21 June 2011 – Lend Lease has been awarded the construction contract for the University of Queensland’s new $120 million oral health centre which is expected to open in late 2012. The oral health centre incorporates  dental clinics and research... 
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21 June 2011 – The WA Government has committed $7 million to help local governments to increase rates for recycling and reduce waste to landfill over the next five years. WA Local Government Association president, Mayor Troy Pickard said the funding... 
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15 June 2011 –The International Organisation for Standardisation’s release today (15 June) of its Standard ISO 50001 on energy management systems could have a positive impact on about 60 per cent of the world’s energy use, according to its developers. ISO... 
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14 June 2011 – You have only two weeks to take part in the salary profiles for jobs in the sustainability, environment and climate change disciplines underway by Turning Green, the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, Green Building Council... 
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8 June 2011 — Nestlé has won the Stockholm Industry Water Award for its leadership and performance to improve water management in its internal operations and throughout its supply chain. The award committee also recognised Nestlé’s work to improve... 
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8 June 2011 – Sustainable villages, high density housing projects, urban squares and foreshore parks are vying for honours at this year’s national awards for urban design. The awards will be presented as part of the Built Environment Meets Parliament,... 
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7 June 2011 – A new version of a light emitting diode lighting is being installed in a number of public buildings with claims of 93 per cent energy savings. David Whitfield. Chief executive officer of enLighten Australia Pty Ltd said the Chamaeleon... 
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2 June 2011 – Sydney-based singer songwriter, Jane Walker has used her debut album, Walk Gently, as a message to listeners to reconsider their ecological footprint. Ms Walker has loaned her title track, Walk Gently On the Earth, to the not-for-profit... 
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1 June 2011 – Twenty-eight religious leaders will meet Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, ministers and other MPs on 2 June to push for action on climate change. They will urge the government to carefully consider the structure of a tax on carbon and to... 
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31 May 2011 – Ausgrid has bought 25 Blue Gen gas to electricity units from Ceramic Fuel Cells Limited for part of Newcastle’s $100 million “Smart Grid, Smart City” project. Ausgrid (formerly Energy Australia) which will install the units in homes... 
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24 May 2011 – The NSW government has buckled under the weight of a huge public backlash to its retrospective cuts to the solar feed in tariffs. The ABC website on Tuesday night  reported that Premier Barry O’Farrell said his government would... 
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24 May 2011 – Assets, community building and tenancy management are some of the topics to be discussed at a forum on Tuesday, 31 May on community renewal in social housing estates, Organised by the Australasian Housing Institute, Housing NSW and the... 
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24 May 2011 – Landcom willl explore sustainable development at its invitation only forum,  “DiverseCity” to be held in Sydney on Tuesday, 31 May. Speakers will include Peter Head, London based director and chairman of planning consulting... 
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24 May 2011 – Ceramic Fuel Cells Limited, which develops high efficiency and low emission electricity generation units, will market its BlueGen products in the UK after it signed a distribution agreement with RES On-Site Limited, part of the global... 
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19 May 2011 – A flexible solar sheet with more than 90 per cent efficiency is being developed by an associate professor at the University of Missouri’s Chemical Engineering Department in the US. If the technology succeeds it could revolutionise the... 
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17 May 2011 – Randwick Mayor Murray Matson has welcomed the return of planning powers to local government. “News that major development proposals for the Coogee Bay Hotel and Eastern Suburbs Memorial Park will be returned to Randwick Council for... 
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11 May 2011 - A new environmental group which wants to stop the sale of Australian wood and paper products derived from native forest timbers is expected to campaign leading retailers for support. The group, “Markets for Change,” plans to use online... 
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10 May 2011 – The highly rated Banksia Awards which reflect sustainability issues most relevant to Australia are now open for entry. There are 10 separate awards for different categories including for individuals, groups, communities, governments and... 
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4 May 2011 – Nominations are now open for the Air Conditioning, Refrigeration and Building Services Industry Awards for 2012. Awards will be made to the ARBS young achiever; the most outstanding service and maintenance provider; HVAC project excellence;... 
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4 May 2011 – Planning expert John Mant and veteran of the 1970s Green Bans Jack Mundey will take part in a debate on urban development after showing of a documentary, State of Siege, about the conflict between development and urban conservation by Sydney... 
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28 April 2011 – Staff at CB Richard Ellis will walk in concurrent events across major Australia and New Zealand cities on Friday 13 May to raise money for children, and victims of the Queensland floods and the Christchurch earthquake through the Queensland... 
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14 April 2011  – Google said it will invest US$168 million investment in Brightsource Energy’s Ivanpah solar power plant in the Mojave desert in California. According to Treehugger, the the solar farm will have a capacity of 392 MW, or the equivalent... 
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31 March 2011 – City businesses have saved the equivalent of 80 olympic pools of water and $600,000 in annual water bills, through a City of Sydney water efficiency program. Hotels, restaurants and commercial offices that use more than 10,000 litres... 
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30 March 2011 – Giant professional services consultancy AECOM claims it is on track to have 70 per cent of its employees working in green star accredited buildings within the next two years. Two of its offices – in Adelaide and Perth – have been... 
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30 March 2011 – Consult Australia annual conference, Built Environment 2050: Trends for the Future, is currently under way at Herston, Queensland, ending on 1 April. A key focus of the conference is to establish measures to protect Australian infrastructure... 
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29 March 2011 – Tasmanian architect Karen Davis has become the first woman to head Tasmania’s peak architecture body in its 108 year history. Ms Davis takes over from Richard Crawford as Tasmanian president of the Australian Institute of Architects. She... 
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23 March 2011 –Udated 24 March 2011 – Commercial real estate agencies Colliers International and CB Richard Ellis, Jones Lang LaSalle and architectural firm Woodhead will be among the many property industry companies to once again support Earth... 
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23 March 2011 – Williamstown High School in Melbourne Victoria has become the first high school in the State to receive a 5 star, Green Star – Education PILOT certified rating from the Green Building Council of Australian for excellence in environmentally... 
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23 March 2011 – JouleBug, a free iPhone application that encourages users to learn energy-saving habits in practical, social ways was launched last week. JouleBug players earn points, pins and badges for saving energy and can compete with friends on... 
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24 March –The Difference, a magazine to help Australia’s richest make a difference to its poorest, has been launched in Melbourne by Simon McKeon, 2011 Australian of the Year. The magazine is a report card of poverty indicators – disadvantage, poverty... 
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