic. With a new model of care may come new space typologies, and hospital planners need to be thinking about them now. In the midst of dealing with infection control and community anxiety about COVID-19 through 2020, Australian healthcare providers delivered the long anticipated uptake of telehealth care. Government funded virtual consultations with patients grew exponentially, jumping from 1 million consultations in March 2020 to over 6 million in April alone. 1 Similar patterns were experienced around the world, with one practitioner in London declaring “We’ve had ten years of change in one week.” 2 The pandemic is a real time experiment to show where change can be made safely and effectively. In collaboration with Hassell, The University of Queensland’s Centre for Online Health at the Centre for Health Services Research surveyed and interviewed hospital workers about their telehealth experience during 2020. Put simply, the findings suggest current hospital infrastructure in Australia is ill-equipped to accommodate the significant increase in telehealth services. And if growth in telehealth

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Adapting technology to design virusaware buildings WORDS MARK WARBURTON

One of the immediate impacts the COVID-19 pandemic has and will continue to have on our industry is changes to the specifications on new projects. After all, COVID-19 is not the first coronavirus to have an impact on the human population, SARS and MERS are both from the same family of virus, and nor is it likely to be the last. An obvious change is making buildings as contactless as possible. Whilst this is not difficult to achieve in larger open spaces it is much more difficult in smaller offices or buildings whose usage naturally requires privacy. The first step to achieve contactless design is being able to determine when someone is entering or leaving a space, be that open or enclosed, and the ability to monitor much more accurately if people are still in a space. New building technologies such as KNX may offer one solution. For example, using detectors that employ microwave sensing

technology tuned to the movement signature of a human breathing. The sensor is designed to provide accurate presence information as well as outputs based on direction of movement and distance to movement. With motorised doors and intelligent lighting and HVAC, it would be simple to create a completely contactless environment as people move through a building and use different spaces. Other technologies include camera sensors which are able to determine the number of people in a room or in defined areas of the room. These could be used to provide feedback when additional people enter a shop, move from one part of a building to another or to increase the ventilation to ensure fresh, clean air is provided in more confined spaces.

So, as a scenario, in a high-rotation oﬃce space, a group of people have booked a meeting room, they enter the room, which has been brought up to temperature for them ten minutes before the meeting is due to start, and the lights turn on as they enter. They log in so their presence is recorded, the system adjusts based on the number of people actually using the room, then after the meeting the absence of people in a room might be used to trigger the cleaning crew to enter and wipe down the surfaces, so making the transition to the next users less risky. Managing the quality of the air in the building is another area where building controls have a major role to play. This requires a shift in mindset from HVAC being as eﬃcient as

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An obvious change is making buildings as contactless as possible.

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possible to it being able to perform at a level which maintains the highest levels of filtration and air changes. For this to work, a high level of control is needed over the AC systems and possibly a high level of integration with existing BMS systems. The ability for occupants to interact with a building will also need to change, particularly as our understanding of the steps we will need to take to remain safe become second nature. Of course, this is ideally done on your own devices as anything else just adds risk back in which requires more management from the building managers. The concept of BYOD will become more common so never has it been more important for building control systems be designed in a way that allows

seamless integration from any range of devices or external systems. Which is why it’s good to see all the main open standards for building control creating a new market interest group to work on creating just that, a method for creating application layer agnostic, secure IP connectivity to a building. Another approach is to install a server-based solution that offers user management as part of its feature lists. Whilst often considered part of the facility management, a hybrid solution that provides building wide visualisation and control along with lower-level control of individual rooms or functions, will keep the project cost down and still offer a high level of functionality. It is only when we treat internal spaces as a single environment that we can really achieve

the level of control needed to meet some of these newer requirements of building design. Having a holistic approach to control system design, with systems sharing a single infrastructure ensures that data from a sensor can be used across the system regardless of the application. Ideally this should also be a system that can be adapted over time, or even pivoted quickly to provide a completely different type of functionality. Whilst we may not be able to see into the future, we can use lessons from the past to ensure the systems we install and deign provide the highest level of adaptability and control.

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The eight-volume final report of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety was handed down in March.

Sadly, it got somewhat lost, being overtaken by the government’s imbroglio over a lack of respect for women and a farrago of issues about sexual assaults. It wasn’t helped by the government refusing to release advanced copies of the report for review before the press conference. Nevertheless, the report is extremely important. It highlights the almost total failure of current aged care, and it lays much of the blame on the Howard government’s decision in 1997 to effectively privatise the sector and leave it to market forces. The report makes 148 recommendations that touch on all aspects of remedies for the current malaise, and two of those are directly targeted at the design of future aged care buildings. One way of summarising the vast amount of research and proposals in the report is contained in changing just two words: no longer nursing homes but now RACF’s or residential aged care facilities; changed because current facilities no longer employ nurses and no longer resemble homes. It is the second of those two words that are parsed in Chapter 6, leading to the two recommendations that concern us here. The commissioners assert the importance

of design: “Where older people live affects their sense of security and their quality of life. Accommodation that is well designed to meet people’s needs can improve their lives and their wellbeing.” They lament that was once a ‘home’ is now an ‘institution’, citing an increase in facilities with 60+ persons from 39% in 2008 to 60% in 2019. They favour smaller facilities that more closely resemble homes: “…good design in residential aged care, particularly for people living with dementia, usually involves smaller, lower-density congregate living arrangements rather than larger, more institutional settings. Smaller, lower-density congregate living arrangements generally promote better quality of life for everyone. Large, noisy institutional environments can worsen the adverse consequences of dementia.” In part 1.3.6, ‘Designing accommodation for Quality of Life’, (p105) they propose that: …the Australian Government should develop and publish a comprehensive set of national aged care design principles and guidelines on accessible and dementia-friendly design for residential aged care. The National Aged Care Design Principles and Guidelines

should permit flexibility in their application in different circumstances. This leads to the later recommendation #45 on design, with a timetable for implementation. They also heard about the restrictive nature of the NCC building codes on innovative design and have suggested that the NCC be re-visited at the highest level to ensure that the new approach is facilitated. Here’s one example, where the NCC defines the class according to the means of escape: “Class 9c… are aged care buildings… defined as residential accommodation for elderly people who… are provided with personal care services and 24-hour staff assistance to evacuate the building in an emergency. Sprinklers yes but no more smoke doors and fire curtains. Further on, the commissioners recommend financial support for this design transformation: “The Australian Government should actively promote and encourage their adoption by approved providers, builders, architects and others. Financial incentives should be paid to providers that demonstrate the adoption of the Design Principles and Guidelines for their residential aged care buildings.” This leads to recommendation 46 on financing.

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“Where older people live affects their sense of security and their quality of life.”

It may only be two recommendations in 148, but I am very impressed with the depth and power of the suggested initiatives. The recommended amounts of financial assistance for new designs are encouraging: “Commissioner Briggs recommends that the amount of annual grant funding should be increased to $300 million in 2021–22, $600 million in 2022–23 and $1 billion in 2023–24 and should be indexed for inflation in subsequent years.” You could invest in some serious re-designs for that money. But already Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has flagged that, as a Liberal, he stands for lower taxes. Meaning less money for social programs, and most likely a NDIS-like Medicare levy. So, don’t expect any support from the LNP; design hopes dashed again. Expect that promises on aged care will be front and centre in the election campaign later this year (for an election on November 6 – you read it here first). Whilst we wait for a federal government that will take the report seriously, we can turn our minds to The National Aged Care Design Principles and Guidelines. We’ve got just over a year to write and publish the first set. The core premise is to make the current institutional RACF’s more home-like. Having had some involvement in retirement and aged care design I would offer the following thoughts for the new set of guidelines, all

in the name of pursuing innovation. Here’s my starting list: • The overarching intention should be to create a home-like environment. • Everywhere there should be a feeling of domesticity. • The entry should be like a home foyer, with a less-institutional design solution disguising the security and control. • The number of residents in any grouping should be kept below 12. • Communal rooms should be smaller and resemble a house rather than a large institution. • Rooms for residents should be on a corridor that feels close to a home setting. • A resident’s room should have abundant natural light, preferably from two sides. • A resident’s room should have natural ventilation, capable of being easily opened. • Ensuites should feel as close as possible to a traditional bathroom, despite the need for accessibility to meet AS1428 (more generous circulation, grab rails, special equipment etc). • Consider how some residents could have access to private external spaces or doors that open onto small gardens. • Hallways and corridors should appear to be as domestic as possible.

• Bump rails for trolleys should be disguised in wainscoting (to maintain a residential / home-like feel). • All medical equipment should be hidden from immediate view. Distinguish between residents whose residency is from physical frailty, and those who require more secure accommodation as a result of dementia, and don’t design accordingly (NOT for both at the same time). These are some of the key issues that architects will address in the next two years as we firstly contribute to the establishment of good guidelines, and secondly we work to design new, and to retrofit existing facilities, to improve their re-direction back towards being a nursing home, with the emphasis on the word home. Tone Wheeler is principal architect at Environa Studio, Adjunct Professor at UNSW and is President of the Australian Architecture Association. The views expressed here are solely those of the author and are not held or endorsed by A+D, the AAA or UNSW. Tone does not read Instagram, Facebook, Twitter or Linked In. Sanity is preserved by reading and replying only to comments addressed to toneontuesday@gmail.com FOLLOW US for more projects like this

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Addressing fire safety in aged care facilities during COVID-19

The Australian Government has been working closely with the aged care sector to safeguard the health and wellbeing of older Australians during the coronavirus pandemic. Underlying health issues can make the elderly more prone to complications caused by the virus. Therefore, strict protocols for residents, staff and visitors are enforced in accordance with the Australian Department of Health, helping to prepare for and mitigate the risk of outbreaks. Aged-care facility managers have had to adopt new protocols for contractors performing essential maintenance to building systems, such as fire protection. Maintaining firesystems is a critical life safety activity that safeguards building occupants and protects property by reducing the likelihood of a major fire event occurring. The industry is guided by the Australian Standard AS 4083-2010 (Planning for emergencies – healthcare facilities) with fire equipment maintenance an essential service that must continue regardless of the pandemic. In terms of managing this, communication has played a key role in managing fire safety and compliance obligations for retirement and aged care facilities across Australia. Providers have been working closely with facility managers in the aged care sector to ensure they comply with strict protocols while

they continue to maintain essential services for fire protection systems. This includes working within individual state and territory guidelines, which can change at a moment’s notice, as was the case in Victoria when the state went into lockdown for a third time due to a COVID-19 outbreak. Experience shows that in times such as these, when activity within and around a facility changes from its normal operating pattern, the risk of fire can be heightened. Given the current situation, it has never been more important to ensure all fire systems in buildings, including aged care facilities, continue to be tested and maintained to ensure they will operate in accordance with their design intent and purpose. Gaining authorisation to enter certain areas, such as private residential rooms, is necessary to carry out mandatory testing, however, access can often be a challenge. If the residents do not allow the fire technicians to enter rooms, the compliance rating for the entire site can be compromised. Technicians have been able to successfully overcome such issues by working closely with site managers and implementing streamlined communications plans.

Facility systems and portals allow technicians to obtain clear visibility across areas where there may be testing gaps, such as private rooms, helping to address issues directly before they occur. This has become particularly important with increased restrictions in force. Technicians now are mindful of the need to wear appropriate PPE to prevent the risk of spreading the virus in at risk environments such as aged care facilities and surgical masks, P2/N95 respirators, gloves and goggles form part of their kit. All equipment is then removed and thrown away when leaving a facility, breaking from work, or entering vehicles, with proper disposal procedures including placement in individual plastic bags for collection points to manage. It is important that emergency plans are adapted as COVID-19 remains a risk to the community. The development of clear procedures to ensure appropriate hygiene standards continue to be met, despite the easing of restrictions, to ensure aged care facilities are kept safe from both coronavirus infections as well as fires.

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WORDS HAMISH MCDONALD TALKS TO NIGEL HOWE, CO-HEAD OF RETIREMENT LIVING OPERATIONS AT STOCKLAND

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Village life comes of age HAMISH MCDONALD: How important are retirement villages to Stockland’s business? NIGEL HOWE: We have around 60 villages, in most capital cities. It is an important sector for us. It really incorporates our purpose of creating ‘a better way to live’; retirement villages are part of our vision to build great communities, not just residential but for retirees as well. There is a real sense of community in our villages, and that’s what we pride ourselves on. HM: What are the trends in design of retirement villages in Australia?

