Across three continents, citizens are working with their local communities to build more sustainable futures for themselves.
Across three continents, citizens are working with their local communities to build more sustainable futures for themselves.
Architect Kylie Mills on why she wants to live in a passive house in Sydney that she “would not have to heat or cool pretty much year-round”.
Architect Kylie Mills on why she wants to live in a passive house in Sydney that she “would not have to heat or cool pretty much year-round”.
Here’s a practical handbook pitched to those familiar with modular building – and those not so familiar – from the highly regarded James Murray-Parkes at Brookfield Scientific Solutions Group and Monash University’s Yu Bai.
Here’s a practical handbook pitched to those familiar with modular building – and those not so familiar – from the highly regarded James Murray-Parkes at Brookfield Scientific Solutions Group and Monash University’s Yu Bai.
You’ve probably heard stories about pesky building occupants who just won’t go along with what the clever designers intended for their low-energy building. There has been much head-scratching about how…
You’ve probably heard stories about pesky building occupants who just won’t go along with what the clever designers intended for their low-energy building. There has been much head-scratching about how…
News from the front desk: No 394 – Plastic is no longer fantastic – because it’s now creating a serious ecological burden that no one can ignore. The major supermarkets have…
News from the front desk: No 394 – Plastic is no longer fantastic – because it’s now creating a serious ecological burden that no one can ignore. The major supermarkets have…
Across three continents, citizens are working with their local communities to build more sustainable futures for themselves.
Architect Kylie Mills on why she wants to live in a passive house in Sydney that she “would not have to heat or cool pretty much year-round”.
Here’s a practical handbook pitched to those familiar with modular building – and those not so familiar – from the highly regarded James Murray-Parkes at Brookfield Scientific Solutions Group and Monash University’s Yu Bai.
You’ve probably heard stories about pesky building occupants who just won’t go along with what the clever designers intended for their low-energy building. There has been much head-scratching about how…
News from the front desk: No 394 – Plastic is no longer fantastic – because it’s now creating a serious ecological burden that no one can ignore. The major supermarkets have…
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The landscape for building rating tools is about to change again thanks to a new tool that rates healthy buildings that has just landed in Australia.
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A new certification tool called Fitwel is a building rating system for existing workplaces and residential buildings that provides guidelines on how to design and operate healthier buildings.
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Infrastructure Sustainability Council of Australia chairman David Singleton wants infrastructure planners, designers and those who deliver the projects to aim higher in sustainability.
NAIDOC week has brought to the fore an emerging interest in Indigenous-led design and planning of the built environment, and with it, a deeply-ingrained approach to sustainability that defines the Aboriginal culture.
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The release of the competition regulator’s report on consumer energy prices may not quite be the news the coal lobby was hoping to hear.
It can take a bit of work, says architect Raffaello Rosselli, but builders can be “quite all right” about working with unconventional and quirky ideas.
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At last, after years of interpretations and variations, the built environment looks like having an international standard on embodied carbon that create a level playing field for products and services.
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More than 90 per cent of a person’s life is spent inside, and for most modern humans, that means an office.
With modern slavery legislation at federal and state levels being introduced in Australia, and regulations and guidelines under development, here are the three most common questions and answers on this topic to help you build smarter supply chains:
Leading companies are increasingly incorporating environmental, social and governance matters into mainstream annual reporting.
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If you want your building products to be fully transparent about their environmental credentials and stand out to buyers you need third-party certification.
Procurement practice was recognised by the judges of this year’s NSW Australian Institute of Architecture Awards as a key element in achieving outstanding projects.
Built environment and sustainability champions have been lauded in the 2018 Queen’s Birthday Honours List.
Former technology advisor to the Prime Minister and NSW Government John Riedl was so concerned by the state of the national energy grid he came out of retirement and joined forces with fellow retirees Greg Irving and John Grill AO to a company that would tackle the huge energy consumption of household swimming pools.
