Case Studies
Don't let profits leak into thin air
A thorough air audit on an Australian food manufacturer's entire system has revealed some unexpected results. [ + ]
Treatment plant upgrade withstands nature's fury
An upgrade by Richmond Valley Council of its Casino sewage treatment plant (STP) has paid immediate dividends by withstanding the fury of June's storms and flooding without suffering any polluting spills or odours. [ + ]
Recycle your beauty product packaging for free
L'Oréal Australia and TerraCycle have partnered on a new recycling program, providing Australian consumers with the reassurance that all the beauty and personal care packaging they collect at home will not go into landfill. [ + ]
Soil moisture monitoring for better irrigation and crop nutrition
While soil moisture monitoring is often thought of as a water-saving technology, it also provides other significant benefits — for example, better crop irrigation and nutrition. [ + ]
Audit enables effective energy management
Aware of rising energy costs and its impact on the environment, Reid Industrial decided to engage Assurance Consulting to undertake an energy audit of its Brisbane-based site. [ + ]
Stormwater recycling project with a winning design
Design, science and sustainability have come together at a Sydney Park stormwater project, which has now won a 2016 Good Design Award. [ + ]
Managing golf course irrigation with soil moisture monitoring
A wildeye soil moisture system, recently installed at Wembley Golf Course in the Town of Cambridge, is being used to fine-tune irrigation and demonstrate efficiency. [ + ]
Urban living: a high-density roadblock to sustainable lifestyles
While 87% of Australians believe climate change is a present issue that we do bear responsibility for, the choice for many of these Australians in medium- and high-density living spaces to live sustainability is simply not available. [ + ]
Solar installation overcomes the challenge of clay
Deployed on the wide open plains of northern NSW, in a region with high irradiance, NX Horizon's expansive arc harvests the solar potential of Australia. [ + ]
Soil moisture monitoring for olives
Olives are a hardy, drought-tolerant crop that recovers quickly from water stress. So why use soil moisture monitoring on olives? [ + ]
Bricks made of butts
Researchers from RMIT University have shown how fired-clay bricks made with cigarette butts can save energy and help solve a global littering problem. [ + ]
Retrofitting for net zero energy
Retrofitting New Zealand's commercial buildings to use less fossil fuel-generated energy could save enough energy to power many homes on the South Island. [ + ]
Organics recycling at the markets
Over the last 10 years, Sydney Markets has been more effectively and efficiently managing its waste streams, with around 5000 tonnes of organic waste now diverted from landfill every year. [ + ]
Do you have the most efficient wastewater pump?
In selecting the most efficient wastewater pump, do managers of assets just look for the pump with the best hydraulic efficiency? If so, they may not be winning the pump efficiency game. [ + ]
A solar solution for the manufacturing industry
Origin Energy's Solar as a Service allows companies to enjoy the benefits of low-cost solar energy without having to make a capital investment in a solar system. [ + ]