NH: There’s no doubt that there’s an increasing desire for older Australians to age in place. We know that 80 percent of Stockland residents are less likely to call an ambulance or visit the emergency department; require 96 percent fewer mental health consultations; and stay out of aged care for five years longer than the national average.* That’s due to a number of factors, one of which relates to design but there are other factors as well. In terms of some of the key elements of design trends, wellness as a holistic theme is becoming critical for operators to make their residents happy. That can be everything from ensuring that there’s good access to outdoor space, community facilities, activities, and all those social and connection points, as well as incorporating natural and

clean materials and textures into the homes. It’s sometimes little details that make it easier for our residents to age in place. That might be things like stepless entries, bathrooms with reinforced walls to make it easier for grab-rails to be fitted, ensuring fabrics and surfaces are durable and cleanable. They are some of the little trends and it all links back to that theme of older Australians wanting to age in place and enhance their wellness. HM: Does that mean locating villages close to where they were living before, so they are not taken away from their longstanding community ties? NH: It’s not always the case. We have villages in lifestyle, coastal locations where people can seek a sea-change when they retire. But we do find that for the most part our residents like to live near family and friends that they have made over their life in their communities. Take our villages in Port Macquarie and Laurieton, NSW, for instance. Nearly half of our village residents there have lived in the area for a long time and have simply downsized and retired in the same place, with family and friends remaining close by. The other half are ‘sea changers’; those who have made the move to retire for a variety of reasons including to move closer to friends and family, for the high quality yet affordable options, or a change in

lifestyle. The area is quite popular to retire in because there’s a lot of high-quality options for villages. Our Bellevue Gardens village is well located; close to town and medical facilities and has all the amenities you would want including easy access to public transport, indoor heated swimming pool, a village bowling green and on-site café and restaurant. Our Queens Lake village in Laurieton is also very popular. It’s set on 13 acres of landscaped gardens in a rare waterside location, with views over the lake and parklands. Our villages are also well priced so our residents are getting the lifestyle and amenities they want, for the price they can afford. HM: Going back to wellness, does that mean you’re building in more facilities for keeping fit but also more for mental stimulation? NH: We’ve got a lot of examples of that, whether in our established villages or our new developments. That’s absolutely a key focus for all our residents. As a couple of examples, we have a development in Ashfield, Sydney: our Cardinal Freeman village designed by Allen Jack + Cottier. It has multi-function rooms that can be booked out in the clubhouse, communal barbeque facilities, modern gym, heated swimming pool, and all the associated activities that allow our residents to be physically connected but also socially connected.

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NH: Definitely. And in terms of the interior of the units we typically refurbish the interior prior to it being resold, and we are always looking to improvements to our specifications in those refurbishments. There’s no question that the quality of the refurbishments and the finishes has a direct impact and correlation to how quickly we can sell it.

NH: Definitely. We certainly see information and data that our residents in retirement villages stay in ageing in place for longer, and there’s a design element to that, also a social connectivity element. People value the programs and activities that we can provide and that all contributes to their wellbeing. Also of course the things like gyms, swimming pools, and yoga classes also keep our residents well in both a physical and mental sense.

HM: I note that the Cardinal Freeman village has some new technology incorporated, like monitors that detect when someone has a fall, and voice-activated appliances. Is that helping extend the time residents can live independently? NH: It’s something we have trialled at various villages, to test some of these technologies. Within the units themselves, technology is still an evolving space. Certainly, the old assumption that retirees don’t use technology is quite frankly wrong. In our common areas and in the way we operate the village, technology is certainly an important part of that. Technology within the units like voiceactivation is still evolving, and we will certainly be incorporating it in future developments.

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NH: The perception of retirement villages being kind of bland is changing completely. Residents’ expectations are much higher, across several elements, and operators need to respond to that in new designs. Not only for brand new developments but also retrofitting both private and communal spaces in our established villages. We use designers with broad experience in hospitality and other fields. In our own experience the design elements of our standard residential built form and our retirement living products are really converging. So, in both private and common areas we’re seeing a lot of higher levels of finishing, like stone benchtops, joinery, decorative lighting, all those things. The design and architecture are becoming much more on trend, as a contrast to the perception of older retirement villages. Much more contemporary.

HM: Do you find people are staying in retirement living for longer, partly because of better design and technology that allows them to look after themselves?

HM: Some of the retirement developments now being completed across Australia, like the Cardinal Freeman village, incorporate stand-out architecture. Does this reflect a more discerning customer in the sector?

HM: Would that help the aspect of resale of the units when people move on? There seems to be a lot of stories about units not being quickly sold.

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That was critical during the period of Covid-19 lockdown: this feeling of social connection, ensuring that despite the physical lockdown that there was still some connection within the communities.

HM: What is the typical number of years people spend in retirement villages? NH: It varies and depends on when they enter. We have people entering quite young, the over fifty-fives. We also have people entering much closer to the time they are going to need wholistic support. It does depend on the village itself, and the age when they enter. HM: How much sustainability can you build into your developments? NH: This is evolving rapidly. We have a sustainability strategy across our entire group, and that really helps us drive those elements

IMAGES The design and architecture are becoming much more on trend, as a contrast to the perception

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of older retirement villages.

into our new communities. Things like maximising natural daylight and ventilation, water recycling elements, responsible material selection, solar. Even elements that encourage our community to be active and connected we consciously design into our new developments. Our Newport Retirement Living community in Queensland is a good example of this. Newport and our nearby Shine Birtinya were the first two retirement communities to have achieved 4 Star certifications under the Design & As Built tool (v1.1). Newport embraced several sustainability initiatives to help secure this, such as: optimising indoor environment quality, passive design principles to promote natural daylight and ventilation, potable water reduction through water saving fixtures and fittings and rainwater tanks for irrigation, and responsible materials selection. It’s not just for the new developments, with the established villages we’re rolling out solar programs as well. Where there’s rooftop space, we can retrofit solar panels. It not only goes to the wellness of residents, but it can also reduce their cost of living, by cutting power and water usage. We have the most Green Star rated retail town centres and retirement living developments in Australia, and are proud to set the standard for liveable, sustainable and affordable living. Stockland has also committed to 100 percent of all new retirement living developments to be LHA Silver standard design. HM: What about what you might call governance in retirement villages. How do you keep a lot of older people happy and handle any complaints and disputes that might occur? NH: We have staff that work from the village – a village manager and several others depending on the size of the village to maintain and operate the assets. If residents have any concerns, about maintenance or other things, their first port of call is the staff who are well-experienced and set up to deal with those type of things. They get a lot of support from us. We have processes and systems that help government the decisionmaking, and resolution of any disputes. *2018 Independent study conducted

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was vital, so there are views to surrounding nature and lots of lovely, landscaped areas to bring the outside in. Security was also high priority, so residents feel safe and secure in their environment. And the ability to be able to lock up and leave if they choose to” says Emily Gilfillan, Principal & Seniors Living + Communities Sector Leader. In aligning with a key briefing requirement of Baptcare, the community facilities and residences are designed to allow residents to age-in-place and seek access to services if and when they require them. The community centre is at the heart of the site, situated on the ground floor of the apartment building. This building includes a commercial kitchen to facilitate a fully

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BLP has worked closely with Baptcare to design a luxury boutique retirement living apartment complex in Macleod, complete with community facilities. Initially, BLP was engaged to undertake the design review of the project’s current masterplan. Based on the proposed vision and design for the site, they were further engaged to redesign the existing Schematic Design for Stage 2 & 3 of the Strathalan Integrated Community redevelopment, comprising a new retirement living apartment building including 37 ILAs and a community centre, refurbishment of an existing heritage building for wellbeing and ancillary spaces including 32 ILUs. “Access to natural light and ventilation

The heritage homestead, originally built in 1911, has been transformed into a wellness hub for visiting health practitioners, including occupational therapists, physiotherapists, and podiatrists. There is also a co-located aged care facility for residents who may need further care and support in future.

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functioning café and ‘a la carte’ restaurant, club lounge, billiards area, resident bar, men’s den and resort-style facilities such as a gym, hair and beauty salon, private dining, library and an enclosed winter garden to sit and enjoy a meal. “It’s about collective wellbeing, with residents coming together and having those opportunities to socialise in a space that’s just theirs. This community helps them achieve that” says Gifillan. A communal vegetable garden, outdoor barbecue area, and outdoor seniors exercise gym/playground will be built adjacent to the historic Strathalan Homestead as part of the project’s next phase, which will include an additional 32 villa units.

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Luxury retirement living designed to facilitate a joyful and active ageing journey.

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• All dwellings have been designed with a minimum Silver Plus performance level (many achieve Gold standard) as per the Liveable Housing Design Guidelines. • Access to natural light and ventilation is key to the design of the apartments and units. • Views to surrounding nature, combined with extensive landscape gardens all aid in bringing the outside in. • A 120,000-litre water tank for grey water storage for irrigation purposes is located under the basement carpark of the apartment building. • Provision of bicycle parking for residents, staff, and visitors alike. • Provision of two electric vehicle charging stations. • Roof mounted solar PVs. • WELS rated sanitary fixtures and appliances. • Provision of community gardens. • A dedicated centralised green waste for organic waste, recycling, and general waste to aid in waste minimisation. • Provision of an outdoor BBQ area and seniors outdoor exercise equipment. • Mobility scooter parking for thirteen adjacent The Homestead.

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Cabrini Health Paediatrics Ward redesign

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Redevelopment of the Cabrini Health Paediatric Ward brought its visual identity in line with the rest of the Cabrini Malvern precinct and aligned the department with Cabrini’s quality of care vision.

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ABOVE Cabrini Health’s initial brief for the project was to provide a space that ‘engages, stimulates, and entertains’.

Cabrini is a charitable Catholic institution caring for children and adolescents since 2005. It treats 3,000 inpatients and 2,500 day cases annually — from emergency surgeries and treatment to complicated, elective procedures. The healing experience starts from the entry and unfolds through the space in surprising, and joyful ways. A light-emitting timber wall system greets you with a moment of happiness, revealing itself in articulate colour forms. Movement through the ward triggers animations of landscape and animals to the delight of children. Cabrini Health’s initial brief for the project was to provide a space that ‘engages, stimulates, and entertains’. We designed the space to support their philosophy of inclusive, family-engaged ‘child-centred care’. Patients range in age from young children to adolescents; so we developed a solution that isn’t age or gender-speciﬁc, and furthers Cabrini’s commitment improve health, wellbeing and vitality.

According to the designers, “We took a biophilic approach in the use of ﬂowing, rounded forms, natural materials, and use of light. Our extensive use of timber panelling in the corridor – building a barrier up around the wash stations – helped conceal the appearance of clinical elements without cluttering or obstructing the fast-paced, high-performing functions of the ward.” “We gave literal form to the natural elements referenced in the design on the Lumes Wood light-emitting wall in the corridor. We collaborated with Eness to implement the panels and program animations that change and grow with interaction.” The animations of animals and landscapes change according to time of day, weather, seasons and holidays. The integration provides a welcome distraction from the medical experience and shifts the perception of the ward environment – needed for parents, siblings and staﬀ as much as the young patients themselves. FOLLOW US for more projects like this

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Designing Out Accessibility Barriers Linear drains are typically level-plane and designed without the access and mobility constraints of traditional centralised drainage. They eliminate the need for shower hobs, require only a single fall towards the drain on the floor, and provide superior drainage, enabling self-sufficient access for mobilitychallenged occupants around drainage areas. A threshold drain eliminates the need for a stepdown and enables a seamless transition between internal and external areas. Integrated into the doortrack, a threshold drain prevents

water seeping indoors while enabling uninhibited movement by all users through the doorway.

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Drainage Areas and Fall Prevention Bathroom falls are among the most common accidents in the home. Uneven floor surfaces, and high gradient falls are common features in bathroom drainage areas. Traditional centralised

drainage calls for multiple slopes in the shower, creating unevenness on the shower surface. Traditional drainage is also prone to ponding, which can make floors slippery. As land block sizes get smaller most, if not all, new builds have a strong focus on an outdoor area. Any lip at the door sill or step down at the transition from inside to outside can also pose a safety hazard and should be designed out where possible.

A study by the Australian Housing & Urban Research Institute found that approximately 80 per cent of Australians over 55 want to “age in place”, which refers to living in their own home as they age rather than entering an aged care facility. A key component to successfully ageing in place is ensuring the home itself is designed to accommodate how the process of aging impacts a person’s mobility and mental ability. Removing safety hazards and obstructions that may limit access for mobility-challenged individuals is paramount. Poorly-designed drainage can make bathrooms and thresholds difficult to navigate for people with limited mobility, especially if they require a walker or wheelchair, and introduce trip hazards that are difficult to remove at a later stage.

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OPPOSITE Both Botany and Corrimal have an

Part of the brief from Anglicare was to bring a sense of community within both developments - Botany and Corrimal and that includes extending out to the community such as a retail offering and indoor communal spaces for residences to interact and create a micro-community of their own.

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elegant palette making both developments timeless.