It’s only anecdotal evidence but here it is: one man applying for a job in an architectural studio was rejected because his wife might become pregnant. How’s that for an unintended consequence.
Outstanding opportunity for an organised and dedicated Operations Coordinator, to join our growing Perth-based environmental consultancy, specialising in waste management and recycling.
Do you want to be part of NSW’s transition to a modern energy system?
Barwon Water in Victoria is looking for a Geelong-based Strategy and Sustainability Lead providing analysis, advice and reports responding to the organisation’s obligations, issues and challenges in the broad areas…
The Property Council of Australia’s Western Australian division has appointed Emma Thunder as its new deputy executive director. Ms Thunder was previously strategic planning and communications adviser for the PCA,…
NettZero are offering an entry level position for a Graduate seeking a career in Sustainability.
Merran Edwards has been appointed head of international strategy, real estate at AMP Capital, a new role focused on growing the investment manager’s capabilities in global markets.
Green Building Council of Australia director Tanya Cox has been appointed vice-chair of the World Green Building Council, the first Australian to hold the position.
It’s a Melbourne special this week: Rail Projects Victoria is hiring a Senior Sustainability Advisor, a maternity backfill position helping to lead the delivery of the sustainability program across the Metro…
Engineering, management and development consultancy Mott MacDonald has appointed Maria Mingallon as technical director for its advanced computational design practice in Australia and New Zealand.
The release of the competition regulator’s report on consumer energy prices may not quite be the news the coal lobby was hoping to hear.
At last, after years of interpretations and variations, the built environment looks like having an international standard on embodied carbon that create a level playing field for products and services.
The government has again provoked the ire of renewable energy advocates this week, with Energy Minister Josh Frydenberg suggesting new coal-fired power stations may be welcomed as part of the National Energy Guarantee (NEG).
Following in South Australia’s footsteps, Sydney has been provided its own industrial-scale Tesla battery.
New research by the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy has revealed the major weaknesses that place Australia way down in the global energy efficiency rankings.
Despite energy disconnections becoming increasingly common in many parts of the country, the average Australian household still has much to learn when it comes to saving energy and keeping the cost of their electricity bills down.
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With modern slavery legislation at federal and state levels being introduced in Australia, and regulations and guidelines under development, here are the three most common questions and answers on this topic to help you build smarter supply chains:
Leading companies are increasingly incorporating environmental, social and governance matters into mainstream annual reporting.
China is using market forces to switch from coal to renewable electricity, but its push to replace gasoline with cleaner bioethanol is threatened by Trump’s trade war.
After six years at the forefront of research into lowering the carbon impact of the built environment, the CRC for Low Carbon Living (CRCLCL) is coming to an end in less than a year.
Although soaring electricity rates are making the switch to solar and batteries for households and businesses increasingly appealing, the technology still hasn’t quite hit the mainstream.
A bright future of low energy, comfortable and resilient buildings with zero carbon emissions awaits – if governments use the National Construction Code to help us get there.
John Wakefield has been mayor at Waverley Council once before so he’s well prepared to tackle stronger sustainability challenges. Councils, he says, need to have grand ideas.
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Across three continents, citizens are working with their local communities to build more sustainable futures for themselves.
Infrastructure Sustainability Council of Australia chairman David Singleton wants infrastructure planners, designers and those who deliver the projects to aim higher in sustainability.
SPECIAL REPORT: A multi-million hectare opportunity to sequester carbon is available to Australia right now, but a perfect storm of market failures and policy shortcomings is holding back the potential of agricultural land to contribute to this important opportunity.
The Nature Conservation Council (NCC) is taking the NSW government to court this month over the validity of its land clearing laws.
Driverless cars promise many benefits, including an improvement in safety, but new research shows many people are still not aware of this.
The concept’s easy to grasp. You’re at a party holding a half empty beer – glass, not stubby; it’s a poncey party – and the mingling host tops it up…
Australia’s landscapes are dotted with mature eucalypts that were standing well before Captain Cook sailed into Botany Bay.
