Monthly Archives: January 2012

The benefits of landscaping in the way we design buildings and communities

By Vento | Published: January 31, 2012

John Brodie speaks on 6PR. Brodie recently visited Vim Sustainability’s Oxygen Farm in Northern NSW which contains roughly 300 acres of forest. Analysis based on the CSIRO show that the trees provide oxygen for approximately 5500 people. Brodie also comments on the impact of smoking on our environment that is rarely spoken about and is [...]

Posted in News | Comments closed

John Brodie explores how we can save money using different sustainable solutions on 6PR

By Vento | Published: January 31, 2012

John Brodie explores how we can save money using different sustainable solutions on 6PR. Shade cloths in a light colour are one solution. Shade cloths are great for the hot Australasian climate where they can reduce heat loads in your house by 3-4%. But, sustainability is made up of all little bits and pieces, there [...]

Posted in News | Comments closed

The Negative Effects of Air Conditioning on your Health

By Vento | Published: January 30, 2012

Why does air conditioning have negative effects on your health? John Brodie explains on 6PR. The percentage of fresh air in air conditioners is quite minimal causing your nose and mouth to dry out. This is caused from breathing in the same air all night. While air conditioning is great to take you from 40 [...]

Posted in News | Comments closed

Vim Sustainability Secures Another Aged Care Project

By Vento | Published: January 6, 2012

Vim Sustainability has just been appointed the ESD consultants on the new Our Lady of the Sacred Heart (OLSH) Aged Care facility located in Kensington, NSW. Calder Flower are the appointed architects and Vim Sustainability has worked closely with them on a range of aged care projects over the last few years, including Uniting Care [...]

Posted in News | Comments closed