BOTANY Anglicare Botany is an affordable housing development with 18 new generation boarding rooms and 75m2 commercial space on the ground floor. Of the 18 new rooms, there will be 17 SAHF studios and one non-SAHF studio. The four-storey building will provide high level of amenity across each floor, with are six different room configurations each comprising of a kitchen, bathroom and balcony to provide residents privacy and independence. To foster social engagement and integration, communal BBQ areas, outdoor spaces and landscaped terraces are situated on each floor near circulation areas, each with nearby lift access. This approach encourages social interaction and opportunities for connection between residents, creating a sense of community within the building. LANDSCAPE • The landscape concept for the proposed development is based on the surrounding context, response to the proposed architectural, urban and civil layout, and the desired outcomes of the City of Botany Bay Development Control Plan. • The key landscape elements comprise: • Provide high quality outdoor amenities for residents • High quality recreation spaces including space for respite, dining and festivities • A contemporary, textually appropriate soft scape planting palette including a variety a native plant species

• Ground Floor – Carparking and Public Domain • Level One – Communal Open Space, inclusive of outdoor seating area, outdoor passive flexible urban space, Community Garden Area with raised planters and Potting bench for community garden • Level Three – Communal Open Space, inclusive of outdoor seating area, sheltered BBQ area, planter with wires for climbers to pergola to provide additional shading to communal space CORRIMAL The proposed Anglicare Corrimal site is a four to five-storey social and affordable housing development incorporating retail, communal indoor and outdoor space, 15 boarding rooms and 13 in-fill affordable housing units. Core to the function of the building is integration with the wider community as well as fostering social interaction between residents to provide a sense of micro-community. Along the ground plane the proposed retail activates the Princes Highway and Colin Street corner knitting in with the adjoining commercial and retail uses and the wider community. As the topography rises behind the retail centre a large communal space for resident use is proposed. The communal space is well programmed providing an indoor / outdoor flow. On the upper ground floor as far removed from the intersection as possible for safety is the carpark entry providing resident parking spaces and motorcycle bays.

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE • Level 3 Rooftop Communal space – provides an additional space for residents to interact. It consists of a Community Garden and BBQ area as well as a passive flexible open space. • Lower Ground – intimate spaces for residents • Roof – Whole community can utilise this space • Beautiful escarpment views to the West, maximising apartment views as well as orientating apartments towards to the north, west and east to maximise all access. • Passive open space, communal garden, quite zone – reflection with seating • Both Botany and Corrimal are located in town centres. Corrimal is located in a Business Zone where they have ensured to activate the street front with a retail offering. • Both Botany and Corrimal have an Elegant palette making both developments timeless. • Integration of best practice in passive design, solar amenity use, and cross ventilation opportunities was considered critical to reduce reliance on expensive mechanical heating and cooling. • Regardless of size, all Anglicare projects feature exceptional external and internal communal space amenity, fostering community amongst residents and facilitating activities such as fitness, gardening and, which in turn can contribute positively to the wider community at each location.

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the site while remaining below the height limit controls.

The site in Botany is situated in a Heritage Conservation area. The first 2 storeys of the elevation are divided into 2 distinct forms in response to the scale and vertical proportion of the adjacent buildings to the South. A gap separation and vertical blade walls clearly define a form that is seen in the narrow lot pattern along the street and neighbouring terraces. This double height street wall extends from the Ground floor shop which has a street setback and extends up along the outer edge of the first floor boarding room balconies. The horizontal openings on the first level which from solid balcony balustrade reflects the terrace houses balcony arrangement in a contemporary manner. Corrimal – at the edge of the zone interface meaning there were a few procedures and processes the team had to go through with Council. The Development Application for Corrimal was approved in May 2019, by the Southern Regional Planning Panel after a recommendation for Approval by Wollongong Council. Another challenge for Corrimal with the slope of the site was realising the development potential of the site while remaining below the height limit controls. The upper floor of the development partially breaches the height limit control at the low point. GroupGSA was able to demonstrate to council and the panel through volumetric analysis and site line diagrams that while the building partially breaches the height limit control there is a balanced approach where a substantial portion of the built form is below the height limit control. On the top level, the built form steps down along Princes Highway allowing a sizeable, landscaped rooftop communal open space with plenty of solar access and sidelong views of the escarpment. This was an opportunity created by the design challenge which will provide increased amenity for residents. FOLLOW US for more projects like this

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Access floors achieve wellness and sustainability goals at Arup, Barrack Place

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In the heart of Sydney CBD, Arup’s new Sydney offices on Barrack Place, 151 Clarence Street represent a new kind of workplace focusing on wellness and sustainability. Hassell Studios worked with Arup and Built Holdings to create an awardwinning fitout that achieved a 6 Star Green Star Interiors v1.1 Design Review Certified rating and is targeting a 5 Star NABERS Energy and 4 Star NABERS Water rating. The new Arup workplace encompasses the firm’s core values of being design led, collaborative, social and healthy, an ethos also shared by ASP Access Floors. Through their Environmental Product Declarations and Walk Carbon Neutral program, ASP aims to advance ecologically sustainable development principles in every facet of design, manufacturing and installation.

The Access Floor Scoop Arup incorporated into their design a low energy, low noise underfloor displacement ventilation system utilising 8,000m2 of ASP’s Icon Air System, a specifically-designed solution for environments using an underfloor HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning) system. By providing air through the floor, this innovative build has enabled Arup to create a space with high levels of indoor air quality with no mixing of pollutants. Open exchange areas surround the void, creating an inviting space for employees and clients to come together. The open exchange areas and lift lobbies feature 1,100m2 of ASP’s new Concept + Timber, access floor panels allowing full underfloor accessibility. Pre-finished in sustainable FSC-certified Timber, this flooring system offers functionality,

performance and durability, all while retaining the inherent character, warmth and beauty of timber flooring. The project extended to specialist spaces such as the Sound Lab and Lighting Lab, which utilised 1,400m2 of ASP’s Concept + Vinyl custom finished with architect-specified Forbo Marmoleum providing anti-static, protective and risk-reducing properties without compromising aesthetics. Utility areas such as Communications and Master Control Rooms are enhanced with Concept + HPL flooring with pre-finished antistatic high-pressure laminate.

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Wallan Veterinary Hospital

Wallan Veterinary Hospital is Crosshatch’s first commercial project and was awarded the 2018 Sustainability Award (Healthcare).

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ABOVE Wallan Veterinary Hospital in regional

Wallan Veterinary Hospital in regional Victoria is an efficient and elegant building that successfully refreshes the traditional vet hospital typology. The 24-hour facility, open seven days a week, needed an immediately identifiable, strong street presence, yet still had to be respectful of its residential context. The client’s brief called for a state-of-theart facility that comfortably accommodates a range of programmatic requirements as well as addresses the site’s unique constraints. Crosshatch co-founders Jaime Diaz-Berrio and Mark Allan’s solution was to raise the single-level building on a recessive masonry base and set it back from the street. In doing so, they also mitigated flooding issues on a challenging site that slopes down towards a creek at the rear of the property. Three box-like volumes rationalise the plan and reflect the building’s multiple uses. The public zone is located at the front with animal wards to the side. The staff-only and operational areas are the heart of the building and occupy the largest amount of floor space. Each volume breathes with ample cross ventilation allowed

by louvred windows and intersecting corridors that gracefully punctuate the double façade. The result is a calming, airy interior with a sense of flow and connection between zones. Uniformly spaced timber battens wrap the building on the north, east and west elevations and provide effective sunshading. Stylish Spotted Gum cladding visually unifies the building to create a singular cohesive form. This second skin is the facility’s defining feature and also emphasizes the site’s fall, investing the project with a strong connection to place. At night, the battens soften the interior’s lighting, omitting a warm glow that creates a lantern-like effect and announces the hospital as open. This innovative wayfinding strategy allowed Diaz-Berrio and Allan to eschew the use of traditional signage so as not to disrupt the form’s uniform appearance. As a result, the battens create a veil that oscillates between transparent and solid, with views into the building that open and close depending on the visitor’s approach. It lends the overall project an unexpected sense of dynamism rarely seen in a facility of this type.

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The Architecture & Design Sustainability Awards are one of the rare national industry programs that bring leading designers, suppliers, and sustainable building practitioners all together in one place to celebrate the industry’s best projects, products, and of course, people that this country has to offer. In order to be able to deliver such a distinguished level of award, we rely on the highest calibre and most diverse set of entries to ensure that all our finalists (and, of course the ultimate winners) of each category represent, quite simply, Australia’s best and brightest from our built environment.

These 15th consecutive Sustainability Awards will be run the awards along with the associated Sustainability Summit program both as both a live event in Sydney and also, online for our increasingly important global audience. So to ensure the ongoing success of the Sustainability Awards, we need the very best entries that our industry has to offer, so as to help make the 2021 Architecture & Design Sustainability Awards the best yet. Over the previous years, we have had a range of exciting, diverse, and stunning entries that have shown just how far the issue of sustainability has come in Australia.

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Throughout a career spanning 40 years, Paul Haar has been immersed in architectural practice informed by deep green principles and active inside small local economic and social systems. His early years were dedicated to revitalising a self-help housing culture amongst Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. This brought him a solid understanding of material science, timber and earth construction, land, water, and energy systems. He has lectured and mentored widely on these topics.

Located in the picturesque region of northeast Tasmania, Dales of Derby is a place to stay next to the river on the edge of town. An introductory building to the small village of Derby, a gable roof suggests a link to the local mining, timber and farming history, calling to mind utilitarian tin miner accommodation, high country slab hut or tractor shed.

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LEARNING CURVES AND ANGLES Gillies Hall is a new student accommodation on the Peninsula Campus comprising 150 studio apartments and common areas. The building is a showcase of the University’s commitment to deliver first-class student accommodation and achieve Net Zero emissions for its operations. Gillies Hall has been designed and built to redefine comfort and create opportunities for students to meet and learn from others. The six-level accommodation provides exceptional single occupancy studios and dedicated collaborative spaces for students to study, engage and relax.

LEST WE FORGET For Our Country, is the inaugural National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander War Memorial, commissioned by the Australian War memorial (AWM) and is located on Ngunnawal and Ngambri Country.

CLINTON COLE’S HOUSE The Jungle House is the holistically sustainable home of CplusC Architectural Workshop’s director Clinton Cole, partner Hanne and their three children. The three-storey home is built within a rejuvenated heritage facade of a longunoccupied two-storey shop-top house sitting on a 98sqm triangular shaped corner site with north, east and west solar access and outlook. Key features include a 1600L aquaponics fishpond, which is linked in a cyclical system to the accessible rooftop of planter beds, providing the native Australian plants and fruit and vegetables nutrient enriched water caused by the edible silver perch (fish) that inhabit the pond.

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Just over 4 years ago, Jean Graham established Winter Architecture. Jean says that she is secondary to the practice, straying away from the fulfillment of a self-titled practice while electing to translate the quiet, introspective, site-specific qualities of Winter – the season – into an Architectural dictum.

EY Centre, 200 George Street was one of the first of a new breed of innovative, sustainable ‘smart buildings’ in Australia, using smart technology to maximise energy performance and workplace efficiencies. The building incorporates defining sustainability initiatives and achievements including a world-first closed cavity façade system, a 6 Star Green Star Office As Built V3 certified rating and, for Mirvac’s tenancy, an Australian-first Gold WELL certification, as well as 6 Star Green Star Interior and As-Built ratings.

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The Sunshine Coast University Hospital has set a new benchmark in Green Healthcare. The state-of-the-art health facility is the largest single green rated development undertaken by Lendlease in Australia and has achieved best-practice in sustainable design principles and construction. Designed to reduce its impact on the environment, employ environmentally responsible practices and enable the hospital to adapt to future demands.

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The Macquarie University Incubator design aims to amplify and imbue deep thinking around innovation, bringing together entrepreneurial spirit, ingenuity, and collaboration. The Incubator was conceived as a pair of pavilions, each with flexible layouts that lend themselves to future adaptations and functions with the facilitation of collaboration being the underlying principle.

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DREAMTIME PROJECT Karani Lumi is steeped in the sensibilities of a 60,000-year-old culture. This project maintains a deep sense of environmental awareness and custodianship.

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Now in its 15th year, the Sustainability Awards is stronger than ever. Committed to championing the design environment on every level, its scope and reach continues to grow, ensuring a field of entries that truly reflects the diversity and innovation of the industry. To judge this year’s entries we have brought together an eminent group who, through their commitment, passion, insight and expert knowledge, are ready to pronounce the best sustainably designed projects and products of 2021.

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MICHAEL FAINE Faine Group Architects.

