Trust is a very important factor in getting people to opt into change. This article discusses the need for 'soft power' in driving the circular economy. [ + ]

Real estate group Mirvac has unveiled its hotly anticipated plans for Marrick & Co, a residential development set to be located in the heart of the Sydney's Inner West. [ + ]

Khory Hancock takes a bird's-eye look at the environmental issues facing the world and explains what we can do. [ + ]

Traditional views of ownership are changing, and if you pay an energy bill then this is either affecting you now or will very soon. Say hello to the friendliest utility: Energy-as-a-Service. [ + ]

Networked, energy self-sufficient, adaptable and, above all, smart — that is what the building of the future should be. [ + ]

One of the main problems with plastics recycling is that polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP) have different chemical structures and thus cannot be repurposed together — not until now, that is. [ + ]

Waste innovator Veena Sahajwalla has become the first woman to be awarded the prestigious Jubilee Professorship by the Indian Academy of Sciences. [ + ]

Difficult times call for different measures; for sustainable actions. Jamie Allen, Business Manager, Australia and Pacific at LG Chem, explains how home owners and businesses have the option to take back control of their energy use and go partially off-grid. [ + ]

Digital technology allows us to step back and 'smart up' around the current cycle of water consumption and wastage. [ + ]

Despite clear and overwhelming evidence that our climate is changing right now, the appetite for action at a political level is diminishing. [ + ]

Jim Athanas, Managing Director at Xylem Oceania, explains how a unified approach is needed to solve Australia's growing water challenges. [ + ]

Jonathan McKeown, Chief Executive, Australian Water Association, shares his insights about what the Australian water sector can offer the fast developing economies in Asia and how IoT is fundamentally changing the sector. [ + ]

David Weiss, President and CEO, NCH Australia, talks about the water challenges facing Australia and the development of biological wastewater treatment. [ + ]

Facility managers in today's world face a difficult dilemma when it comes to investment choices in their facilities. Increased awareness of climate change, public and legislative pressures is driving a demand for our buildings to be as energy efficient and sustainable as possible. While at the same time, organisations, with the need to drive profits, continually look for areas to increase cost savings and improve their overall operating functionality. [ + ]

A sustainable built environment is dependent on smart technology — and that means the entire property industry must work together to open its systems, said serial disruptor Catherine Caruana-McManus. [ + ]