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Developed by Hort Innovation Australia and Edge Environment, the report collates research and case studies to substantiate the benefits of urban greening and its contribution to a more sustainable built environment.
Home to Us All: How Connecting with Nature Helps Us Care for Ourselves and the Earth (#NatureForAll)
One of the most important things that any of us can do for ourselves, those we love, people throughout the world, and the living systems that support us all is to connect with nature. Connecting with nature helps to bring us all peace and good health, and provides the foundation for resilient, healthy ecosystems, communities, and economies to thrive and remain for generations and generations to come.
Green building envelopes can help reduce the urban heat island effect, filter fine dust on the streets and reduce noise levels. Arup’s research report considers whether green building envelopes can improve our cities for their inhabitants.
Fraser Torpy1, Michael Zavattaro2, Journal of Living Architecture, Vol 5, No. 1, Pages 1-15
Pettit, T, Irga, PJ & Torpy, FR 2018, Air Quality, Atmosphere and Health.
Abdo, P, Huynh, BP, Avakian, V, Nguyen, TT, Gammon, J, Torpy, FR & Irga, PJ 2016, Proceedings of the 20th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, Australasian Fluid Mechanics Society, Perth.
P.J. Irga1, N. Paull1, P.Abdo2, B.P. Huynh2, V. Avakian2, T. Nguyen2, F.R. Torpy1
Fraser R. Torpy, Peter J. Irga, Jason Brennan, Margaret D. Burchett, Aerobiologia, September 2013, Volume 29, Issue 3, pp 321-331.
Jane Tarran†, Fraser Torpy, and Margaret Burchett
John Daly1, Margaret Burchett2, Fraser Torpy2
Ralph L. Orwell, Jane Tarran, Ronald L. Wood, Margaret D. Burchett, Water Air and Soil Pollution 157(1):193-207 · January 2004.
Ronald A. Wood, Margaret D. Burchett∗, Ralph Alquezar, Ralph L. Orwell, Jane Tarran And Fraser Torpy, Water Air and Soil Pollution 175(1):163-180 · September 2006.