Mahalath Halperin is Director of Mahalath Halperin Architects and is an architect and environmental consultant living and working in regional NSW. Mahalath has managed her architectural practice since the 1990s and also conducts energy and environmental audits and assessments. She has developed and delivered courses on environmental and architectural issues and is also a published author including assorted children’s books. Mahalath Halperin Architects won the Single Dwelling, New category for Drumkerin at the 2018 Sustainability Awards.

Michael Faine of Faine Group Architects, has worked as a Registered Architect on a multitude of building types, designs, construction and procurement methods. His diverse career comprises teaching at the University of Western Sydney in the Bachelor of Building/Construction Management degree, where he was also acting as the Head of School for a time. Michael has been an academic for 17 years and also held juror positions on both the Building Designers Association of Australia and the HIA Awards and is attuned to analysing the work of builders and designers.

MERON TIERNEY Associate at John Wardle Architects.

NERMINE ZAHRAN Senior Architect and Sustainability Manager at Koichi Takada Architects.

Meron Tierney, Associate at John Wardle Architects is an enthusiastic and engaging team leader. With experience extending across all project stages her recent focus has been on the delivery of the Ballarat Gov Hub, a contemporary office building with a primary structure of mass timber. Meron is a senior leader of the JWA ‘Blue Dot’ research group. Dedicated to acting towards meaningful climate action by critiquing all projects, curated research, and investing in exploratory projects such as the New Normal ‘Solar Pavilion’ for 2021 Melbourne Design week. Meron’s genuine interest in community, urbanisation and landscape reinforces her advocacy for sustainability in all aspects of her life.

Nermine Zahran is Senior Architect and Sustainability Manager at Koichi Takada Architects. She has worked in Australia and internationally on a number of large and small-scale projects covering a wide range of architectural typologies. She brings a contagious passion for sustainable design as well as a comprehensive understanding of industry best practices. Nermine also believes that it is vital to continually learn – and to educate others in the industry and in the general public – about ways to minimise the impact of the built environment on the planet.

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Suzanne Toumbourou’s passion and expertise lie in communication, collaboration and an inclusive agenda for a sustainable Australia. Suzanne possesses key knowledge and insights of ecological environments that will be instrumental to accurately judging this year’s Sustainability Awards. With a wealth of experience between them, this year’s Sustainability Awards jurors bring knowledge, understanding and practice to the process of judging the very best sustainable projects from throughout Australia.

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Sandra Furtado is the Director of Furtado Sullivan, an architecture studio based in Sydney. The practice enjoys the challenge of translating a project’s complexity into a design that works with its environment, combining large-scale eﬃciency and sophistication with a bespoke design approach. Sandra has been intrinsically involved in many notable large-scale projects and has an extraordinary ability to understand urban complexity.

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Throughout his 40-year career, Paul Haar, Architect, has been immersed in practice, education, advocacy and mentorship, informed by deep green principles of ecological science, operating inside small local economic and social systems. The global climate, biodiversity and COVID emergencies now highlight the importance of this approach. Whether facilitating the revitalisation of self-help housing cultures in remote indigenous communities, driving landmark environmental outcomes for new housing estates, promoting the use of local farm-grown wood in construction, establishing community-based land reafforestation projects, or in his more general architectural work, Paul has always been grounded in sustainability, by science, philosophy and design.

Peter Colquhoun is an architect, artist and TV Presenter with extensive media credits across a range of genres. For the past 16 years he has been the resident architect on Australia’s Better Homes and Gardens and he has hosted and presented a range of Lifestyle, Reality and Sports TV programs. He is also creator and host of Sandcastles and Amazing Homes Australia. Currently he is appearing in the third series of Habitus House of the Year and filming Australia by Design. Peter is also a regular contributor to Habitus, Grand Designs and Better Homes and Gardens as well as author of Sandcastles.

DAVID KAUNITZ Director and Co-founder, Kaunitz Yeung Architecture. David Kaunitz is Director and Co-founder, Kaunitz Yeung Architecture and he swapped an established career in London for a life in Australia and the Pacific, leading community development projects and post-disaster responses for governments and NGOs. His work has been recognised internationally and he is an in-demand speaker. David invests his time listening to a community and experiencing a culture before developing a design in order to place people at the heart of a building, while remaining sensitive to culture and the environment.

NADINE SAMAHA Senior Principal Architect. Nadine Samaha, Senior Principal Architect, level architecture>konstrukt. is passionate about making a better world for the new generation. She is an advocate for sustainability and as a principal architect at level architeckture>konstrukt she focuses on pushing the boundaries in design, construction and sustainability. She is also a Leader in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED green associate), and a permaculturist. Nadine lectures in Environmental Sustainable Design and is a research collaborator at RMIT. She is Chair of the AIA Sustainable Architecture Forum, a Councillor at AIA Victorian Chapter and a signatory of Australian Architects Declare.

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Brooke Lloyd, Director, Interior Design, Cox, is an interior designer with a diverse body of work that encompasses restaurants and high-end residences to large-scale workplaces. She has been instrumental in fostering a design focused culture within Cox that has created award-winning projects and reinvigorated the interiors specialism with a progressive approach to design. Brooke worked in London for 10 years firstly at John McAslan + Partners, as Head of Interior Design, and then as Associate with Conran + Partners.

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To add to the gravitas of the Sustainability Awards, we present our Ambassadors – six passionate and extraordinary practitioners and commentators who are the face of sustainability and the future. In their daily lives they champion the cause of sustainability and our environment and practice what they preach. Each has expertise in a variety of aspects of sustainable design and they stand tall as champions for the environment and our globe.

TALINA EDWARDS Principal of Talina Edwards Architecture. Talina Edwards is Principal of Talina Edwards Architecture based in Wadawurrung country (Ballarat) and is an emerging leader, known for her sustainable architecture. She is a passionate advocate for building a better future and has received many awards recognising her meaningful contributions to sustainability and her active roles in the Australian Passive House Association, Australian Architects Declare and ArchiTeam Advocacy committee.

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This years’ Sustainability Summit has been designed as not only a celebration of new and sustainable building design but also as a roadmap in order to achieve a range of sustainable outcomes. The 2021 Sustainability Summit will bring together academics, industry experts, and corporate specialists who will discuss, investigate and evaluate the most pressing sustainability issues currently aﬀecting the industry and the country as a whole. In terms of this years’ ﬁve CPD panel subjects, they will be: 1. DESIGNING THE PERFECTLY SUSTAINABLE BUILDING This panel will look at how to develop the most concise sustainable building designs for our urban environment. It will discuss architectural and structural design tools to facilitate the inclusion of ecological costing throughout the design phase of buildings (e.g. water, embodied energy, carbon). How to improve the uptake of environmentally sustainable technologies will also be discussed while control systems, sensor technology, and other tools for improving building performance and sustainability will be investigated.

3. CIRCULAR ECONOMY IDEAS FOR ADAPTIVE REUSE OF BUILDINGS Circular economy strategies seek to reduce the total resources extracted from the environment in order to reduce the waste that human activities generate in pursuit of modern design. Circular Economy concepts – including using waste and recycling waste products as a building material are well suited to the building and construction sector in our cities. Therefore, this panel takes a deep dive into enhancing material lifespans and multiple beneﬁts that can be extended beyond the building project itself and into its internal components while also contributing to economic savings and sustainable design.

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an architect to use certain materials for their project is understandable, it is also the role of an architect to inform their client about not only their material options, but also the reasoning behind each design decision. Ultimately the look of a building is paramount to its success, so there is an incredible level of consideration that needs to be put in place when designing with timber due to its natural characteristics and the aﬀect these can have on the overall aesthetics and surrounding area.

more important than ever. By examining a range of planning, design and technology strategies, including using water as a ‘secondary sustainability enabler’ like its use in hydronic heating, this panel examines the many ways materials, technology, urban planning and landscape design can eﬀectively address the challenge of water conservation across the built environment. 5. WOMEN IN BUILT ENVIRONMENT SUSTAINABILITY LEADERSHIP There are many societal and environmental issues that require strong leaders to pioneer and promote change while at the same time, cultivating a better understanding of urban sustainability. Whether they are emerging or existing leaders, they must seize opportunities for growth and collaborate with other environment professionals to maximise the impacts of their endeavours. The Women in the Built Environment & Sustainability Leadership panel brings together some of the most accomplished female leaders in the ﬁeld who’ll explain the current climate of the industry while also help the next generation of female leaders plant the seeds for a much more sustainable future.

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Comfort and Familiarity in Aged Care Design: Holy Spirit, Casula

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Challenge In designing the Holy Spirit facility, the team at Catholic Healthcare prioritised creating a non-institutional sense of comfort and familiarity with an accessible and safe environment that elevated the wellbeing of its residents. Supporting features, such as appropriate grab rails or colour choices that aid visibility, were also required to allow staff to assist the residents as and when required. These overarching goals were key in Holy Spirit’s approach to bathroom design.

Solution Caroma’s range of products offered the balance Catholic Healthcare was seeking residential appeal with features that supported the wellbeing and safety of the residents. Catholic Healthcare fitted out Holy Spirit Casula’s bathrooms with Opal Cleanflush® armrest toilet suites, Opal 720 shelf basins, Elegance lever basin tapware and shower wall top assemblies, and Caroma Plus Starsafe II care showers, creating spaces imbued with a sense of home, but equipped with features excelling in safety and practicality. The specified toilet suites with integrated drop-down armrests were installed at a 45-degree angle to provide easy access for carers and are fitted with Anthracite Grey seats to offer helpful visual cues for the residents. Contrasting against the darker wall tile, Opal 720 shelf basins were specified to allow more storage space to keep objects, such as hand creams and hairbrushes, and the lack of joinery underneath removes the need to bend over to

access essential products and also enables wheelchair access. Keeping accessibility top of mind, the Caroma Opal 720 basin with bottle trap provides clearance for shower commodes or shower trolleys to move beneath. The basin was equipped with Elegance lever basin tapware, which combines familiar shape and contemporary design with large hot or warm and cold coloured indicators for better visibility. Extended levers give users with limited hand mobility a comfortable grip on the handle. Essential fittings including assorted grab rails were extended to the toilets near the lounge room, as well as a selection of Caroma sinks and toilet suites for the staff amenities. Meeting Catholic Healthcare’s rigorous design guidelines, the Caroma offering advances Holy Spirit’s key objective – a modern facility that feels like home. DOWNLOAD THE CASE STUDY bit.ly/CaromaCS_21Q3

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Introduction Unveiled to the public in February 2021, a brand-new residential aged care home, Holy Spirit, was established in the Sydney suburb of Casula. This architecturally designed establishment caters for up to 144 residents and offers a range of comfortable, light-filled rooms with ensuites that are arranged to make occupants feel at home.

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OPPOSITE ‘1:25 Section’. BELOW ‘A Letter from a Friend’.

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Definitions: 1. The Japanese word Songenshi loosely translates to the phrase ‘Death With Dignity’. 2. The term Collotype refers to a printing method which began in the mid 19th century, a process capable of producing high quality continuous-tone photographs using negatives which are exposed onto gelatin sheets and then pressed with pigment inks. This project acknowledges Kodokushi, the Japanese phenomenon in which the elderly population are increasingly dying lonely deaths, remaining undiscovered for extended periods of time. The Songenshi Reliquary gently redresses this experience within the enclave’s studioapartment, artisan-maker studios, semi-public memoriam and elective dying facility. Elderly guests exchange sovereignty over their final days through developing funeral portraits of the person that came before them,

bearing witness to these photographs being committed to paper through the collotype printing process. This subtle intimacy promotes a sense of community through death, and offers each guest in turn a particular solace and purpose. Nestled within an intimate urban block the Reliquary presents a strong interplay between built form and landscape. The formal arrangement of the two large roof structures suggest a building of quiet introspection, a gesture broken by the dynamic and yet ghostly centralised gabion spine which is home to a garden of dense bamboo, giving definition and life to an otherwise modest structure. Its architecture and programme crucially eschew alienation and redundancy while evidencing a quiet tension wrought by diametrically opposing conditions: control and vulnerability, autonomy and intimacy.

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THANDI LANE is a quietly passionate Master of Architecture student at the Melbourne School of Design, having first fulfilled her Bachelor of Architectural Design through the University of Queensland. She prizes architecture as a vehicle for narrative, inspiration and care and sees endless possibilities for the interweaving of architecture within a rich tapestry of creative expression, earnestly pursuing these avenues of communication and storytelling within everything she does.

This project is the culmination of a considered and purposeful approach to visual representation within her work, which speaks to the passage of time and mechanical processes, key themes addressed in the project’s programme and architectural expression. For many, plotter rendered drawing may be understood as a redundant form. Just as the elderly guests repudiate their redundancy through the various processes of the building however, so too was Thandi able to eschew that same redundancy through her illustrative process.

