An apartment development in Teneriffe, Brisbane, has been certified by the Urban Development Institute of Australia’s (UDIA) green rating tool EnviroDevelopment. Ecco on Helen was awarded the certification for outstanding environmental outcomes in its treatment of waste, energy, materials, water and community. [ + ]

Central Park Water in Sydney is the dedicated water utility for the $2 billion urban village, servicing approximately 5000 residents and 15,000+ workers and visitors daily. [ + ]

Wrapping paper, disposable tableware, leftovers … an enormous amount of municipal waste is produced every day. Environmental protection and waste reduction have become a global issue. With the theme “Waste Management and Recycling”, the Eco Asia Conference, held during the 8th Eco Expo Asia, saw participants engaged in a green dialogue exploring new solutions for waste reduction. [ + ]

The Centennial Park cemetery in South Australia is installing two 30 kW systems of more than 240 solar panels on two of its major buildings. [ + ]

The University of Queensland (UQ) has signed a contract with First Solar for the construction of a solar photovoltaic (PV) research facility - set to be Queensland's largest solar power installation - at the university's Gatton campus. [ + ]

Consulting company GHD has successfully implemented an innovative multibarrier stormwater treatment system, named the StormDMT, for a major mining company at the Port of Townsville in Queensland. The patented technology economically filters stormwater and is effective for a broad range of contaminants. [ + ]

Godfrey Hirst Australia has been manufacturing in Australia for more than 140 years, producing an extensive range of residential and commercial carpet products. The company's engineers sought submissions from a number of compressed air specialists to conduct a full analysis of their compressed air supply system. [ + ]

Solar hot water company Apricus Australia has been honoured at the Wine Industry Suppliers Australia’s (WISA) Supplier of the Year Awards. The company jointly won the Banrock Station Environmental & Sustainability Award with The Solar Project for their collaboration in delivering the largest solar thermal plant for a winery in Australasia. [ + ]

In 2006, Robert Oatley established Robert Oatley Vineyards to serve as the family's winemaking headquarters. During a support visit to the winery, Matthew Broadbent, the senior sales engineer in NSW for CAPS Australia, noticed that the winery was using bottled nitrogen for some of the company's processes. [ + ]

The 2013 Professional Engineer of the Year is Dr Bronwyn Evans, who is working towards her lifelong mission to change the public’s perception of what it means to be an engineer - especially for women. [ + ]

As part of its mission to reduce its carbon footprint, Tamburlaine Wines researched new technologies to reduce the energy for aeration of its wastewater for re-use and installed the For Earth micro-bubble, low-energy, sub-surface diffuser system. [ + ]

It seems only a few months ago that major industrials were concerned about electricity price rises and saw gas as an easy option. With the emergence of competition for new gas supplies from large export projects, expectations are for a seller's market and we now see predictions of significant gas price rises over the next few years. In this article, pitt&sherry Principal Consultant Dr Steve Edwards discusses cogeneration as an alternative form of energy generation in food and beverage manufacturing. [ + ]

Dr Claudia Vickers, from the University of Queensland’s (UQ) Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, hopes to use a chemical found in lemons and other citrus fruit to make renewable jet fuel. [ + ]

A new public engagement program is being designed to clearly and simply communicate the business case for environmental upgrade agreements to small and medium-sized building owners and tenants and help them to finance energy and environmental upgrades to their building. [ + ]

Water shortages, vast distances and increasing water costs have mining companies, particularly in Australia, seeking cost-efficient and environmentally friendly ways to manage water supply on-site. [ + ]