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Solar panels integrated with green roof on Daramu House, Gadigal Land (Image: Lendlease)

PV panels and green roof combinations are taking charge

By Michael Casey

Our cities are full of built structures with buildings of all shapes and sizes dominating our skylines, and they all have one thing in common – in most cases, they have an underutilised roof space.

Over the course of decades, roof spaces of all shapes and forms have been used to store HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning) installations, and until recently, photovoltaic panels (PV).… Continue reading

ABG wetland holding pond 2023

Botanic Gardens

Reflecting on the Adelaide Botanic Garden Wetlands

11/04/2023 Dr Leonie J. Scrive 692 Views 0 Comments Botanic gardens, Garden Design, gardening, horticultural, horticultural industry, landscape, landscape design

By Dr Leonie J. Scriven

Water is a precious resource and vital to any successful horticultural venture. The Adelaide Botanic Garden had the vision and opportunity to diversify its potential water sources used to irrigate its living collection. Through the creation and development of a managed aquifer storage and recovery system, the botanic gardens can now use groundwater to irrigate the botanic gardens and has, in addition, created a wetland habitat used for teaching and horticultural training.… Continue reading