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Here’s a practical handbook pitched to those familiar with modular building – and those not so familiar – from the highly regarded James Murray-Parkes at Brookfield Scientific Solutions Group and Monash University’s Yu Bai.
The landscape for building rating tools is about to change again thanks to a new tool that rates healthy buildings that has just landed in Australia.
A new certification tool called Fitwel is a building rating system for existing workplaces and residential buildings that provides guidelines on how to design and operate healthier buildings.
Infrastructure Sustainability Council of Australia chairman David Singleton wants infrastructure planners, designers and those who deliver the projects to aim higher in sustainability.
NAIDOC week has brought to the fore an emerging interest in Indigenous-led design and planning of the built environment, and with it, a deeply-ingrained approach to sustainability that defines the Aboriginal culture.
At last, after years of interpretations and variations, the built environment looks like having an international standard on embodied carbon that create a level playing field for products and services.
More than 90 per cent of a person’s life is spent inside, and for most modern humans, that means an office.
See More »
Architect Kylie Mills on why she wants to live in a passive house in Sydney that she “would not have to heat or cool pretty much year-round”.
News from the front desk: No 394 – Plastic is no longer fantastic – because it’s now creating a serious ecological burden that no one can ignore. The major supermarkets have…
A new certification tool called Fitwel is a building rating system for existing workplaces and residential buildings that provides guidelines on how to design and operate healthier buildings.
With modern slavery legislation at federal and state levels being introduced in Australia, and regulations and guidelines under development, here are the three most common questions and answers on this topic to help you build smarter supply chains:
A recent article in Spinifex by Mike Brown, How Sydney could lose its global mojo… or keep it, about where and how Sydney could grow, piqued the interest of Russel Lunney, an engineer who has been involved in high speed rail analysis.
News from the front desk: No 394 When the town of Wangaratta in Victoria experienced an inundation of mature seed heads of a native plant nicknamed “hairy panic” in 2016, the images of homes buried up the eaves in the stuff went viral around the globe.
There is an ongoing debate about the best role for the planning system in addressing the shortage of affordable housing in Australia’s cities.
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Carolita was hurrying down the path to her apartment when she was intercepted by her neighbour. “Oh! They’ve cut me off for the rest of the month! I went O-D…
Diving into The Long Goodbye, a Quarterly Essay by Anna Krien, means buckling up for a deeply personal, highly analytical and multi-layered tapestry of nature, politics and personalities.
Canberra-based science communicator Stuart McMillen regularly publishes non-fiction comics about social and environmental issues. We have previously featured his work on The Fifth Estate, including his comics Peak Oil, St…
Cartoonist Stuart McMillen recently shared his comic Energy Slaves on The Fifth Estate, which looked at the human power needed to maintain our lifestyles. Now he has written a series of…
Dr Robin Brimblecombe and Dr Kara Rosemeier’s Positive energy homes will not only be valuable for anyone looking to embrace some or all of the principles of Passive House design, construction and technology, it is also a fantastic primer on the fundamental principles of building physics.
For any of us that have felt deep concern about the lack of vision in government, We do things differently is a timely reminder of the power of grassroots innovation to create solutions to some of the world’s big challenges.
Former Cundall principal Alistair Coulstock wants to change the way the top end of town does business in The conscious business – how to achieve purpose with profit. There are…
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Across three continents, citizens are working with their local communities to build more sustainable futures for themselves.
Architect Kylie Mills on why she wants to live in a passive house in Sydney that she “would not have to heat or cool pretty much year-round”.
Here’s a practical handbook pitched to those familiar with modular building – and those not so familiar – from the highly regarded James Murray-Parkes at Brookfield Scientific Solutions Group and Monash University’s Yu Bai.
