Apr
07
2010
Jan
22
2010
City Farm Education Building Project (UPDATED: Now Complete)
We’re delighted to announce construction of the new education building is now complete. Here are some photos of the final stages:
Stay tuned to nscf.org.au for upcoming launch details!
Click on any image for a larger version.
City Farm seeks to build a durable, robust and iconic community building to meet its education needs and to embody the Organisation’s Permaculture-based philosophy and spirit.
Designed as a public showcase of smart, best-practice sustainable design, it is set to become one of the greenest small public buildings in Australia, and will set a precedent in terms of innovative sustainable design in subtropical Brisbane.
This includes cutting edge features such as the ‘meadow roof’, which uses the latest green technologies to deliver a thin-section, intensively planted cover. We believ
e that this is the first time this technology has been employed in Queensland.
Other examples are the passive solar design, the use of timbers sourced from certifiable sustainable forests, or alternatively, recycled timbers, utilising straw as a durable building component and introducing earth render as a low embodied energy thermal mass element.
Construction commenced in early 2010.
Jun
01
2009
NSCF Flood Appeal
Thank you to all the people who have made donations of money or equipment to the farm since our flood destroyed so much. So far we have received just over $3,600 of donations, with a target of $5,000.
To make a tax-deductible donation by direct deposit:
BSB: 802-222.
Account Name: Northey Street City Farm
Account Number: 01100622
Reference: [Surname] – FLOOD DONATION
Cheques can be mailed to:
Northey Street City Farm
16 Victoria Street
Windsor, QLD, 4030
Australia
Donations can also be made in person through the Nursery (with Eftpos facilities).
Thank you for supporting Northey Street City Farm!