On why we don’t have to follow our political leaders The Fifth Estate - our view Experts report we’ve had the hottest decade since records began. Large tracts of the country are in flames with ash now contaminating Sydney’s main water storage at Warragamba Dam.
Mainstreaming low carbon design Ian Dixon, GHD and Philip Oldfield, UNSW Low carbon design provides a cost-effective way of improving performance that can be adopted for all buildings. Now, clear guidance on how to achieve such designs is available in a series of free, technical guides.
A roadmap to energy performance contracts Willow Aliento | 30 October 2014 Energy performance contracts might sound like the new kid on the block. They’re not. They’ve got a very mixed track record. Better for big institutions such as RMIT and the…
How cigarette butts could help make our streets cooler 8 August 2017 The cigarette butts littering the street could soon have a new life within those very streets, thanks to research out of RMIT University.
Our cities are losing trees, and our poorest suburbs are being hit hardest Cameron Jewell | 27 September 2017 We talk about greening our cities, but new research has found that over the past three years metropolitan areas have lost canopy cover equivalent in size to the city of Brisbane – and it’s our poorer suburbs facing the greatest impacts, often 10°C hotter than more affluent areas.
An ambitious and “slightly crazy” solar tuk tuk plan – Melbourne to Cairns Willow Aliento | 25 October 2018 A team of sustainability-minded engineers is set to fire up the conversation around sustainable transport through a globe-trotting solar-powered tuk tuk adventure.
