A customer-owned bank has launched a new home loan offering that enables borrowers to access a discounted interest rate if their home meets certain environmental criteria.
Branko Miletic
Architecture & Design columnist Tone Wheeler and former Sustainability Awards judge Caroline Pidcock have been awarded the 2021 Leadership in Sustainability Prize from the Australian Institute of Architects (AIA), as founders of the movement in Australia to demonstrate how sustainability can be delivered in the built environment.
Says the AIA Jury: “They are both outstanding in the time, energy and creativity they have provided to the profession and to the broader community over several decades. They have led the profession by showing that there is hope in tackling the structures that impede sustainability and by their involvement in demonstration projects that enable everyone to see that sustainability can be cost-effective, inclusive and beautiful.”