It depends who you ask - or perhaps where you work. Water Sensitive Urban Design, or WSUD, to those ‘in the know’ or those who just love an acronym, is widely regarded as an Australian ...
Many Councils have recognised the potential benefits of trees and urban greening to improve amenity, mitigate urban heat island and also provide stormwater quality treatment. To this end, many Coun...
A triple win at the recent stormwater industry awards, with E2Designlab projects being awarded in three categories: Stormwater Queensland - Excellence in strategic or master planning - Col...
We are very happy to annouce the birth of new additions to the E2Designlab family! Dale Browne and Fiona welcomed a new baby boy, Julien, in January 2016. Kim Markwell and Matt welcomed a new b...
Over the last few months we have welcomed three new staff on board, Jacqui, Steve and Anass. Jacqui Brien - Queensland Jacqui is an Environmental Scientist and, prior to a 5 year stint in Canada ...
Attention please, citizens of the future, we are now approaching the Melbourne National Park City. If you look out your window to your left you will see the rich grasslands and wild walking trails ...
Suburbia. The very word conjures up an image of neatly spaced single storey houses sprawling as far as the eye can see in a carefully planned monotony. A place where the car is king, and where thir...
I’ve often found “public consultation” to be somewhat of a dirty phrase in the development industry. Planners, engineers and urban designers alike have been known to shake in thei...
Let’s face it, we all feel a little bit icky when we think about toilet water generally. Then, if we are asked to think about transforming wastewater into drinking water – our stomachs ...
Select three words to describe the Melbourne culture. I’d be willing to bet that food is one of them – it defines us Melbournians. Well, foodies of Melbourne, brace yourself, I have som...
No offence to all the city planners and urban designers out there, but there is a lot we could learn from the little creatures of the world when it comes to planning an efficient settlement. After ...
It’s construction season at E2Designlab! A range of WSUD assets we have designed or been involved in are taking shape around the world. In this blog we’ll look at a few of these, their ...