OPPOSITE TOP ‘Exploded Axonometric’ - exploring the project’s principal structural elements. OPPOSITE BOTTOM ‘1:75 Ground Floor Site Plan’. RIGHT ‘1:75 Section’ - highlighting the continuation of the neighbouring building’s roofline contours in contrast to the looser dynamism of the bamboo.

The sound of rest and recovery

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Acoustic considerations are especially important nowadays when designing aged and healthcare facilities. There are many solutions available that will not compromise the look of the build from sound absorbing window furnishings and acoustic panels through to plasterboards with sound insulating properties.

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Rest and recovery are so important for people in aged and health care settings... That is why acoustic considerations are a vital part of the design and building process in such facilities.

Rest and recovery are so important for people in aged and health care settings, and it’s tricky to achieve either of these things without good acoustics. That is why acoustic considerations are a vital part of the design and building process in such facilities. Director of Acoustic Blinds and Curtains Cameron West says that the health risks associated with excess noise are gaining global attention, with The World Health Organisation (WHO) now deeming urban noise a risk to public health and wellbeing. This is due to the growing amount of evidence showing that prolonged noise exposure can be linked to several short and long-term health problems; both physiological and psychological. “Many of the current architectural and design trends in aged and healthcare compromise acoustics, multipurpose open plan spaces, high ceilings, and bare surfaces create complex acoustic environments,” West says. “Specifically, these architectural and design trends create high reverberation times, commonly referred to as echo,” he explains. When a sound is created, it will bounce off hard, reflective surfaces such as wooden floors and bare walls. Reverberation time is the time

it takes for sound to ‘fade away’. “A high reverberation time significantly impacts hearing and intelligibility,” he says. “In response to the high reverberation times created by these architectural and design trends, designers and specifiers are now adding sound absorbing materials. Reverberation time is decreased by adding sound absorbing materials”. When it comes to measuring the sound absorption of building materials, a Noise Reduction Coefficient or NRC standard is used. A value of 0 is no sound absorption, a value of 1 is complete sound absorption. Acoustic Blinds and Curtains curated collection of texture, wool and velvet fabrics have been designed with sound absorption ratings of up to 0.75 Noise Reduction Coefficient. “Our acoustic fabrics are the product of years of research and development, combining natural sound absorbing materials with a unique fabric construction to maximise sound absorption,” West says. “In addition to outstanding sound absorption, our acoustic curtains offer a premium finish, so you don’t have to compromise your design”. West says that many blinds and curtains are not designed for acoustic performance.

“Testing indicates that most traditional blinds and curtains offer negligible sound absorption,” he says. “Acoustic curtains are a functional alternative to traditional blinds and curtains – outstanding sound absorption with a premium finish”. West says while acoustic panels are often used in aged care facilities to absorb, deaden, or dampen sounds, they are falling out of favour with architects, designers, and specifiers because of the ‘design cost’ of retrofitting acoustic panels. He also noted that acoustic panels and acoustic curtains are similarly absorbent of sound. “In some cases, the acoustic panels may be slightly more absorbent. But the normal installation of acoustic curtains provides significantly more surface area, which means that more sound encounters the acoustic curtains and can be absorbed”. He notes that sound absorbing materials do not ‘suck’ sound from a space, they only absorb the sound which randomly comes into contact with the material. West says that a typical Acoustic Panel is 1m by 1m or 1 by 2m. whereas a typical Acoustic Curtain is 3m by 3m. “Add to this to fact that Acoustic Curtains have a 1.8x fullness, meaning you have 1.8 times

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the fabric versus track width, meaning that there is an even more surface area and as a result Acoustic Curtains actually have a higher NRC than indicated by the test results per the standard,” he explains. “In some cases, we’ve seen Acoustic Curtain fabrics with a 0.7 NRC, have a 0.8 NRC in a typical installation,” he says. West says his company receives a lot of enquiries from the aged care community. Ingeina Communities, for example, had spent a considerable amount of money on AV equipment and still had a highly muddled, echoing, fluttering listening experience with generally disappointing sound quality. “Acoustic curtains solve this problem and are the perfect finish for theatre rooms used to create the ‘cinema acoustic experience’,” he explains. In a health care setting, West says his products have been used to help improve speech privacy, reduce workspace noise and even improve Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems scores by lowering noise levels and increasing patient privacy. Multidisciplinary rehabilitation centre in a private hospital in Brisbane, Spine Plus is one such client where West says the centre had acoustic curtains installed to create visual and acoustic separation between private and shared spaces within their facility, particularly in the gymnasium. “The feedback on the acoustic curtains has been so positive that they have ordered additional acoustic curtains to separate further spaces,” he says.

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While acoustic absorbing window coverings may be the perfect solution for absorbing sound in some aged and health care facilities, Atkar Group champions the use of decorative acoustic panels. Atkar Group is a leading manufacturer of these panels and has supplied panels in hundreds of medical or aged care facilities over the years. “Decorative acoustic products are an essential element for any medical facility. They contribute towards acceptable levels of noise for the times when patients require rest and recovery in between testing and operations,” Atkar Group Spokesperson and Architectural Consultant Andrew Ritchie says. “Atkar Group’s extensive range of designs and finishes not only meet the design vision, but also fulfil the essential criteria that is needed in many medical environments,” he says. In these post-covid times, Ritchie says cleanability had risen to the fore in aged and health care settings. “Growing concerns over Covid strains have motivated facilitators of medical buildings to review methods by which surfaces can be maintained,” he says. Ritchie notes that it was now important for the panels to have an antimicrobial coating on its face that offers permanent and continuous protection against certain bacteria. Akar Group’s Inluxe ClearShield coating, for example, is an innovative system that uses silver-ion technology, known for its natural antibacterial properties. If certain bacteria lands on the coated surface, the bacteria can’t

survive or grow, therefore reducing the crosscontamination risk. On the rear of the panel, a protective hygiene barrier stops contaminants and dust travelling from the cavity, through the perforations or slots to the outer face of the product. Atkar Group’s Hygiene Barrier Seal, for example, is factory-fitted and designed by Atkar, and cannot be seen through the panel perforations, and has no adverse effect on the acoustic performance of the panel. One of Atkar Group’s largest projects in the medical space, was the Alfred Hospital ICU and Seminar Room project in Melbourne. Collaborating closely with design studio Billard Leece Partnership, Atkar Group delivered a solution that gave maximum acoustic control while also meeting the strict health regulations governing particle contamination in this highly sensitive environment. Atkar’s Au.diSlot ceiling system was custom fabricated to fit raked roof lanterns and treated with custom designed and tested barrier membrane, Hygiene Barrier Seal. All fixings were then concealed using the Au.diMount PS3 system. Au.diMount PS3 allows for the secret fixing of interior perforated timber ceiling panels either in a suspended configuration using standard furring channel system components, or directly fixed to the sub-structure. Specialist building materials supplier USG Boral also emphasises the importance of acoustic consideration in aged care and health care environments, commenting that a quiet hospital is conducive both to a patients’ recovery and privacy.

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surface finish which is perfect for long corridors with glancing light. USG Boral’s plasterboard products are also useful for streamlining acoustics in aged care facilities, while still allowing the facility to look like a normal home. Ryman Healthcare, which has been developing retirement living in Victoria for more than six years, is an advocate for these products with USG Boral plasterboard installed throughout all Ryman Healthcare facilities. Products used include standard plasterboard, Firestop, WetStop and Soundstop. Soundstop is specifically developed to help control room noise levels and improve living comfort. Victoria construction manager at Ryman Healthcare Martyn Osborn says aged care residents are looking for more than a standard retirement village; they’re moving from their homes and want to live in something similar. USG Boral’s multi-purpose plasterboards can help achieve this look without compromising on added requirements such as acoustic control. “Our aged care facilities need to be user friendly, which includes making everything feel homely and not sterile. This is a big thing for our residents. Using plasterboard systems helps us create aged care facilities that look like a normal home,” he says.

with a single layer of Fiberock what other walls would achieve with a double layer. Fiberock was used when building the $1.76 billion, 750 bed Gold Coast University Hospital. Managing Contractor of the project Paul Langhome from Lendlease says “for any medical buildings and office projects the first thing I would say is use Fiberock. Because Fiberock can be used in both wet and dry areas the cost is actually less than plasterboard and fibre cement products”. “It is a superior product due to the nature of the composite board; it is easy to work with, it does not crack unlike fibre cement products and when impacted does not get holes unlike plasterboard products, this means that there are no areas for micros such as superbugs to reside and for hospitals this is critical,” he explained. “It also means that we do not have to keep going back in to repair holes and cracks and that saves considerable time and money in a fter build costs”. He says Fiberock is easy to work with, and the composition of the board means that you can drill and screw lightweight attachments directly to the board. Because there is no paper lining, and the ends of the board can be recessed it makes it easy to achieve a homogeneous

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Popular solutions that USG Boral’s offer for maintaining acoustic performance in such settings are multi-attribute boards such as Fiberock. USG Boral describes Fiberock as paperless plasterboard with the major difference being that plasterboard relies on paper for its strength, while Fiberock is created by a patented process of growing gypsum under high pressure. This interlinks the crystals with paper, so there is no paper needed on the outside. Fiberock has been used in many recent major health infrastructure projects due to its high-performance specifications, including but not limited to, acoustics. Fiberock has high mass for superior noise control that provides sound isolation for privacy or comfort and helps to reduce sound transmission in noisy areas. It also provides sound insulation between spaces and rooms such as hospital wards and/or consultation rooms. This is why Fiberock was chosen for use in healthcare facilities including the Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne, the Gold Coast University Hospital, the Mater Queensland and Midland Hospital Perth. It is a finished wall system, and the higher cost of the board compared to conventional plasterboard is balanced by the time, labour and logistical savings. A contractor can achieve

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As COVID-19 continues to surge throughout our nation – including new, more infectious strains of the virus – it really highlights the importance of health and safety measures in our buildings. And of course this goes far beyond QR codes and social distancing, extending to design factors such as floorplans, ventilation and even interior materials and fixtures. Perhaps nowhere is this more important than in health and aged care facilities, where occupants are vulnerable and immunocompromised, and any transmission of disease could be disastrous.

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Can interior design prevent the spread of disease?

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Laminates and surfaces are a great example of interior materials and fixtures that have been refined over time to prevent the spread of disease in healthcare and aged care environments. This article will discuss a few of the most innovative products in this area, their key features and what makes these features so important in a healthcare or aged care application. ACRYLIC SURFACES

Simple, versatile and perfect to add a pop of colour or shine to what might otherwise be a bland and sterile environment, acrylic surfaces are a good choice for interiors in a healthcare or aged care application. And if they can be made without harmful substances like silica, that’s even better. One such example is Nover’s Evostone, a silica-free acrylic solid surface designed to resemble natural stone. Suited for use in kitchens and bathrooms, this product is hygienic, durable, waterproof and easy to clean, according to Nover. Stains and scratches can also be easily removed with daily cleaning, and importantly, harmful germs are unable to penetrate the non-porous (chipboard-free) panel. The fact that this product is hygienic and easy to clean made it an ideal choice for a commercial dentistry in Melbourne, for example, where it was used as a surface in

the practice’s working spaces. The inclusion of the Evostone surfaces managed to fit the understated design needs of the typical dentist’s office, while adding functional and healthy design to the space – essential characteristics of a busy medical facility. Also by Nover, the Fenix NTM panels are well-suited for use in aged care facilities, according to the company. Made with nanotech anti-fingerprint technology, the panels can be used in both vertical and horizontal applications. The panels also contain acrylic resins which are hardened by an electron beam curing – creating a tough, durable surface with thermal healing capabilities and a low-glare matte finish. As an added benefit, they are hygienic, food-safe and easy to maintain with daily cleaning. If microbes are a concern – which they should be, especially in high-traffic areas such as kitchens and bathrooms – another good option is ForestOne’s Meganite acrylic solid surface. For example, the brand’s latest range, AcryMed, is an advanced antimicrobial solid surface material specifically designed for use in healthcare environments. As the product has antimicrobial protection integrated into the solid surface sheet during production, the product is safeguarded against stain and odour causing bacteria. This makes it ideal for heavily frequented areas that can quickly become dirty, discoloured and unhygienic.

