Green roof opens at Coal Loader Centre for Sustainability
11 April, 2018The Coal Loader project saw the transformation of a former industrial site at Waverton into a learning hub for sustainable living.
Starting the clock on the 30-minute city
10 April, 2018 by Stephen Taylor, City Executive – Sydney, Arcadis Global Cities Program | Supplied by: Arcadis Pty LtdThe '30-minute city' concept — the idea that we can engineer our cities so that home, work and play are all accessible within 30 minutes — is gaining currency around the world.
Cbus closes renewable energy deal
10 April, 2018 | Supplied by: Cbus (Construction & Building Industry Super)Cbus Super has announced an investment in renewable energy that is expected to deliver long-term returns to members and sustainable power to Western Australia.
Visit Tesla's 'Big Battery' and other energy projects
03 April, 2018The 2018 Australian Energy Storage Conference and Exhibition is giving attendees the chance to see some of South Australia's major energy projects up close.
Resilience in a changing world
01 April, 2018 by Will Symons* | Supplied by: Aecom Australia Pty LtdResilience is about more than simply the avoidance of risk; rather, it is about using smart strategies to help prevent risks from unfolding and about how we can aim to optimise infrastructure to help make cities more successful.
Queensland's new waste strategy brings back landfill levy
21 March, 2018The strategy follows an investigation into the transfer of interstate waste into Queensland, and the release of a final report based on this investigation.
ARBS 2018 industry awards finalists announced
16 March, 2018ARBS, Australia's international air-conditioning, refrigeration and building services trade exhibition, has announced its industry awards finalists for 2018.
Energy expert appointed to Monash University
13 March, 2018 | Supplied by: Monash UniversityMonash University has announced the appointment of Chloe Munro AO to the position of Professorial Fellow at the university.
Oslo Airport City to be powered by renewable energy
12 March, 2018Oslo Airport City aims to be the world's first energy-positive airport city, powered entirely by renewable energy and with the capacity to sell surplus energy to surrounding buildings, communities and cities.
Scientists' second warning to humanity goes viral
08 March, 2018 by Lauren DavisTwenty-five years after the publication of 'World Scientists' Warning to Humanity', a follow-up piece has become one of the most talked about papers in the world.
Major Victorian meat processor undertakes energy audit
07 March, 2018 | Supplied by: Deakin UniversityWith rising energy bills an issue for all businesses, one of south-west Victoria's biggest employers is taking steps towards reducing its energy costs.
Senator Kim Carr among more than 30 speakers at PVC AUS 2018
05 March, 2018The two-day vinyl conference will bring together Australasia's vinyl value chain from 14–15 March at the Amora Hotel Jamison, Sydney.
The Green Light Tour is Australia's urban greening roadshow
02 March, 2018The 202020 Vision — an initiative to increase and improve urban green space by 20% by 2020 — is back on the road for its third urban forestry roadshow since 2014.
Melbourne's laneways go green
02 March, 2018Four laneways in Melbourne's CBD have undergone a green makeover as part of the $1.8 million Green Your Laneway pilot program.
AMMA calls for modernisation of energy industry workplaces
26 February, 2018 | Supplied by: AMMA (Australian Mines & Metals Association)Greater efforts to modernise the nation's workplace relations system are critical to supporting the future of work in the resources and energy industry, according to the AMMA.