You’ve probably heard stories about pesky building occupants who just won’t go along with what the clever designers intended for their low-energy building. There has been much head-scratching about how…
News from the front desk: No 394 – Plastic is no longer fantastic – because it’s now creating a serious ecological burden that no one can ignore. The major supermarkets have…
3
The landscape for building rating tools is about to change again thanks to a new tool that rates healthy buildings that has just landed in Australia.
1
A new certification tool called Fitwel is a building rating system for existing workplaces and residential buildings that provides guidelines on how to design and operate healthier buildings.
1
Infrastructure Sustainability Council of Australia chairman David Singleton wants infrastructure planners, designers and those who deliver the projects to aim higher in sustainability.
NAIDOC week has brought to the fore an emerging interest in Indigenous-led design and planning of the built environment, and with it, a deeply-ingrained approach to sustainability that defines the Aboriginal culture.
1
The release of the competition regulator’s report on consumer energy prices may not quite be the news the coal lobby was hoping to hear.
It can take a bit of work, says architect Raffaello Rosselli, but builders can be “quite all right” about working with unconventional and quirky ideas.
1
At last, after years of interpretations and variations, the built environment looks like having an international standard on embodied carbon that create a level playing field for products and services.
3
More than 90 per cent of a person’s life is spent inside, and for most modern humans, that means an office.
With modern slavery legislation at federal and state levels being introduced in Australia, and regulations and guidelines under development, here are the three most common questions and answers on this topic to help you build smarter supply chains:
Leading companies are increasingly incorporating environmental, social and governance matters into mainstream annual reporting.
1
Former technology advisor to the Prime Minister and NSW Government John Riedl was so concerned by the state of the national energy grid he came out of retirement and joined forces with fellow retirees Greg Irving and John Grill AO to a company that would tackle the huge energy consumption of household swimming pools.
It’s only anecdotal evidence but here it is: one man applying for a job in an architectural studio was rejected because his wife might become pregnant. How’s that for an unintended consequence.
Outstanding opportunity for an organised and dedicated Operations Coordinator, to join our growing Perth-based environmental consultancy, specialising in waste management and recycling.
Do you want to be part of NSW’s transition to a modern energy system?
Barwon Water in Victoria is looking for a Geelong-based Strategy and Sustainability Lead providing analysis, advice and reports responding to the organisation’s obligations, issues and challenges in the broad areas…
The Property Council of Australia’s Western Australian division has appointed Emma Thunder as its new deputy executive director. Ms Thunder was previously strategic planning and communications adviser for the PCA,…
NettZero are offering an entry level position for a Graduate seeking a career in Sustainability.
Merran Edwards has been appointed head of international strategy, real estate at AMP Capital, a new role focused on growing the investment manager’s capabilities in global markets.
Green Building Council of Australia director Tanya Cox has been appointed vice-chair of the World Green Building Council, the first Australian to hold the position.
It’s a Melbourne special this week: Rail Projects Victoria is hiring a Senior Sustainability Advisor, a maternity backfill position helping to lead the delivery of the sustainability program across the Metro…
Engineering, management and development consultancy Mott MacDonald has appointed Maria Mingallon as technical director for its advanced computational design practice in Australia and New Zealand.
If you want your building products to be fully transparent about their environmental credentials and stand out to buyers you need third-party certification.
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The problem with FITWELL is that it is managed by the US EPA and based on their email responses to us some months ago, the current US Government's fin…
David Baggs on Fitwel – the latest kid on the certification block
We certainly agree that sustainability reporting is not about marketing an intent or trying to profile a company. Sustainability reporting has to be k…
Daphne Gonnet on The changing shape of sustainability reporting
definitely a fascinating and challenging and important field of innovation and reconciliation. Bless up all indigenous brother and sisters! I have som…
warri oviedo on The opportunity to move beyond tokenism with Indigenous-led design
Nice one. I'm so glad that indigenous peoples have the tenacity and forbearance to move forward through the backdrop of genocide. And colonial institu…
warri oviedo on NAIDOC week puts indigenous-led design in the spotlight