According to ForestOne, what separates this product from other similar surfaces on the market is its effectiveness against the following bacteria: ATCC 33591 Staphylococcus aureus subsp. Aureus (MRSA), ATCC 8739 Escherichia coli, ATCC 9027 Pseudomonas aeruginosa and ATCC 4352 Klebsiella pneumoniae. The surface’s inconspicuous seams also make it a durable, grout-free option that is easy to clean and maintain. STONE SURFACES Always a sophisticated, luxurious choice, stone surfaces can be well-suited to use in healthcare and aged care applications, provided they have the right specifications. For example, Rocks On’s Protect line of porcelain stoneware tiles and slabs have an antimicrobial shield built into the porcelain body, designed to eliminate 99.9% of bacteria on the surface. This is achieved through the use of silver throughout the product – something often found in medical applications from wound dressings and creams to coatings on medical devices such as catheters. How this works in the Protect line is that silver is integrated permanently into the porcelain tiles and slabs during the industrial firing phase at over 1,200°C, making it constantly active throughout the life cycle of the product. As a result, when bacteria come into contact with the surface, their metabolism

is blocked, interrupting the life cycle of the bacteria and its ability to spread. This makes it another good choice for healthcare and aged care applications, particularly where the design brief calls for healthy surfaces without compromising aesthetics. LAMINATES

DESIGNING FOR HEALTH While antibacterial and antimicrobial surfaces (for example) are not a substitute for good health practices in our buildings, they can go a long way in preventing the spread of disease in high-traffic areas frequented by occupants who are already ill or vulnerable to disease. This is particularly important in healthcare and aged care applications, but it is worth noting that the COVID-19 pandemic has proved just how important it is to prioritise healthy design in all of our structures. Thankfully, innovations in materials and healthy design strategies are making this easier all the time, and many of the materials mentioned above are being used in a wide variety of applications from hospitality to education and even individual residences. This is certainly encouraging, and hopefully a sign of a bigger trend towards healthy design in Australian architecture.

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Laminates are another popular choice for healthcare and aged care applications, as they can be cost-effective while offering a vast range of finishes. As seen in the acrylic and stone products mentioned above, some laminates even include antibacterial properties, making them an appropriate choice for environments where hygiene is of the utmost importance. One such example of this ForestOne’s Egger range of laminate and panels, with finishes including timber reproductions and matte anti-fingerprint properties. Designed with sustainability at the forefront, Egger’s

worktop range is made from 59 percent recycled materials, including post-consumer waste. And according to ForestOne, unlike other similar materials, the Egger range of laminate and panels comes with antibacterial properties as a standard, rather than an expensive add-on. A good illustration of this product in use is the interior design of a doctor’s office in Fritzlar, Germany, where the Egger compact laminate in China Red was used to brighten up and improve the quality of the space, contrasted against the Egger chipboard and edging in white. According to ForestOne, the red compact laminate was used throughout the reception area, consultations and employee kitchen, with some of the key benefits being the material’s uniform structure and dirt resistance. This makes it not only an eye-catching addition to the space, but also a low-maintenance and highly functional material for its application.

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operational requirements and each has its own security needs. Siveillance Suite, a family of sophisticated products from Siemens, represents the perfect security solution for such settings. Including functionality for incident management systems, access control, video surveillance, intrusion detection, alarm, analytics, information, and operation management, and more, it can provide exactly what hospitals need. Products within the suite include SiPass integrated access control, a flexible access control system that supports the integration of video surveillance, intrusion detection and fire alarm systems, and delivers a totally integrated security solution; and Siveillance Identity, an intuitive web-based portal that offers in-house access request management across multiple sites. Then there is Siveillance Video, which allows efficient visual verification of events; and Siveillance Control Pro, a powerful Physical Security Information Management (PSIM), which provides reliable, scalable, and efficient security management by combining multiple safety and security subsystems with commandand-control features. Importantly, all products in the Siveillance Suite feature a centrally managed access control system which enable more efficient security monitoring for security personnel and facility managers. Having a common, unified platform manages risks while reducing operational costs and unplanned downtimes.

In some quarters, the trend towards increased security: to access points, swipe cards, video cameras, and so forth is seen as something to regret. The claim is that we have lost something from the days when suburban residents left their front doors unlocked and commercial buildings had what today looks like a ‘come and go as you please’ approach. While these sentiments are valid, they don’t tell the whole story. If specified thoughtfully, modern day security and access control systems are about improving access. This is particularly true in the context of the health and aged care sectors, where they can help those with mobility issues move around without assistance. Similarly, they can help ensure that residents with dementia keep out of harm’s way and, as the COVID-19 pandemic illustrates, they can help maintain a healthy environment. With that in mind, here is a selection of some such products and systems that don’t only keep unwanted people out, but also provide practical assistance to patients, residents, and staff. Products that represent a nuanced, sophisticated approach to security and access control.

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Within the health and residential aged care sectors, security isn’t just about keeping unwanted people out. It’s also about improving access. High-quality, well-functioning systems make it easier for people to move about without difficulty and help keep them safe and healthy.

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Within the health and aged care sectors, and indeed across all sectors, any move to modernise security, traffic, and access control must include building automation technology. And it has to include systems like ABB’s open-standard i-bus KNX offering. Based on the worldwide open protocol, the ABB i-bus KNX system reduces staff workload by automating core building functions such as lighting, shutter control, heating, ventilation, energy management, and of course, security. KNX is a global standard which defines the communication between electrical products, but not the technology itself. And that’s where the key strength of ABB’s offering lies. New KNX-based security products are constantly emerging, and they’ll be compatible with the ABB i-Bus infrastructure that makes up the electrical nervous system of the hospital or residential aged care home in question. As they come online, and as their security and access requirements change, they can be introduced seamlessly and without causing any unnecessary interruptions or excessive costs. Whether the devices in question are locks, fire alarms, bio locks, video cameras, or automobile movement restrictors, management can purchase them, safe in the knowledge that they can be incorporated into the pre-existing architecture, without undue difficulty.

Boon Edam architectural revolving doors and security entrances are used in settings like health and residential aged care, where access and egress of large staff and visitor flows need to be regulated. Acknowledging the changes that are expected to affect the residential aged care sector as a result of several factors including the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the company has released Circleslide curved automatic sliding doors. Revolving door security entrance solutions, which are specifically tailored to suit residential aged care applications, Circleside doors are able to provide enhanced access for people who rely on wheelchairs, mobility scooters, wheeled walkers and so forth. Consisting of two curved sliding doors – one on each of the entrance and exit sides – Circleslide installations combine elegant design with the high capacity and ease of passage offered by sliding doors. Thanks to their curved shape, the Circleslide doors have a slightly wider throat opening than normal sliding doors with the same installation width. This allows for a larger throughput even in smaller entries. Available in a wide range of colours and finishes, Circleslide curved automatic sliding doors are fully customisable. There are several options available including Interlocking mode, connection to external alarm systems, pushbutton free out, key impulse switch, direction

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sensitive motion detectors, glass protection sheets, floor mats, and authorised night entry. In addition, like all Boon Edam entrances doors, Circleside doors can be integrated with security speed gates that regulate and monitor the access and egress of staff and visitors. RECORD DOORS Record Doors, a supplier of custom designed and built automatic security entrance systems, offers several automatic swing and sliding door operators which are used extensively in health and aged care applications. Noteworthy for its sophisticated technology, compact design, low energy consumption, and silent operation, the record DFA LEN door operators meet the Building Code of Australia (BCA) requirements and are tested to stringent European standards DIN EN16005 (durability and safety). With its electromechanical construction and modular design, the door operator can either be visibly mounted to a variety of surfaces above a swing door entrance or concealed in a ceiling cavity with an extended spindle for the connection arm. When the swing door drive motor operates, it tensions a spring integrated in the drive housing. Conversely, when the door closes, the energy stored in the spring is utilised, with motor assistance employed as required for effective and continued smooth and silent operation.

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impacts consistent with repeated hard kicks – this means that the product is ten times the strength of the Australian Standard in terms of absorbed energy. Recommended for residential aged care settings, each Invisi-Gard door and screen is custom built to suit each specific application. Each door features a heavy duty extruded aluminium perimeter frame for extra strength, is available in a full range of standard colours for optimum impact and comes with a 15-year product warranty.

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At the heart of every Invisi-Gard security screen and security door is its high tensile 316 marine grade stainless steel mesh which sets a high standard in terms of its quality, precision, and longevity. Combined with the product’s patented EGP retention system – which ensures that there is no contact between the mesh and frame and that the mesh can withstand dynamic

Smart, secure, innovative, and easy to install, the Salto XS4 One electronic lock requires no hard wiring and provides a totally wire-free networked electronic locking solution with a great range of features. With a sleek built-in reader that is available in two colours – black and white – and seven different body finishes, it complements any type of interior design or décor. Suitable for retrofits and new builds alike,

Salto smart access control systems such as the Salto XS4 One have been deployed in aged and health care facilities across Australia and New Zealand, including Uniting SA, McKenzie Aged Care, Peninsula Health and The Royal Children’s Hospital. The Salto XS4 One electronic lock is compatible with most European, Scandinavian and ANSI mortise locks and tubular latches. There are models available for both inside and outside use available (with all outside models IP55 rated to endure the elements). The lock is also compatible with Salto Space (data on card, on-premises access control system) and Salto KS (cloud-based access control system) and is available with Salto Biocote antimicrobial coating for hygiene-sensitive environments such as health and aged care. Another important feature is its flexibility. It offers staff and residents the ability to use a range of entry credentials including smart cards, tags, wristbands and even their smartphone. It is emergency-ready with lockdown and realtime opening functionalities.

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Aged care and healthcare furniture design doesn’t need to be beige, bland and clinical. Warmer designs with a focus on colour and comforting aesthetics can help residents and patients have a greater sense of wellbeing, as long as these pieces still fit the bill on cleanability, durability and comfort.

“It has a smooth luxurious textural feel with brass wheels, exposed contrasting piping and is comfortable to sit in”. Maxton Fox has manufactured custom furniture and joinery for many healthcare projects. Major NSW-based projects include the Auburn Hospital Redevelopment project with Multiplex and Nepean Hospital with Laing O’Rourke. This included all cabinetry, joinery units throughout the hospital, medical tables, workstations, toilet partitions, basins and more. Furniture supply store Kezu also agrees that warmth is an important element of design in aged and healthcare settings. “The Scandi look with blonde wood and clean lines continues to be used in modern aged and healthcare facilities,” Kezu Account Manager Carlos Letelier says. “The look lifts the overall design and brightens what can sometimes be a place of sadness,” he says. Letelier explained that some sectors prefer the warmth of dark, rich wood over the lighter Scandi look, but nonetheless they are still choosing contemporary designs and using the feel of wood to add a natural feeling of warmth.

Letelier says when it comes to picking furniture for aged care settings, Kezu’s recently introduced Kindred guest and lounge chairs designed by Chris Carter for Arcadia Contract fit the bill perfectly in terms of both style and ergonomics. The chairs which blend classic elements with mid-century modern design come in both lounge and guest models. Both feature an elegant wood frame that draws lines around the seat and back cushions to form one continuous shape. Adjoining arms subtly taper downward while at the same time becoming narrower, adding visual interest. “Although similar in appearance, the frame detail is emphasised to a greater degree on the lounge chair with its slightly more relaxed back angle and generous proportions, while guest models share all the same elements within a slightly smaller, more compact footprint,” he says. The Kindred range also offers accompanying occasional tables in a variety of shapes, sizes and finishes. The table tops available in ash wood veneer, laminate or Corian, rest atop an inset wood apron that in turn is cradled by wood legs that angle outward and taper simultaneously.

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Commercial furniture and joinery manufacturer Maxton Fox suggests selecting bolder furniture pieces for aged care and health care settings to help boost the morale of residents and patients. Maxton Fox says it works with designers, builders and clients to deliver furniture that has the right look and feel for such projects. Maxton Fox’s Fox Tub Chair, for example, is one such piece that Marketing Director Belinda Hall describes as “the perfect feature chair to lift the mood in aged care facilities and healthcare waiting rooms”. The tub chair, which is designed and manufactured at their Western Sydney premises, comes in two sizes, and the two-tone fabric has multiple colour options. It has a timber internal frame structure, with Dunlop Enduro foam for extra seat comfort. The chair is not only striking with the two-tone fabric detailing: with a base colour and contrasting piping, it’s extremely comfortable and a great feature chair to bring a space to life. “Perfect and easy to move, a pop of colour and soft velvety textural finish makes this chair perfect for brightening up an aged care space,” Belinda says.

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ABOVE Left: Maxton Fox’s Fox Tub Chair. Image from Maxton Fox. Right: The Kindred range also offers accompanying occasional tables in a variety of shapes, sizes and finishes.

