International Water Awards call for Australian entries
11 February, 2011
An opportunity for Australian water-saving projects to be recognised internationally is now available through the annual Intelligent Use of Water Awards.
First Gold Partner for NSW Sustainability Advantage program
08 February, 2011
Minister for Climate Change and the Environment Frank Sartor has congratulated business services provider Converga as the first organisation to be recognised as a Gold Partner of the NSW Government’s sustainability program for business.
Shopping centre recycles food waste
07 February, 2011
Erina Fair shopping centre is set to recycle 250 tonnes every year with waste management technology.
The rising tide of plastics in landfill
07 February, 2011 by Dr Kevin Thomson, Director, Eco Products Agency
Australia is now sending more than 1 million tonnes of plastic waste to landfill each year. This figure will continue to rise, reaching at least 1.5 million tonnes by 2030, due to increasing plastics consumption and an increasing proportion of durable plastic goods entering the waste stream.
SITA completes WSN purchase
02 February, 2011
SITA Environmental Solutions (SITA) has said its acquisition of the former state government-owned WSN Environmental Solutions (WSN) signalled a new era for resource recovery and recycling in the New South Wales waste management industry.
Lighting the way for Queensland Rail with LEDs
31 January, 2011 | Supplied by: GE Lighting
Power usage is a major cost to business and lighting can be a surprisingly high contributor, especially for commercial or industrial sectors. However, new lighting technology innovation is bringing to market products and solutions that help customers meet pressing environmental challenges and increase energy efficiency.
Sustainable construction using building information modelling
31 January, 2011 | Supplied by: Autodesk Australia
As building growth intersects with environmental concerns and the rising cost of energy, architects and building engineers are turning to the Building Information Modelling (BIM) approach to building design. BIM enables architects and engineers to explore a project’s key physical and functional characteristics digitally before it is built, helping to deliver projects faster and more economically, while minimising environmental impact.
Greenhouse 2011: the science of climate change
31 January, 2011
Some of the world’s leading climate scientists and government, community and industry representatives will be in Cairns from 4-8 April to attend Australia’s preeminent climate change science conference - Greenhouse 2011.
Micromeritics HPVA-100 high-pressure volumetric analyser
24 January, 2011 | Supplied by: Particle & Surface Sciences Pty Ltd
Particle and Surface Sciences is the sole distributor throughout Australia and New Zealand for the Micromeritics HPVA-100 high-pressure volumetric analyser.
Mueller Accu-Therm plate heat exchanger
24 January, 2011 | Supplied by: Teralba Industries Pty Ltd
Mueller plate heat exchangers can be assembled to suit user requirements. Each exchanger is selected using software to match the specific performance requirements of individual applications. The units also incorporate an expandable design enabling an increase of heat transfer surface area without any changes to the unit footprint.
Green energy from chicken waste
24 January, 2011 | Supplied by: Active Research Pty Ltd
Food processing and other organic waste streams are often high in energy potential and produced in significant quantities. Trade waste is an expense and green credentials are gaining importance in the eyes of the consumer.
Lighting upgrade at distribution centre
24 January, 2011 | Supplied by: EELCO - Energy Efficient Lighting Company
3M recently commissioned The Energy Efficient Lighting Company (EELCO) to replace the standard power-hungry high bay lights used throughout its Pemulwuy medical goods distribution centre.
Energy and water audits
24 January, 2011 | Supplied by: VDM Consulting - Belleng
Blacktown City Council (BCC), in conjunction with VDM Consulting, has successfully audited, designed and managed the upgrade of the energy and water efficiency of 40 of the largest council-owned energy- and water-consuming sites throughout the region, from showgrounds and leisure centres through to transport facilities and sports grounds.
CO2-chomping microbes battling for ocean iron
24 January, 2011
Australian, Belgian and New Zealand scientists have expanded our understanding of the way phytoplankton take up scarce iron in the ocean - a process that regulates ocean food chains from the bottom up and helps remove up to 40% of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere.
British Foreign Secretary calls for low carbon economic growth
20 January, 2011
The British Foreign Secretary, William Hague, emphasised that economies must meet the challenge of climate change by transforming to low carbon, during an event at the Sydney Opera House on 19 January.
