A letter to my unborn child about climate change
Just days before my first child was born, I escaped apocalyptic scenes in Sydney to return home, with the country’s biggest city blanketed in thick red smoke from out-of-control bushfires.
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A new collaboration to navigate the digital revolution – sustainably
TECHNOLOGY: Simon Carter’s company Morphosis and other supporting organisations last week launched the Sustainable Digitalisation Project – a collaboration making digitalisation in real estate and cities responsible, ethical and sustainable.
Five ways buildings of the future will use biotech to become living things
What if our homes were alive? I don’t mean smart homes with the disembodied voice of Alexa deciding the setting for your living room spotlights. I mean actually alive – growing, living, breathing and even reproducing. T
We the People stirred at Tomorrowland
There is something almost magical about some events.
Government action key to a desirable driverless car future
Two new reports from the City of Melbourne and Sustainable Business Australia have called for stronger government intervention into an impending future of autonomous vehicles.
Green Cities gets buzzed about the future
Biophilia, the rise of 6D BIM and fresh approaches to climate change, reconciliation and wellbeing were the megatrends getting people excited at last week’s Green Cities conference in Melbourne.
News from the front desk No 373: On finding the parallel universe to our future
Remember the days when people whined about green buildings and said “What next?”
Issue 370 – On great news for Christmas and a good start to 2018
Oh my, what a way to end the year. A beautiful Christmas present to our readers and the rest of Australia.
Views from the industry for 2018
We asked a few people for their views on what to expect in 2018.
How six women leaders would build the future
One year has passed since the UN Sustainable Development Goals 2030 (SDGs) were decided upon in New York. The core aims and objectives of the 17 SDGs are to eradicate poverty, reduce the effects of climate change, protect the environment and promote human rights.
Tech-savvy, creative, and mobile – CEDA’s vision of how we’ll work
A convergence of trends will see the sun set on many low-skilled jobs to be replaced by a growing cohort of highly-skilled, mobile workers, new research says. A report released this week by the Centre for Australian Economic Development says this new age of workers will be in the technical and professional services across the globe […]