Industry News
ARBS 2014 seminar registrations now open
Registrations are now open for the 2014 Air Conditioning, Refrigeration and Building Services (ARBS 2014) seminar series. [ + ]
Wealth from Waste research collaboration launched
A new research collaboration, led by the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS), aims to determine the value of above-ground resources - the metals contained in discarded goods. [ + ]
AWT joins Mott MacDonald Group
Technology and consulting company AWT has joined Mott MacDonald Group, a global management, engineering and sustainable development consultancy. [ + ]
US drivers using less fuel
A University of Michigan researcher has found that despite population growth, fuel consumption by American drivers of light-duty vehicles is now lower than it was 15 years ago. [ + ]
Defence Housing Australia development receives green tick of approval
Defence Housing Australia (DHA) has received the EnviroDevelopment green tick of approval from the Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA) for its new residential development located in Largs North, South Australia. [ + ]
Conference to discuss the best options for end-of-life plastics
The End of Life Plastics 2014 conference will be held from 16-18 June in Düsseldorf, Germany. The event will provide a forum to debate the optimum environmental solutions for managing end-of-life polymer materials and the market reality and economics of each option. [ + ]
Photovoltaics presentations at energy and electronics event
IDTechEx's Energy Harvesting & Storage and Printed Electronics Europe will this year be co-located in Berlin from 1-2 April. The joint event will feature several presentations on the topic of photovoltaics. [ + ]
A ministerial group for Australia's future water needs
The Minister for Agriculture, Barnaby Joyce, has announced a ministerial working group set up to identify new infrastructure projects that can deliver on Australia's water supply needs in the future. [ + ]
Mine site camps could lower carbon footprints
Researchers from Murdoch University have found that the carbon footprint of mine site villages can be significantly improved without affecting the bottom line. [ + ]
Emerson opens Melbourne manufacturing and repair facility
Emerson Process Management, an Emerson business, has opened a manufacturing and service facility in Melbourne to serve the process industry in Australia and New Zealand. [ + ]
CitySwitch reaches 500 members
Energy-efficiency program CitySwitch has recruited its 500th member. The service is a partnership between business, state and local government across Australia, supporting commercial office tenants to improve their energy efficiency. [ + ]
Increase in building information modelling forecast for A/NZ
In partnership with software provider Autodesk, McGraw Hill Construction has released the SmartMarket report 'The Business Value of BIM [building information modelling] in Australia and New Zealand'. [ + ]
Australia's solid waste management market strengthening
Frost & Sullivan has released the report 'Solid Waste Management Market in Australia'. Covering waste collection, waste recovery and waste disposal services, the study finds that the SWM market earned revenues of $6.80 billion in 2013 and estimates this wil reach $8.21 billion in 2018. [ + ]
Stormwater overflow system wins IPENZ award
A student from the Wellington Institute of Technology has won the Ray Meyer medal for Excellence in Student Design from the Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand (IPENZ). Anthony Muir designed a water attenuation system that manages peak stormwater flows from extreme rain events. [ + ]
Australian Ethical appoints head of ethics
Investment manager Australian Ethical has announced the appointment of Dr Stewart Palmer as its new head of ethics. Dr Palmer has recently championed business consulting, leadership and educational programs at the St James Ethics Centre, advising companies on the implementation of ethical frameworks within their business practices. [ + ]
