Competitive solution to climate change
24 March, 2010 by Heather Ridout*, CEO of Australian Industry Group
The biggest dilemma we face when setting climate policy is how we successfully tackle climate change while still maintaining the competitiveness of our national industries and without stifling the opportunities for economic growth within both developed and developing countries.
First scheme recognised under new green star assessment framework
23 March, 2010
The Carpet Institute of Australia’s Environmental Certification Scheme (ECS) is the first to be recognised under the Green Building Council of Australia’s (GBCA’s) Assessment Framework for Product Certification Schemes.
Murray river town Echuca attains biogas re-use
19 March, 2010 | Supplied by: CST Wastewater Solutions
A combined effort from a number of suppliers has resulted in the successful operation of a water reclamation scheme at Echuca, on the Murray River, north of Bendigo.
$20,000 to encourage Australian university students’ innovation in broadband and environment
19 March, 2010
Alcatel-Lucent will again sponsor the Alcatel-Lucent Australia Broadband Challenge for the Sustainable Environment, alongside the Telecommunications Society of Australia.
Water awards for Melbourne’s south-east
19 March, 2010
South East Water customers Inghams Enterprises, Amcor Australasia, Coca-Cola Amatil and Rossdale Golf Club were all finalists in the Prime Minister’s Water Wise Awards with Inghams announced as the inaugural winner of this prestigious water-saving award.
Green energy system could power home and car
18 March, 2010
A wireless green energy system to supply the home and the car is being designed by University of Auckland engineering research fellow Duleepa Thrimawithana.
The Rosenfeld named after California’s godfather of energy efficiency
18 March, 2010
Pioneering French physicists Marie and Pierre Curie have the curie, a unit of radioactivity, named after them. Renowned inventor Nikola Tesla is honoured with the tesla, which measures a magnetic field. And now, the Rosenfeld, proposed as a unit for electricity savings, will be named after the man seen by many people as the godfather of energy efficiency, Arthur Rosenfeld.
SMEC awarded African river feasibility study
18 March, 2010
The Snowy Mountains Engineering Corporation (SMEC) has announced that it has been awarded a contract for the Eastern Nile Irrigation and Drainage Study.
Future water supplies seriously challenged, say industry experts
16 March, 2010
For the first time in nearly 60 years, Australia’s capacity to secure high-quality water supplies for cities, towns and remote communities is being seriously challenged, a Black & Veatch media forum in Brisbane was told this week.
Green Star - Communities to address sustainable urban planning challenges
15 March, 2010
The Australian government’s new State of Australian Cities 2010 report will support the property and construction sector’s drive to sustainability, says the nation’s leading green building group.
$6m to keep Victoria beautiful and litter free
15 March, 2010
Premier John Brumby has announced a $6m litter package that will help reduce litter across Victoria by 25% within the next five years.
Emissions trading won't hurt small business
05 March, 2010
The Rudd government’s proposed Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme would not significantly impact most Australian businesses, according to a research report released by the National Centre for Sustainability.
Driving a sustainable culture in infrastructure
01 March, 2010 by Doug Harland*, CEO of AGIC
Significant infrastructure projects in Australia are being developed with a focus on short-term goals. I believe we need to develop a culture of sustainability within the industry to ensure projects are designed and built with long-term operation in mind.
NZ revised acoustics Standard published for wind farm noise
01 March, 2010
Standards New Zealand has published NZS 6808:2010 Acoustics - Wind farm noise. The revised and improved Standard recommends limits on wind farm noise.
Changes to RET scheme
01 March, 2010
The federal government announced last week that it will be dividing its Renewable Energy Target scheme into two parts: the Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme (SRES) and the Large-scale Renewable Energy Target (LRET).
