Australia and New Zealand are leading the world in sustainable real estate practices, according to the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB). [ + ]

Professional services firm Ernst & Young has announced Dr Matthew Bell as the new EY Oceania Climate Change and Sustainability Leader. [ + ]

Yingli Solar has announced a partnership with Reclaim PV Recycling to reduce solar PV waste and drive the development of new solar panels and additional green products. [ + ]

UNSW alumnus and Prime Minister's Science Prize winner Matthew Hill is investigating materials that could capture and store carbon dioxide. [ + ]

An Australian-first solar energy project will supply 1 MW of solar energy to Karratha Airport, WA, utilising cloud predictive technology (CPT) to anticipate solar energy output. [ + ]

The finalists in the NSW Fresh Science competition have been announced, with 10 lucky early-career researchers set to learn how to communicate their science to the general public, media, government and industry. [ + ]

The developers of a new phase-change system, which provides energy storage at a tenth of the cost of batteries, have won the 2015 ANSTO Eureka Prize for Innovative Use of Technology. [ + ]

Researchers have found a new way to confine electromagnetic energy without it leaking away, with potential applications ranging from explaining dark matter to combating energy losses in future technologies. [ + ]

ISO 24518 looks at the steps water utilities have to take in order to be ready for any crisis situation; what to do during an emergency; and how to re-establish services and learn from the situation. [ + ]

InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has appointed the Water Footprint Network to develop a worldwide water stewardship program for the hotel company. [ + ]

CSIRO is leading an international collaboration of researchers, beekeepers, farmers, industry and technology companies in an effort to better understand what is harming the health and pollination ability of honey bees.

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has unveiled the Renewable Energy Roadmap — his government's plan to attract Victoria's share of renewable energy investment and jobs in Australia by 2020. [ + ]

Research has found that over the past two decades (1993–2012), low-income households and those caught in the housing affordability trap felt the brunt of energy costs. Higher income households were meanwhile unaffected, as income rose above inflation and in line with prices. [ + ]

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti has completed the deployment of 96 million 'shade balls' into the 71 ha Los Angeles Reservoir. [ + ]

The managing director of infrastructure consultancy pitt&sherry, John Pitt, has announced that he will retire in September. [ + ]