Brief: 14 December 2010 – Climate Change Minister Greg Combet will be in Newcastle, NSW,  tomorrow to  launch a series of maps to help local governments in coastal communities to prepare for the future impacts of sea level rise due to climate... 
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9 December 2010 – An interim rating tool for green infrastructure has been launched by AECOM and the Australian Green Infrastructure Council have unveiled at the recent AGIC National Conference in Brisbane to allow project to be aligned for a good... 
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Brief – 7 December 2010 - The Australian Institute of Refrigeration, Air conditioning and Heating will hold a joint conference with the International Building Performance Simulation Association on 14-16 November at the University of Technology... 
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7 December 2010 – A new book celebrating the works of Danish architect Jan Gehl was launched last week at Sydney Town Hall. Cities for People showcases 40 years of architectural work and sustainable thinking by Mr Gehl, who has transformed often... 
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Brief: 3 December 2010 – Six projects to help communities adjust to climate change were announced yesterday by the Federal Government. The Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency Greg Combet said the Climate Adaptation Research Grants... 
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Brief: 2 December 2010 – Engineers Australia’s National Congress has elected Professor David Hood as its deputy president for 2011. At the end of next year he will succeed Merv Lindsay as the national president for 2012. Professor Hood is the... 
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29 November 2010 – The Energy Efficiency Council and the Carbon Trust are bringing oe of the world’s top energy efficiency experts, Dr Eoin Lees to Sydney this week to discuss ways that efficiency schemes can help keep energy affordable. Dr... 
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22 November 2010 - It was highly controversial when it started 10 years ago but the anecdotal evidence is that residents love the relatively high rise, high density apartment living at Jacksons Landing at Pyrmont, perched on Sydney’s doorstep... 
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19 November 2010 – The price of car parking and its availability has a powerful, yet under-appreciated, impact on our transport patterns according to the organisers of a seminar on 4 November 2010, to highlight the latest, evidence-based practice... 
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15 November 2010 - VicSuper has won the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants annual Sustainability Reporting Awards for the second year. The Awards are supported by partners including KPMG and the National Centre for Sustainability at Swinburne... 
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16 November 2010 - Bond University new Soheil Abedian School of Architecture has named Queensland Government Architect Professor Philip Follent as its founding head. The first cohort of students to the school will be in January 2011 and, according to... 
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Brief: 10 November 2010: A new partnership between the Green Building Council of Australia  and the Australian Trade Commission (Austrade) will help provide greater opportunities for local companies to enter international markets. The GBCA and Austrade... 
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The Fifth Estate readers qualify for a 30 per cent discount on the $590 registration fee for the Life Cycle Thinking masterclass on life cycle assessment in Sydney on Thursday 18 November. Organisers say the day-long course is targeted to professionals... 
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Brief – 3 November – The University of Southern Queensland’s Australian Centre for Sustainable Business & Development will host a Boardroom Briefing Series on 22 November, looking into global trends in sustainable business, future... 
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Brief – 3 November 2010 – The Australian Solar Energy Society will join the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union and solar industry leaders tomorrow in protest of the NSW Government’s decision to slash the Solar Bonus Scheme’s gross... 
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2 November 2010 -Try this to make you pause and think: a weird viral video campaign to make you think where your food comes from from non-profit organisation Fairfood International. It’s to support sustainable farming and to lobby multinational... 
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Brief – 27 October 2010 – CB Richard Ellis Group has been ranked 30th out of 500 US companies in the 2010 Green Rankings compiled by US magazine Newsweek. Measuring the environmental performance of the 500 largest US-based publicly traded... 
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Brief – 27 October 2010 – Bridget Gardner of Fresh Green Clean will host the Green Cleaning Management Masterclass workshop, providing tips on how to create cleaner and healthier workplaces Taking place on 16 November, the workshop aims to... 
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Brief – 26 October 2010 – The Green Building Council of Australia has released three new simplified material calculators to help streamline Green Star submissions. The new  “Material Calculators 2.0” assess the fit-out products and materials... 
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Brief – 26 October 2010 – The Green Building Council of Australia has seen more than 90 schools and universities across Australia register for its Green Star – Education v1 rating tool, with 10 already receiving full certification. Chief... 
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Brief – 26 October 2010 - Bovis Lend Lease has won the GIO Workers Compensation Award for Excellence in Occupational Health & Safety at the 2010 National Safety Awards of Excellence for its work developing the Global Minimum Requirements and... 
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Brief – 26 October 2010 – The Australian Green Infrastructure Council will today launch its Knowledge Hub – a free online resource library of best-practice case studies, discussion papers, reports, tools and checklists focused on sustainability... 
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Brief – 17 October 2010 – Some free tickets still left to attend the Future Proofing Property conference in Brisbane 8-9 November at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, valued at $999 each. Contact editorial@thefifthestate.com.au According... 
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Brief – 13 October 2010 - TippingPoint Australia will host “Where’s the silver lining? – Can we re-imagine the nature of art and the culture of our relationships in the crisis of climate change?”, a public forum bringing... 
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Brief – 12 October 2010 - The Better Business Partnership will host two sustainability events at Chatswood and Gordon in late October, allowing small to medium sized businesses to hear first hand accounts of what local business owners are doing... 
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Brief – 28 September – The Sustainable Cities Conference 2010 has commenced in Singapore with global urban sustainability experts from around the world speaking at the event until 30 September. Speaking from Singapore, Parsons Brinckerhoff director... 
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Brief – 28 September 2010 – Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation’s new website www.organicshub.com.au launched on 23 September, to acclaim from Greens Senator Christine Milne as an opportunity for farmers and communities to connect. Senator... 
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Brief – 28 September 2010 - Executive director of Beyond Zero Emissions and lead author of the Zero Carbon Australia Stationary Energy Plan Matthew Wright will be lead speaker at Willoughby Council on 14 October for an event organised by local community... 
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Brief – 22 September 2010 - Fytogreen Australia has been awarded a $4.3 million contract to install 98,000 indigenous ground covers, tussocks and shrubs over a 26,000 square metre area as part of the biggest green roof in Australia for the Victorian... 
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Brief – 22 September – The Victorian Government has committed $100 million to a proposed 180 megawatt solar power station that is expected to deliver enough power each year to run 60,000 homes. The plant is part of a project pitched by energy... 
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