By Tina Perinotto 15 April 2011 – It could be a tale of two cities. Again. Sydney City Council last week rejected the tender for its deep sea plunge into the brave new world of large scale trigeneration – the gas-sourced, low-carbon energy that it... 
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By Tina Perinotto 11 November 2010 - Favourites: Siobhan Toohill is the highly regarded sustainability leader for Stockland. We first interviewed Toohill in May last year for the first in a series of profiles of high achieving women in the sustainability... 
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By Tina Perinotto 13 April 2011 – Energy efficient buildings, low carbon cement and low carbon energy are just some of the areas that will get a kicker from the carbon tax, Climate Change Minister Greg Combet told the Press Club today in his speech... 
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By Tina Perinotto 15 April 2011 – Consult Australia has joined a coalition of major companies employing more than 120,000 people voicing support for a price on carbon. And the Property Council of Australia has said it has supported a carbon scheme... 
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By Eli Gescheit 15 April 2011 – In the wake of the recent floods in Queensland, I undertook some research on how the planning system addresses flood management situations. Viewing the horrific images showing the damage caused by the severe floods can... 
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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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by Michael Shaw 19 Jan 2011  – FAVOURITES – The energy efficiency requirements in the Building Code of Australia became more stringent for commercial buildings on 1 May 2010.  With the exception of Tasmania and the Northern Territory, the revised... 
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By Geoff Lazarus 7 April 2011: It’s impossible not to love the magnificent scenery and spectacular glacial mountains of Milford Sound on New Zealand”s South Island. I began to think it would be a great place to retire to, but its isolation... 
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6 April 2011 – US Green building and water conservation consultant Jerry Yudelson claims he knows the best way to deal with urban water crises which are a growing concern in the US. A graphic reference tool of critical new opportunities in water conservation,... 
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31 March 2011 – Award winning architect Michael Heenan will be a judge for the 2011 world architecture festival awards in Barcelona in November – the second year running he has been selected. Mr Heenan was the winning architect for the best sports... 
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By Amy Kelly 31 March 2011 – Brisbane City Council on Tuesday night passed a motion allowing residents affected by the January 2011 floods to rebuild their homes beyond the height restrictions of current planning controls. The proposed temporary local... 
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By Tina Perinotto 31 March  2011 – GPT boss Michael Cameron himself dipped out of his job “making money”, as he put it, to host a sneak preview of the new, six star Green Star-targeted head office of the giant property trust this week. Also... 
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by Tina Perinotto FA VOURITES – 8 October 2010 – Property industry, roll up your sleeves. You have truckloads of work to do. At least if the government takes up some of the recommendations now on its desk. On Friday, after months –... 
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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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30 March 2011 – One of Australia’s most thought provoking projects designed to stimulate ideas on this country’s urban futures is now on show at the Gold Coast City Gallery in Queensland. NOW and WHEN: Australian Urbanism exhibition was... 
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By Lyn Drummond 29 March – Sustainability knowledge particularly in research and development is far more important for senior people in the building services industry than five years ago according to an Australian recruitment company. Simon Black,... 
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In energy efficiency land they’re really busy By Tina Perinotto 31 March  2011 – Busy? That isn’t the word for it, says Paul Bannister,  highly regarded building engineer,  managing director of energy efficiency experts Exergy and a key... 
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20 April 2011 – Tristram Carfrae, leader global building design for the international engineering and design company, Arup, recently returned to London after 20 years in Australia. He leaves behind an impressive body of work both in this country... 
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By Lynne Blundell 25 March 2010 -FAVOURITES: The Green Building Council of Australia’s Green Star rating system for buildings is undergoing a fundamental shift. It is a philosophical shift that involves working more closely with industry, particularly... 
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23 March – From The New York Times: When Macarena Chiriboga came to Bali in 2009, she had just finished a master’s degree in architecture in the US doing her thesis on the use of bamboo as a building material. The trip was meant to be a vacation.... 
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24 March 2011 – Case Study: According to mySmart CTI, a Sydney-based company that provides energy efficiency solutions, refurbishment of an art deco heritage building at 99 Macquarie Street in Sydney showed that it was possible to provide the building... 
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24 March 2011 – Melbourne based architect Graeme Gunn who has been credited with changing the landscape of suburban housing in Australia, reinvigorating architectural university studies in Victoria, and mentoring decades of leading architects, has... 
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31 March 2011 – More than 50 units of the Australian pioneered fuel cell technology BlueGen have been installed globally with 75 more units under order including 30 in Australia, according to the manufacturer of the unit, Ceramic Fuel Cells Ltd. However,... 
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By Chris Taylor 17 March – The Forest Stewardship Council is becoming wedged in the middle of a battle between environmentalists and Australia’s largest paper manufacturer. The Wilderness Society launched its campaign in February against Australian... 
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By Caroline Noller Caroline Noller has delved into the secrets of six of our world’s most important materials  and found elements of genius, commercial know-how, colourful characters and the nasty truth about their embodied carbon. This... 
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17 March 2011 – A new planning vision is needed for Newcastle as it evolves as an important regional capital according to the Hunter branch and NSW division of the Planning Institute of Australia . The Institute has identified six key priorities: Deliver... 
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  17 March 2011 –The first green-plumbing trade school in Victoria has been opened in Melbourne by the Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, Greg Combet and the federal member for Deakin, Mike Symon. The federally-funded Swinburne TAFE... 
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16 March 2011 – As the bleak news from Japan continues and a nuclear catastrophe threatens, Prudential Financial today said its foundation, The Prudential Foundation, will contribute 500 million yen, $6.1 million, to support relief efforts. “Our thoughts... 
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By Lyn Drummond 16 March 2011 – A carbon tax could cut business costs according to Energetics founder and executive director, Jonathan Jutsen. While Mr Jutsen agrees that a carbon tax will increase business costs, the overall impact on  operations... 
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By Craig Roussac 10 March 2011 – Electricity use in Sydney office buildings can more than double in extreme heat, but responsive management can keep a lid on greenhouse emission, research by conducted by the Green Buildings Alive project has found Growing... 
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