Hackett Community Park Swales Work
2021 August Hacket Community Association received an ACT Government Grant, Nature in the City, to create waterharvesting swales at Bragg St/Brennan St Park. The park …
REGENERATIVE DESIGN
Passive House Design Principles: Green Building Certification Systems
Green Building Magazine has featured 3 of PBDG’s projects that were designed with passive house principles. Scroll down and click on the covers to read the featured articles.
Australian Green Building Certification Systems
2021 July Paul Barnett talks about Australian Green Building Certification Systems, Greenstar and NABERS, and the differences and similarities between the core concepts of the …
Majura Seeding Working Bee with Local Community Group
On the weekend, PBDG met with local community group, Living Streets Association, at Majura Primary to share ideas on nature play and plant grass and flower seeds on the naturescapes.
Recapture the Magic of Childhood- Learning Environments Australasia
PBDG’s project was featured in Learning Environment Australasia’s article, “Recapture the magic of childhood: LE ACT explores nature playscapes at Blue Gum Community School”.
Master Builders Awards Evaluation- Blue Gum Preschool Dickson
2021 May PBDG’s Blue Gum Preschool Dickson is a Finalist in the Master Builders ACT Awards! We look forward to the virtual event to be …
Naturescapes as Natural Outdoor Learning Classrooms
PBDG have officially published our Naturescapes brochure on ISSUU.com! Click on the cover page below to read.
Sustainable Living for Familial Community and the Planet
2020 Green Building Magazine published an article on PBDG’s concepts of Living Pods and Naturescapes, with case studies from Aranda Primary School, Majura Primary School, …
Watson Community Village
2020 AUGUST Watson Community Association invited Paul Barnett to share his ideas on a sustainable village design for section 76 in Watson. He brought together …
Learning Environments Australasia Awards- Blue Gum Community School
PBDG’s Blue Gum Community school was featured in the Learning Environments Australasia Awards for Excellence in Education Facility Design 2020 Award publication. Extract from the 2020 Awards Publication-
Covid Work/Home Life Article
2020 SEPTEMBER PBDG was interviewed about their Covid Work/Home Lifestyle in the article for Green Building Magazine. On top of some questions about how the …
Blue Gum Philosophy
Paul Barnett shares the design and philosophy behind the Blue Gum Community School Hacket Site projects. Learn more about how the design of this school site benefits children and their growth and development.
Passive Design Principle Homes
2019 Green Building Magazine looks at case studies Carwoola House and Turner Microvillage to discuss elements of Passive House Design Principles such as embodied energy, …
ACT State of the Environment Case Study-Aranda Primary Waterharvesting
2019 PBDG’s Aranda Primary School waterharvesting project was featured as a case study in Chapter 4 Urban Trees in the ACT- Nature in the City. …
Majura Primary P&C Presentation and Workshop
Paul Barnett presented the Majura Primary Naturescapes Masterplan to the Majura P&C and community this week.
Study of Biomimicry and Biophilia- Orana Steiner School
2020 March Paul Barnett talks about the biomimicry and biophilia of Orana Steiner School in the natural spatial patterns and natural analogue patterns in a …
ABC Radio Naturescapes Interview
2019 February Breakfast on ABC Radio Canberra interviewed Paul Barnett and Paul Totterdell about how Naturescapes and Waterharvesting work, how it started, and the great …
National Sustainability in Business Conference
2018 March Paul Barnett was invited as a guest speaker to talk about the Living Pods concept at the 2018 National Sustainability in Business Conference …
Transforming Residential Areas into Sustainable Living Environments
The Association for Sustainability in Business has posted an article in their blog about Living Pods and Naturescapes. Read on below or click this link…
Habitats for Life: Sustainable Micro Villages I TEDx Canberra
2017 JUNE Why do we live the way we do? In this talk, architect Paul Barnett challenges us to look at why we live in …
Stormwater as a Valuable Resource- Featured in Architecture and Design
PBDG’s Aranda Primary School Adventure Garden was featured in Architecture and Design’s article, 3 case studies that utilise stormwater as a valuable resource.