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Letelier says that the versatility of Kindred for aged care settings is “apparent in a subtle manner”. “The seat height of the guest chair is 470mm and the arms extend to the front of the chair making access and egress easier for the elderly,” he explains. “The seat size is generous and comfortable for larger bodies. Both in the moment and forever timeless, the Kindred collection invites people to linger, converse, or catch a moment of respite, all the while instilling a level of comfort and refinement”. Australian supplier of custom healthcare furniture, Healthcare Furniture Australia (HFA) says while it’s great to have furniture with beautiful aesthetics in these settings, it’s still so important for designers to be sure the furniture meets functionality requirements and is ‘fit for purpose’. Important considerations include making sure the furniture is safe, comfortable, easy to clean and durable. HFA specialises in creating good

looking furniture that is also highly functional. This can be seen in their recent project for a new state-of-the-art hospital wing at Cabrini Hospital in Melbourne. Healthcare Furniture Australia worked with architectural firm Bates Smart to create Cabrini Malvern’s new Gandel Wing. The seven-storey building accommodates a broad range of services including cancer, cardiac, maternity, geriatric care, emergency and infectious diseases. Their brief for the Gandel Wing was to transform the hospital into a welcoming and human centric environment. To achieve these natural materials like timber panelling were used to give patient rooms a warmer feel and hide equipment. Healthcare Furniture Australia supplied a range of furniture including a custom bedside table incorporating swing away tablets for holding devices such as iPads. Stirling patient chairs were chosen for the rooms for their adjustable telescopic legs, adjustable back depth and fire-retardant foams. The chair can be upholstered in the client’s

choice of material, and it comes with padded arms for increased comfort. Custom coffee and meeting tables were also made to suit specific requirements. Sedus Turn Around stools and Quarterback task seating were used in the office spaces for ease of movement along with the Shift fixed height and sit to stand workstations. The Sedus Shift sit to stand is an Australian manufactured workstation that gives staff the freedom to sit or stand at the touch of a button. It can even be linked to an app which reminds you to sit and stand. The Gandel Wing has now gone on to win an Award for Architecture in the category of Public Architecture at the 2020 Victorian Architecture Awards. The jury cited the public project as “an essay in excellence and an outstanding example of institutional architecture. The complex hospital brief and challenging site was thoughtfully navigated. The building was finely crafted by the architects to produce a consistent and highquality outcome.”

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colours in the furniture to add a feeling of warmth. “Every room in the facility should feel inviting, creating an atmosphere wherein patients feel a sense of control”. HFA has worked on several projects where furniture was modified to fit this brief, including the Bendigo Hospital project. HFA worked closely with Lendlease, Silver Thomas Hanley and Spotless to provide “fit for purpose” furniture to the space which includes an integrated cancer centre, 11 operating theatres and an 80-bed psychiatric inpatient unit including a parent and infant unit. Being Victoria’s largest regional hospital, it incorporates the latest design and technology solutions providing healthcare for Bendigo and the wider regional community. The furniture provided by HFA was a combination of standard products from their core range and core products which were modified to suit specific requirements. These products included the Hills lounge chair

being modified to meet the needs of Bendigo Hospital with the inclusion of a fixed seat cushion. These were manufactured in three different widths and heights as well as having weights added to the chairs for use in the mental health areas. Symmetry dining tables and elliptical coffee tables also had weights included when being utilised in these areas. Guardian recliner chairs were manufactured to have wider arms than standard. Other products HFA provided included a new style couch; their Barnard sofa which has a gap along the back for ease of cleaning, tambour cupboards, Lunar and metal frame meeting tables with a nicely splayed leg detail and their Barkly beam seating. Ultimately, the comfort and safety of those in aged and health care settings will always be the most important priority when selecting furniture for such environments, however this doesn’t have to be at the expense of aesthetics.

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Ultimately, the comfort and safety of those in aged and health care settings will always be the most important priority.

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Two significant events over the past year have shone an unflattering light on the state of Australia’s residential aged care sector. Improving things will take time and involve many changes, including the use of appropriate, highquality HVAC solutions.

Right now, the focus on standards within the Australian residential aged care sector is as high as it has ever been. Released on March 1 this year, the Final Report of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality called for fundamental reform of the sector. Describing Australia’s aged care system as “substandard” and pointing to “fundamental systemic flaws with the way the Australian aged care system is designed and governed”, it said that those receiving care “deserve better”. On top of that, despite the nation’s comparatively strong and successful overall response to the COVID-19 crisis, one sector – residential aged care – stands out as a failure. While things like governance, staffing levels, and training are the most urgent priorities in terms of rectifying this situation, other factors including building design, amenities, and the use of appropriate technologies to improve care and comfort are also important. HVAC is a perfect example. The ongoing pandemic has exposed flaws in how ventilation is used in the aged care context. The regular, seemingly never-ending, run of quarantine hotel transmissions, as well as the already mentioned crises that hit several aged care facilities last year illustrate the problem. VENTILATION

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As the University of Adelaide Professor Geoff Hanmer, a ventilation expert, told the ABC recently, better ventilation could reduce this

problem. The good news is that there are several products and suppliers that can help here. EBSA EBSA offers a range of automated façade systems including operable glass louvres, fixed and operable glass roofs and general window automation systems. A key feature of this technology is the presence of controls and window actuators that communicate digitally. EBSA’s Advanced Communication BUS (ACB) protocol allows precise control of windows in conjunction with an air quality sensor to automatically regulate temperature, CO2, and humidity; and disables the mechanical heating/cooling system when the windows are opened. What sets this technology apart from most traditional systems is that windows can be set to automatically modulate in response to changes in the indoor air quality. They open only as far as necessary to maintain optimal temperature. While this technology is typically associated with educational buildings (where monitoring of CO2 levels is mandated), it is applicable to aged care facilities. It has the potential to lead the way in creating healthier and more comfortable indoor environments. And it is suitable not only for use with typical awning windows, but also with EBSA’s range of single- and double-glazed architectural glass louvres, and passive house certified glass roofs.

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RENSON Healthbox 3.0 is a demand-controlled, ‘smart building ready’ ventilation system from Renson. Thanks to its built-in sensors, which measure the level of humidity, CO2 and/or VOCs, the system can vary ventilation levels according to conditions. Part of the C+ ventilation system (that supplies fresh air through window ventilation), the unit is equipped with a silent, energy efficient ventilator that consumes up to 30% less energy than previous models. Boasting a sleek design, a height of just 20cm, and remote valve connections, the Healthbox 3.0 ventilation unit is unobtrusive and can be easily hidden out of sight. And, thanks to the accompanying app, the user can easily monitor current air quality as well as recent activity and settings, and logs per room for ventilation, humidity, CO2 and/or VOC levels. By default, the Healthbox 3.0 operates in line with the system’s ‘Health’ ventilation profile. This profile ensures that the indoor air is not only healthy but also monitored and treated in an energy-efficient manner. However, there are also other profiles to choose from. The ‘Intense’ profile ensures that polluted air is extracted quickly, while the ‘Eco’ profile prioritises energy-efficiency. Therefore, extraction take place over a longer time and at a lower ventilation level. UV LIGHT AND RESPIRATORY VIRAL INFECTIONS

Recognising this, in January this year the Federal Government’s Medical Research Future Fund’s Clinical Trials Activity Initiative awarded $1.4 million to a Flinders University study into UV light and respiratory viruses. The research will commence in July this year. It is hoped that the study will confirm that the use of UV light is an effective way to deal with this problem. And that products like UV Angel Clean Air from Hospital Products Australia have a role to play in reducing the spread of viruses like COVID-19. UV Angel Clean Air is an unobtrusive in-ceiling unit that uses UV-C light to create a healthier environment for aged care facilities, or indeed, any common areas where people live, work or congregate. It works by drawing air into a sealed chamber with a series of fans and filters, then treating it with UV-C light at a wavelength of 254nm. Involving no chemicals, ozone or hazardous by-products, the unit operates on the cellular level to deactivate airborne bacteria, fungi, and viruses; and recirculate treated air back into the room. UV Angel Clean Air cleans environments automatically and continuously, without impacting operational performance, or the comfort of residents and staff. In contrast, other filtration systems such as HEPA filters capture germs but do not kill them. In addition, their filters need to be changed regularly and, themselves, become biohazards. HEATING & COOLING

Beyond ventilation, there is emerging evidence that ultraviolet light may be effective in reducing rates of respiratory viral infections such as COVID-19 in residential aged care facilities.

Ventilation and virus prevention aren’t the whole story. While air conditioning is not mandatory in residential aged care, in July the

Federal government is introducing legislation that will confirm that such facilities provide a “comfortable and safe service environment” for their residents. Considering the Australian climate, effective heating and air-conditioning systems are an important part of this. HUNT HEATING Manufactured in Belgium, Jaga Strada is a sleek and elegant convector style hydronic heating panel that conforms to stringent EN442 standards. Heated water is pumped through the internal close fin heat exchanger concealed within the panel. The warm heat exchanger then locally heats the surrounding air promoting heat convection up and around the living space. In essence, the heating panel creates a warm, comfortable environment without the need for forced air. Light weight and requiring only a low water content, Jaga Strada has low surface temperature and is therefore safe and suitable for use in aged care settings. It features concealed valves and pipework, kw output of 0.693 – 5.382, and is available in two different colours and finishes. It comes with a 30-year warranty. FUJITSU An ideal year-round solution for residential aged care, the Fujitsu General VR-II Heat recovery system provides simultaneous cooling and heating operation via a single refrigerant system. It allows independent temperature settings for individual units and ensures comfort for staff and residents, alike.

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The benefits of achieving an optimal temperature are easily nullified if the process of so doing also involves compromising air quality. Within residential aged care settings, it is always crucial to use only high-quality components like Vapastop 883 Facing Foil from Fletcher Insulation. Vapastop 883 Facing Foil is used in the fabrication of air conditioning ductwork as an internal liner in combination with Semi Rigid Glasswool, where high tear strength

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and puncture resistance are required in addition to a high degree of flexibility without delamination of the aluminium foil. The product has a very low permeance to water vapour and other gases, which makes it suitable for air handling ductwork. It is a strong and durable vapour barrier that helps prevent fibre erosion of internally lined HVAC ductwork insulation, which otherwise can lead to fibres entering the airstream of the system. It provides acoustic absorption without the need for perforation when applied to glass wool insulation blanket and boards. Sisalation Vapastop 883 Aluminium Facing Foil is a fully sealed continuous acoustic membrane (CAM) minimising the risk of fibres entering the duct’s air stream. Able to handle mechanical cleaning, it is ideal for applications where superior indoor air quality is required. The findings of the of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality could not have been clearer. To date, the state of many facilities has simply not been up to scratch; and consequently, the living conditions of their residents – our Australian elders – has been unacceptable. Specifiers take note. By incorporating appropriate, high-quality technologies such as those discussed above you can help alleviate this problem and provide these people with the life experiences they deserve at a time they desperately need them.

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The in-screed heating cable is installed in the cement screed beneath the tiles or any finished floor surface. In-screed heating has a fast response time and is commonly used in wet areas. The in-screed cable is a return cable system (only one end to be connected), has an output of 175W p/m2 @100mm spacing and is available in pre-determined lengths with cold tails. Importantly in residential aged care settings, the heated areas can be thermostatically controlled in a central location or local to the room. The floor heating is totally invisible and produces low heat. The system creates no dust, and has moving parts and its operation is perfectly silent. The cable is connected to the 240V power supply and heats up imparting this heat to the cement around the cable. The heat naturally moves upward to the surface of the floor and into the room above the floor.

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The system ensures energy-efficient operation by transferring heat energy from rooms to be cooled to rooms to be heated, and also boasts several other energy saving features including a powerful propeller fan designed by using Computational Fluid Dynamics; a three-phase DC fan motor with sophisticated driver control; and more. On top of that, the Fujitsu General VR-II Heat recovery system employs multiple outdoor operation control. This means that, in cases where multiple outdoor units are connected, a sophisticated operation is performed by each compressor. Consequently, rather than running one compressor at full load and distributing refrigerant to one heat exchanger, all compressors operate at part load. The system distributes refrigerant to all heat exchangers and operational efficiency is improved. Then, there is a heat exchanger refrigerant control feature, whereby the heat exchanger in the outdoor unit is split into two parts (top and bottom). The efficiency of the heat exchanger is improved by adopting an optimum refrigerant path control. The refrigerant is distributed more into the top heat exchanger as this is where there is a greater airflow intake.

