Climate change complacency threatens the long-term sustainability of our cities and regions David Williams, Planning Institute of Australia When Cobargo on the NSW South Coast is rebuilt after being smashed by bushfires on December 31, townspeople will want it to be as charming and attractive a place as it was previously – and they will want it to be better protected from future fires.
If you’re a dodgy builder in NSW get set for a new risk tool that will expose you David Chandler NSW Building Commissioner David Chandler is making promises for change in 2020 that he intends to keep.
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.
