The University of Sydney’s leading academic in thermal research, Professor Richard de Dear, has been honoured as a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) at the Australia Day Honours awards 2020.

A “digital owl” and a scheme to make infrastructure greener were among the winners of the 2019 Banksia Sustainability Awards, announced at a gala dinner in Sydney earlier this week.

Sustainability superstar Bruce Precious of Six Capitals Consulting has been honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the New South Wales government’s Green Globe Awards.

A Passive House student accommodation development and a 6 Star Green Star masterplanned community were among the winners at this year’s AIRAH Awards, held in Sydney on November 15. The…

In the past three decades, Australia’s HVAC industry has seen a quantum evolution, but according to University of Wollongong professor Paul Cooper, there’s a real risk of a talent deficit looming in the near future.

An elevated train line and Greater Sydney’s first comprehensive monitoring and reporting framework were among the winners of the Planning Institute of Australia’s 2019 NSW Awards for Planning Excellence.

NAWIC Queensland’s president, Jen Gillet, described the 11 winners as “worthy nominees who are all pushing buttons and boundaries and who are our industry’s next big game changers.”

Urban wheelchair tracking technology, Transport for NSW’s Opal card system and a customisable strata app were among the winners this year’s Smart City Awards.

Among the winners were Madeleine Blanchfield for her disappearing Kangaroo Valley Outhouse design, and Brooke Emmett of Fulton Hogan for her impressive project leadership of the Newell Highway upgrade in far northern NSW.

Local governments, community projects and inspirational staff members were rewarded for climate action at the recent Climate Council’s Cities Power Partnership Awards.

Sydney’s Central Park precinct took out a number of awards at this year’s UDIA NSW Crown Group Awards for Excellence, announced late last week.

The recent State Chapter awards in the Australian Institute of Architects National Awards program show an interesting trend compared to prior years.

There were some great ideas bouncing around at the sustainability discussion event, Banksia Ignite, attended by The Fifth Estate on Tuesday at the MCA in Sydney.

Vicinity Centre’s giant solar energy program has won it the People’s Choice award at this year’s Property Council of Australia/Rider Levett Bucknall Innovation and Excellence Awards.

Sustainability played a star role in this year’s National Planning awards on the Gold Coast.