SEED News

Here’s the thing, SEED has a blog! This section is multi-purpose, with the aims to inform the public and to encourage discussion. 

SEED’s news section (below) will be utilised for general business notifications and exciting things that are happening at SEED. This is our way of “broadcasting” our updates as they happen. Click on the first tile to read more about the most recent news at SEED.

Seasons Greetings!

We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! We hope you stay safe over the holidays and that this season is a time to bring you and your family together. Our own family at SEED will be away for the holidays between 21st December 2019 to 5th January 2020. If you need… Read more »

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‘Breaking Point – Future of Australian Cities’ with Peter Seamer AM

With the Lord Mayor’s recent announcement that Victoria Park Gold Course in inner Brisbane will be converted back to a large-scale parkland, Peter Seamer AM’s recent book launch on the future of Australian city planning could not have been better timed!

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Green Building Day Brisbane (GBCA) 2019

Green Building Day Brisbane (GBCA) 2019   18th June 2019 – Aurecon Building, 25 King St Brisbane’s Green Building Day provided by the Green Building Council of Australia kicked off with a welcome by Jorge Chapa (Head of Market Transformation) and Davina Rooney, the new CEO of the GBCA. Davina has only very recently taken this… Read more »

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PechaKucha Volume 57 – Creativity, Innovation, and Good Business Acumen

PechaKucha Volume 57 was well attended on Tuesday night (11th June 2019) and coincided with the current ‘Architecture and Art Week’ hosted by the UQ School of Architecture. In keeping with the growing focus in recent years on the merger of art and design within the building industry, this PechaKucha explored ‘The Art of Designing… Read more »

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Sustainable Buildings: Preparing for a Zero Emissions Future

Recently, SEED attended the Brisbane leg of the ‘Stay Ahead of the HVAC Curve’ series of presentations by Seeley International. The aim of the series is to discuss the capabilities and pathways to a Zero Emissions Future.

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WIDAC – Procurement and Contractual Risk Workshop

Attending this week’s WIDAC “Procurement & Contractual Risk Workshop” facilitated by AJ & Co was an eye opener on some of the lesser known impacts of the new Building Industry Fairness (Security of Payment) Act 2017, aside from the Project Bank Accounts changes. We were fortunate enough to have Sarah Bird (AJ & Co Partner… Read more »

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Inala Central Plaza Design

Lately, SEED has been involved in the new build design of Inala Central Plaza in Brisbane. The project is a 4-storey mixed use development incorporating retail spaces, commercial offices, medical tenancies, function rooms, and a basement carpark.

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Transect: How Local Context Drives Us

Members of the SEED ESD team attended PechaKucha Brisbane Volume 56 as part of the 2019 Asia Pacific Architecture Forum. The theme of the evening was “Transect – Impact and influence in a local context”. After our recent projects in Papua New Guinea, in which we observed the strong impact of local lifestyle and culture… Read more »

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Jury’s Out: Multi-Level Carparks don’t need to be so “evil”

Here at SEED, our mechanical team has experience in designing well and naturally ventilated carparks. To gain a more holistic perspective on, and better influence our innovative designs and solutions around multi-level carparks in Brisbane, we recently attended a discussion panel hosted by the AIA and PIA which focused on the problems and possible solutions… Read more »

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Prepared for NCC 2019?

Are you keeping track of the upcoming changes to the National Construction Code’s new 2019 provisions and amendments? We certainly are!

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We are Hiring!

We are looking for a mechanical drafter based in Melbourne and Brisbane to join our Team. Follow the links below to find out more. Melbourne       Brisbane

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Thermal Comfort in WELL v2

Did you know that indoor thermal comfort significantly influences the way humans experience all types of places and has implications for productivity and health outcomes? As such, the optimisation of thermal comfort can positively change the way individuals interact within indoor environments. 

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Latest WELL Building Standards Press Release – IWBI

Have you been keeping up to date with the latest Australian news on the WELL Building Standard?  Check out the latest press release from the IWBI last week (original press release here), provided by our very own WELL AP, Faculty and Community concept advisor Jay Dee Dearness.

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Product Training at SEED

If you are a supplier and would like to provide a presentation about your products, please get in contact with us via our Contact Us page.

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Melbourne Office

We are excited to announce we have also opened our Melbourne office in early February. We are able to provide expertise and consulting services on a more national level now that we have expanded into NSW and VIC.

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Our New Website

SEED is incredibly excited to finally have launched our website this month! It has been a long time coming and we are proud to have a well-oiled and functioning website.

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Sydney Office

We have recently opened our Sydney office as of 1st Feb 2018! We are hoping that the new office and staff located at Sydney will make our projects in Sydney and NSW more efficient by providing expertise on the ground when and where it is needed.

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