Verosol Australia supplied Ambience motorised roller blinds to Curtin University’s Legacy Living Lab to reduce heat and glare issues in the building. Beyond heat and glare control, Verosol’s blinds were also able to achieve significant energy savings for the lab.
The Legacy Living Lab (L3) was originally conceived and built to demonstrate the ‘circular economy’ concept in action, particularly addressing the waste generated in the building and construction process. It is now a place of innovation and research, where industry and academia meet to develop environmentally progressive ideas and present them to the broader community.
The L3 project met its initial objectives, generating only five tonnes of CO2 emissions during its build phase (instead of the 50 tonnes that buildings of its size typically generate). However, the building interiors were too hot and bright for anybody to work comfortably.
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Sunderland University student Chris Farfouris at St Peter’s Campus Picture: DAVID WOOD A NORTH-EAST actor is looking forward to breaking into film and TV after landing two major roles. Chris Farfouris, 20, has landed a key character role in a new television drama set in Spain and the lead role in a new film, Shakespeare has Died, to be filmed on location in South America. Filming on both productions is postponed until later in the year due to coronavirus restrictions. Chris, who is from Greece but did a screen performance degree at the University of Sunderland, said: To be honest I’m still in shock that I landed both parts in such a short space of time, it’s like a dream come true. You almost have to build yourself up for rejection and be resilient as there is so much competition for these parts.”