Adrian Minshull from Hydroflux Group shares his thoughts on what he thinks water professionals can do to help. [ + ]

Building Management Systems and the way that we manage and control buildings have remained largely unchanged for 30 years. Our cars and phones are smarter than some of the most expensive assets on the planet. But this is going to change. Everyone's talking about it. You probably are too — 2016 is the year of Internet of Things (IoT) and the year for making smarter buildings a priority. [ + ]

Can wastewater treatment become more sustainable? While the goal of treating wastewater is to minimise the impact on the receiving environment, the processes themselves are usually powered by electricity generated by fossil fuels. [ + ]

The quest for new, green refrigerants is on. Amidst alternatives, CO₂ is emerging as the most efficient, safe and clean refrigerant preferred by a growing number of global, regional and local retailers. [ + ]

Back for the second year in a row, the national Water Innovation Forum and Expo is a leading platform for water innovators. [ + ]

Increasing output while reducing consumption of water is challenging the beverage and brewing industries. [ + ]

Gareth O'Reilly, zone president, Schneider Electric, Australia & New Zealand, discusses growth opportunities and emerging technology trends for the energy sector in 2016. [ + ]

Lifting energy productivity is the 'missing link' in enabling us to meet our carbon reduction targets and reconciling emission cuts with strong economic growth, said Chris Dunstan, Research Director of Institute for Sustainable Futures (ISF). [ + ]

Mike Ritchie, the Director of MRA Consulting Group, talks about how business and government can improve recycling rates, improve waste practices and reduce business costs in the year ahead.

The energy-savings potential in the buildings sector (both commercial and residential) is said to be massive. A 29% reduction in projected building energy consumption could be achieved globally by 2050 with the wide deployment of best available technologies and efficiency policies — according to a 2015 IEA report titled 'Building Energy Performance Metrics'. [ + ]

Norwegian researchers have been weighing up the benefits of recycling food waste versus preventing it, concluding that the latter is a more effective strategy for cutting emissions. [ + ]

The CRC for Water Sensitive Cities has welcomed the federal government's plan to make Australia's cities greener and cooler. [ + ]

There will be a spotlight on sustainability and liveable cities at the Ozwater'16 international water conference and exhibition, which is being held in Melbourne from 10–12 May. Early-bird prices close 31 March. [ + ]

Australia's innovation boom will only be limited by our imagination — a notion that is true for the water sector as much as any other part of the economy. [ + ]

Brad Lowson, the Sales Director for Global Spill Control, talks about how low commodity prices, tight trading conditions and the falling dollar are impacting Australian industry.