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For almost 80 years, the name Caroma has been synonymous with the finest in bathroom design. With a number of firsts to their name (including the first plastic cistern and the first dual flush mechanism), Caroma’s designs have always been future-focused while never compromising on sleek aesthetics. Their Opal range brings this two-tiered design and future focus to accessible bathrooms, providing an easy-to-operate set of fixtures that allow people of varying mobility levels to use the facilities. At the same time, it creates a sleek aesthetic that works just as well in a commercial bathroom as in a home. “Designing for the dignity of someone using a toilet is important.” says Dr. Steve Cummings, Director of innovation at Caroma. “If you can provide them with the dignity of not needing assistance when using the toilet, that’s one of our aims. We’re constantly working to make better fixtures for people that need them, and try to move away from having them look too institutional. There are a lot of areas for innovation in this space to make lives better. And that’s what we’re trying to do.” Caroma’s Smart Command system is the beginning of the company’s forays into the world of analytics-led bathrooms. “I see Smart Command having a big impact on bathroom

usage for access. We’re able to provide touch-free control of the toilet, the tap is touch free, we’ve got a shower system that is quite unique. It’s all electronic - that can make their lives better.” Smart Command is able to submit data about facility usage back to a central hub, allowing building managers - or carers to track usage. But Dr Cummings is already looking towards the next development, “We’re looking at AI that gets to know the person using it, and can make decisions for that person - this is a great help, particularly for care.” While maintaining a powerful drive towards creating innovative products that support the lives of our ageing and ability-restricted populations, Caroma has never lost sight of its imperative to improve product sustainability at every turn. “We’re saving 70% of the water we would use to flush back in back in the 80s,” says Dr Cummings. “That’s 70 percent saving without any impact on the actual performance of the products. But the future is in hybrid technologies that we use to get better savings in water usage - from bathroom products particularly. “Water reuse is a big thing. We’ve developed a system that diverts water away from the shower while it’s warming up. So you can set your temperature, and it’ll divert that water

away into a tank, rather than just going down the drain. And that’s fresh water by the time it gets into the tank. So that can save around 6 litres of water per shower.” The newest addition to the Opal collection is the Opal Support rail range, which also includes rail shower options and a folding shower seat. Available in a variety of lengths and angles, these contemporary rails maintain function while still creating the luxury aesthetic that the Opal collection is renowned for. Caroma is innovating towards a future in which sustainability is a stronger focus in the design of aged care facilities, and it’s with that future in mind that the brand continues to refine the Opal collection. This, along with its other independent living ranges – are a solid advance towards the greater integration of technology, sustainability, and design, to benefit our ageing population. TOP LEFT: Dr. Steve Cummings, Director of Innovation at Caroma. TOP RIGHT: Caroma LiveWells’ ‘Opal’ independent living collection.

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MEMO SIA: DUAL FUNCTION KITCHEN MIXER The Memo Sia is 2-taps-in-1. Standard hot and cold kitchen mixer functionality, coupled with an independently operating wave-on/wave-off sensortap all in the one classic design, makes for a faucet encompassing the convenience and hygiene seen in the modern residential kitchen. Sia comes in chrome, brushed chrome, brushed brass and matte black. Available exclusively from Reece. AU7651

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INNOVATION INSIDE & OUT Creating a contemporary look, Innova’s Duracom Greystone™ is available in Natural or Charcoal, as well as 2 finishes, Industrial or Velvet, you can create the perfect feature wall inside or out. Duracom Greystone™ is a lightweight prefinished panel that does not require painting or finishing on site, reducing costs and saving time.

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POLARIS: AN INNOVATIVE PLYWOOD WITH A LUXE-FEEL A revolutionary matt surface for interior cabinetry, joinery, bench and furniture use in residential, retail and office/shop fit-out. Polaris HPL is a full-colour core 1mm thick high pressure laminate bonded (formaldehyde free) durably on two sides to high grade Birch plywood. It features a soft to touch anti-fingerprint matt surface, low-light reflectivity, and is resistant to scratches and abrasions. BR7619

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ALFREX SOLID, A NON-COMBUSTIBLE 100% PRE-FINISHED SOLID ALUMINIUM. Alfrex Solid is a AS1530.1 Certified non-combustible 3mm pre-finished panel that is architecturally designed to enhance the aesthetics of facades,combining performance requirements while creating the perfect building envelope solution. With it's high flexibility, Alfrex Solid can help to achieve flawless intricate design to suit your project requirements. CA0710

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The newest addition to the renowned Morso outdoor range is the Grill 17. A large cast iron bowl sits in the sturdy terra table and becomes the perfect pit for charcoal and or wood grilling. A clever grill and plancha system allow independent heights for different heat levels. Once the food is ready, open up the grills and enjoy the fire in its own right.

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U-MAX™ THERMALLY BROKEN FRAMING U-MAX thermally broken windows and doors offer high energy efficiency ratings within a comprehensive range of commercial framing systems. Thermally broken systems offer advantages like energy efficiency, decreased condensation and reduced radiated cold.

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PROFILO SMART: FLEXIBLE, MODULAR, CUSTOMISABLE Profilo is versatile and can be adapted depending on the individual needs of each user. In addressing these needs, Profilo Smart balances the effect of reduced mobility, thanks to the ability to move accessories in different directions.

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Fisher & Paykel’s 90cm Gas + Induction Cooktop combines the power of gas with the precision of induction for ultimate flexibility and culinary creativity.

EQUITONE [lines] is a unique 3D shaped, through-coloured facade material that plays with light and shadow. EQUITONE [lines] displays a linear texture that highlights the raw inner texture of the core fibre cement material. Every moment of the day, the changing angle of the daylight gives the facade material a different aspect.

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MEGANITE ® Get the first look at the newest Meganite colours landing in Australia this month! Get swept away by the flowing patterns of Hazel Cream and Mt Jade. Go bold with the striking Urban and Verde Terazzos. Discover which is your perfect grey with new options Cloud Ash or Light Grey. Preview only available through your ForestOne representative.

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UNPLEASANT ODOURS IN THE TOILET ARE A THING OF THE PAST The Geberit DuoFresh odour extraction unit removes the unpleasant air directly from the toilet pan, purifies it using a ceramic honeycomb filter and then returns it to the room. This is extremely effective, as it prevents unpleasant odours from spreading throughout the bathroom in the first place, rendering air fresheners, opening windows and the like completely unnecessary.

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PFS35 FLAT-STRAP PIVOTS Pivots for low cost, 35mm doors up to 35kg. No door frame, nib studs or architraves needed. No special tools or skills needed. Minimal joinery work and no ‘cutting-in’ for painters. Made in Canberra - Australia.

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GLYDE® DECORATIVE SCREENS AND DOORS FOR USE IN COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS AND HIGH-END HOMES GLYDE Decorative Screens come in different finishes and accommodate perforated metal, whiteboards, pinboards, or fabric panels. Use them to transform a generic interior space into a collection of great-looking, flexible, and functional areas. They can serve solely as a decorative feature or work as space dividers and privacy element. GA6716

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INNOWOOD: ADAPTING TO MODERN CLADDING AND CEILING SYSTEMS Completing the installation of INNOCLAD and INNOCEIL in Victor Apartment is quick and efficient. Compared to time consuming installation of traditional cladding systems, this has taken little to no time, thanks to the V-Joint Shiplap interlocking tongue and groove fixings.

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THE MORANDI COLLECTION

KARNDEAN LOOSELAY FLOORING

Kaolin’s latest porcelain Morandi Collection is the perfect combination of pastel colours and texture, providing a mood to the environment which compliments other materials. It can also provide a delicate and retro style to your interior.

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CAROMA OPAL COLLECTION The Opal Collection, a comprehensive and versatile range, specifically designed to enhance your independence in the bathroom without having to compromise on style. Discreet design features such as raised height toilet pans and integrated shelf space on basins are just some of the simple additions offered to reduce challenges for the elderly and make the bathroom a more comfortable and practical space. CA1158

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LOUVRES FOR ANY BUILDING DESIGN A well specified louvre system, Louvretec’s Airfoil shaped sun louvre range has been designed to complement and enhance your home or building’s architectural style & character. Available motorised, hand operable or fixed in place Louvretec’s Airfoil louvre systems can run vertically or horizontally.

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Leading the market in innovative drainage solutions, Lauxes Grates ‘slimline tile insert’ (STI) grates are the aesthetic yet practical option everyone wants. Suitable for indoor and outdoor applications, the seamlessly designed linear grates hold pavers and tiles up to 11mm thick. Anodised aluminium, fully-customisable, lifetime rustproof warranties; look no further than the Lauxes Grates slimline tile insert.

The Honeycomb Blind is a modern aesthetically-pleasing and functional blind, offering superior light control, sound absorption and insulation. The unique cell nature of the Honeycomb fabric traps air in the cell, ensuring the inside room temperature stays constant. Studies have shown that a 20mm Single Cell Blockout Honeycomb blind can reduce heating costs by up to 32%.

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Kingspan Façade Systems Dri-Design derives its name from its patented interlocking system that acts as a self-draining gutter. This removes the need for maintenance of the façade as there is no streaking, staining or delaminating, unlike other systems that may use silicone sealants or gaskets. Available in three distinct profiles, the cassettes can be powder coated to match any RAL colour.

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KOOLTHERM K10 G2 SOFFIT BOARD Kingspan Kooltherm K10 G2 Soffit Board is a high-performance, fibre-free rigid thermoset phenolic insulation with a closed-cell core, sandwiched between an upper tissue-based facing and a lower facing of highly-reflective aluminium foil autohesively-bonded to the insulation core during manufacture.

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ARTISAN COLLECTION The Artisan collection brings a rustic sophistication to the Plank Floor’s range. With its dusky greys and warm accents, the unique, band-sawn textured surface gracefully enhances nature’s raw and unrefined elements. The visible appearance and physical touch of the range captures the eye and effortlessly creates a focal point within a space.

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The 100TiXi20TML linear drainage system is an ultra-minimal, 100mm wide tile insert. It allows tiles of up to 10mm, offering a shallow channel profile of just 23mm total depth.

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FOLDING GRILLES AND FOLDING CLOSURES Cost effective, attractive, lightweight, and easy to use, the FC1 Permashield Folding Closure is a proven security option. The system uses a series of continuous extruded aluminium hinged panels, making it a low friction system with fewer moving parts.

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COMMERCIAL OPENING AND CLOSING LOUVRED PERGOLAS The unique Vergola Opening and Closing Louvre Roof System provides versatility and functionality to both domestic and commercial properties by creating a comfortable space that can be enjoyed all year round.

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WEATHER DEFENCE™: BUSHFIRE ROOF With the increasing risk of bushfire and Australia’s black summer still vivid in the memory, protection of houses in bushfire prone area’s is more important than ever. Promat Australia’s Bushfire Roof System based on our WEATHER DEFENCE Board is approve for use in the highest Bushfire danger zone known as BAL-FZ.

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AIRMASTER ® CLEARS THE AIR DESSO AirMaster is designed to capture more tiny dust particles than any other carpet solution on the market helping create a healthier indoor environment. Independent testing has found AirMaster to be 8x better than other smooth flooring solutions and 4x better than any other carpet solutions in reducing the amount of harmful fine dust particles in the air.

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FUTURE LABS Labs are mini-ecosystems of people, equipment and facilities working together seamlessly. Lab designers are reframing the laboratory concept to keep up with the way scientific research is evolving. Future Labs is an innovation and resource hub that seeks to educate and support designers and builders to create the laboratories of the future. Join our community, bring your vision to life.

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PARAGON RANGE Wideline’s stylish Paragon range delivers architectural elegance and advanced design so you can create a bigger picture. With a robust 100mm or 150mm frame option it allows for greater panels and expanses of glass, and doors up to three meters high. Whether you’re looking for an architectural finishing touch or robust product for a commercial project, the Paragon range will deliver. WI7659

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The buildings of tomorrow. The Sustainable Buildings Research Centre (SBRC) was the first building in Australia fully accredited under the Living Building Challenge (LBC), as well as being the Illawarra’s first six-star Green Star Building. The LBC is arguably the highest built environment sustainability accreditation in the world today with its ambition to encourage buildings to be net zero energy and water, to connect more readily with the natural environment, and provide comfortable and restorative places to live and work. The SBRC not only embodies sustainable design, but is a ‘living’ laboratory for improving building and material design. The ‘high-bay’ roof is divided into two discrete sections using COLORBOND® steel in the colour Surfmist® and COLORBOND® Coolmax® steel. These materials were chosen for their high solar reflectance (low absorptance) and ability to improve the thermal performance of a building. The building also meets the high standards demanded by the material and waste requirements of the LBC with the BlueScope materials used being manufactured locally and incorporating recycled content. BlueScope is also committed to sustainable sourcing practices that create, protect and build long term environmental, social and economic value. The COLORBOND® steel Environmental Product Declaration is available at steel.com.au/epd. For information about specifying BlueScope products, please visit steelselect.com.au or call our technical team on 1800 753 658.

Architect: Cox Richardson Architects. Project: Sustainable Buildings Research Centre. Location: Fairy Meadow, New South Wales. COLORBOND®, Coolmax®, BlueScope the BlueScope brand mark and ® colour names are registered trade marks of BlueScope Steel Limited. © 2020 BlueScope Steel Limited ABN 16 000 011 058. All rights reserved.

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