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Choosing the right PPE for COVID

by RSEA Safety – Sponsored

Not all personal protective equipment was created equal and different industries need more protection from Covid risk than others. Here’s your guide to getting the right level of protection to keep your workplace safe. Compared to the rest of the world, Australia has fared pretty well when it comes to COVID-19. Victoria experienced the worst […]

Half-price CPD ’til March 2021 – How do you Rate that!?

by Advertiser Content: Design Matters National

Energy assessors can get $44 off every NatHERS Technical & Non-Technical webinar until March 2021, thanks to Design Matters National’s half-price special offer.  Webinars cover Tools & Materials, Sustainability, Software and more, and are delivered by subject-matter experts (not sponsors) including Matthew Graham, Dong Chen and Jo Brennan. Here’s some energy assessors’ feedback about Design […]

Snaidero goes green with Australia’s first sustainable porcelain kitchens at Seafarers Residences

by Riverlee

As consumers become more sustainably conscious, the typical kitchen design has been turned on its head by revered Italian kitchen brand Snaidero. The company recently unveiled its first Australian project to feature precision-engineered porcelain fronted joinery at Seafarers, the new Yarra River waterfront residences in Melbourne developed by Riverlee. Designed and crafted in Italy, the […]

Get your share of clean energy and join the Haystacks solar garden

by Pingala

Haystacks is Australia’s first large scale solar garden, enabling everyone to participate in the clean energy revolution whether or not they have access to a sunny rooftop – pioneering a way for locked out energy users to access renewable energy. Haystacks solar garden is being constructed on a farm in the Riverina of NSW and […]

FLICK THE SWITCH – Sian Willmott: An ESD consultant’s guide to net zero in office buildings

by AECOM

The challenge to deliver net zero all-electric buildings is a formidable one. And no-one knows that better than an ESD consultant. Victorian based AECOM principal sustainability consultant Sian Willmott is well familiar with the task. Her remit in all-electric projects stretches from education to healthcare and the commercial sector. When it comes to office buildings, […]

Jeremy McLeod from Breathe Architecture and Nightingale Housing says we should all be carbon neutral now

By Roxanne Fitzgerald for Beyond Zero Emissions -

Jeremy McLeod was a key signatory to the influential Architects Declare movement. He says sustainability might be seen as complex by some people but there are simple ways “that everyone could win”. Partnered content for Beyond Zero Emissions At the beginning of this year, Australia’s leading architects called on the wider industry to make a […]

Rainwater tanks for a greener future

By Kingspan Water & Energy, sponsored -

Rainwater harvesting solutions involves a minimal upfront cost to achieve sustainability upgrades that will pay significant dividends for homeowners as the climate changes.

Next generation fault detection throws away the rule book

By Buildings Alive, corporate partner -

Imagine a self-learning or machine-learning system for fault detection. One where algorithms find patterns and correlations between a range of data sources to work out the most efficient order for fixing faults. A major data science research program on this by Buildings Alive has produced some promising results. Over time, buildings have become complex creatures […]

Online NABERS + CBD Conference 2020

By Sponsored: NABERS -

Clear your diary on 16 July for the online NABERS + CBD Conference, with a speaker lineup that’s packed with the leaders driving sustainability in the built environment such as the Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction Angus Taylor, NSW minister for energy and environment Matt Kean, Green Building Council of Australia’s Davina Rooney and host […]

Looking for savings? Energy efficiency is the best place to start 

By From The Fifth Estate corporate partner Buildings Alive -

It’s great to see property companies setting themselves ambitious emissions reduction targets, says Buildings Alive chief executive officer Craig Roussac, but are they making the most of the easiest, cheapest tactic to cut emissions: using less energy?

Romeciti set to launch its second “green building” in Macquarie Park

By With our partners Romeciti -

Sydney based developer Romeciti has agreed to pay more than $40 million to buy a second site for its “Green and Smart” residential project offering at Macquarie Park, 28 kilometres north west of Sydney. The deal follows  lengthy negotiations with the owners of 36 strata title units to amalgamate the site.

Sustainable Equipment Hire a Shared Resource

By From our partner: Coates Hire -

The rise of sustainable urban infrastructure is set to continue, supported by state-of-the-art construction machinery and equipment.

Australia’s iconic water tank making waves as an urban favourite

By Sponsored: Kingspan Water & Energy -

There’s something deeply iconic about the galvanised water tank in Australian architecture. It’s a practical response to the need to save water, and at the same time a symbol of a growing sensitivity to the need for a more sustainable way of life.

Sustainable Australia Fund launches next generation environmental upgrade loans

By Sponsored: Sustainable Australia Fund -

Loans for environmental upgrades have come a long way in the past 10 years. Owners can now enjoy one of three tailored products, including the Capital Fund, which becomes part of a developer’s capital stack, reduces cost and provides a greater return on equity.

Optimising office space to drive efficiency

By Sponsored: By Schneider Electric -

How EcoStruxure Workplace Advisor optimised energy efficiency and employee comfort levels at Sodexo APAC House.

Making buildings smart and creating the agile workplace

By Sponsored: Paul Crothers, Schneider Electric Digital Buildings division -

Across our cities we see more and more smart buildings, equipped with sophisticated technology to monitor almost every aspect of their environment, but not all buildings are operating smartly.

How to love our open green space and help them grow

By Sponsored: 202020 Vision -

Not many people in the community know how to make a case for better green space nor who to approach to make this happen. Now a new large scale research project from the 202020 Vision program has come up with a community engagement kit that can change this..