Industry News
New approach for building rating tools
A new agreement between Australia’s two leading environmental rating tools for buildings - Green Star and NABERS - will deliver a more consistent and compatible approach to building rating.
[ + ]Steel credit revision to drive best practice steel production
The Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA) has released the draft of a revised Green Star Steel Credit which aims to drive best practice steel production and fabrication, and encourage dematerialisation of steel in structural applications in Australia.
[ + ]Swift action needed to save recycling jobs
Environment Victoria has called on the state government and the Opposition to stop treating the recycling industry as a political football and work together to support Victoria’s struggling recycling industry.
[ + ]Evolving to low-energy buildings at ARBS 2010
The 2010 Air Conditioning, Refrigeration and Building Services exhibition (ARBS 2010) has opened online registrations and will welcome visitors between 12-14 April at the Sydney Exhibition and Convention Centre, Darling Harbour.
[ + ]KSB to build a new water and wastewater competence centre in Brisbane
KSB Australia has finalised its plan to build a new water and wastewater competence centre and a sales and warehouse complex in Brisbane.
[ + ]World Environment Day awards 2010 call for nominations
Nominations for the 2010 United Nations Association of Australia World Environment Day Awards are now open nationally.
[ + ]EWTIS offers comprehensive 24-hour support for wastewater treatment plants
Eimco Water Technologies has established a new Integrated Support Division to extend its services to Australasian business.
[ + ]Yellow Pages and White Pages print and online directories go carbon neutral
Sensis has announced its Yellow Pages and White Pages print and online directories have been certified carbon neutral through the Australian Government’s Greenhouse Friendly program.
[ + ]Sustainable local government: no spin, no jargon
NSW councils will soon learn how to break through the jargon surrounding sustainability and understand how they can best use it to improve the way they operate, thanks to the Urban Sustainability Support Alliance’s Sustainability Tools workshops.
[ + ]Enviropacific on the expansion trail
National environmental engineering firm Enviropacific Services is undergoing a major expansion in the scope and range of its operations.
[ + ]British Council helps eco-visionary Australians to put their ideas into action
The British Council has announced the inaugural recipients of its Big Green Idea funding initiative. Among the projects to be supported are a sustainable events toolkit for festivals, a community bio-char project in northern NSW and a DIY video series on green home renovations.
[ + ]New level introduced into Queenstown’s Sustainable Business program
Queenstown businesses working towards a more sustainable future are set to benefit from a new program launched by Otago Polytechnic’s Centre for Sustainable Practice.
[ + ]Standard for the production and use of waste-derived fill
The SA Environment Protection Authority's Standard for the production and use of waste-derived fill has been finalised after extensive consultation with the waste industry.
[ + ]Greening Australia's metal industry
Leading scientists are gathering at Swinburne University of Technology this week to discuss ways to improve the sustainability of the metallurgical industry.
[ + ]All major parties now ready to solve renewable energy issues
The Clean Energy Council has warned that specific measures in the Coalition’s new climate change policy, to assist some clean energy technologies, will not work unless the national Renewable Energy Target is fixed.
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