20 January 2014 — University of New South Wales Scientia Professor Stuart Wenham has won the prestigious £300,000 ($A560,000) AF Harvey Engineering Research Prize from the Institution of Engineering and Technology.
By Jonathan Prendergast, Prendergast Projects
20 January 2014 — Embedded generation has the potential to reduce peak energy demand during heatwaves, helping to increase security and reduce the need for costly grid upgrades. Is it fair, then, that it’s being slugged with huge network charges?
By Josh Meadows 20 January 2014 – Sue Turner is a property developer with a difference. In 10 years Sue transformed a “scruffy flat paddock” with an existing subdivision into a thriving community
By Willow Aliento
15 January 2014 – They must have hit a nerve with the BASIX (Building Sustainability Index) Target Review with the New South Wales Government announcing an extension until February 14 for submissions on the proposed changes, due to the high level of interest from stakeholders.
16 January 2014 — CSIRO’s brainchild BuildingIQ, a cloud-based energy-efficiency platform, has enabled a landmark New York Building to save 440 tonnes of CO2 in twelve months.
By Jemma Green, Curtin University
8 January 2014 — Sustainability Salon: In November, the World Economic Forum published its global competitiveness index.
By Phillip Gibbons and Geoff Cary, ANU
6 January 2014 — From The Conversation: After the early onset of the 2013-14 bushfire season, it is worth reviewing which homes are more likely to be left standing when the fires inevitably return.
By Willow Aliento
11 December 2013 — 2014 looks like a good year to be working in energy-efficient lighting in Melbourne, according to analysis in the 1200 Buildings, Melbourne Retrofit Survey 2013, which reveals the retrofit trend is continuing to gather momentum, with lighting upgrades the most popular activity.
By Willow Aliento
11 December 2013 — 2014 looks like a good year to be working in energy-efficient lighting in Melbourne, according to analysis in the 1200 Buildings, Melbourne Retrofit Survey 2013, which reveals the retrofit trend is continuing to gather momentum, with lighting upgrades the most popular activity.
19 December 2013 — ?Holiday season is upon us, and most people are gearing up to wind down for a few weeks, revelling in the ability to do, well, not a lot.
9 December 2013 — The Australian Institute of Architects’ National Council has officially approved the organisation’s first gender equity policy.
?6 November 2013 — A pair of conical commercial office towers wrapped in photovoltaic panels and topped with wind turbines is one of four proposals for office towers being considered for construction in Parramatta Square. Bologna-based firm Mario Cucinella Architects have come up with this futuristic, energy-generating proposal.
Other contenders short-listed by Parramatta City Council’s Parramatta Square Stages 5 and 6 design competition jury were Sydney-based Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp, Johnson Pilton Walker, and Bates Smart.
14 October 2013 — The Omega Center for Sustainable Living, a solar and geothermal powered wastewater treatment plant, uses biomimicry to clean sewage and provide clean, drinkable water.
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 with a modern and sustainable lighting system while preserving the heritage listed building interior. Situated […]
