The CEO of building technology company NUDURA, Murray Snider, will visit New Zealand next month to discuss the topic of energy-efficient building. Snider has a wealth of experience in building environmentally friendly homes and commercial buildings which are net zero. [ + ]

Parliamentary Secretary to the Environment Minister Simon Birmingham has acknowledged that the National Water Commission (NWC) is under review. While he has not confirmed that the independent agency will be abolished, ABC Radio believes this to be likely. [ + ]

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) Working Group 3 has released its contribution to the Fifth Assessment Report. The report, titled 'Climate Change 2014: Mitigation of Climate Change', finds that global emissions of greenhouse gases have risen to unprecedented levels. [ + ]

Eco Expo Asia, Asia's annual exhibition for green-tech business solutions, will return this year at AsiaWorld-Expo in Hong Kong from 29 October-1 November. [ + ]

Three sustainability events will be jointly held at the Sands Expo & Convention Center, Singapore, from 1-5 June 2014 - the World Cities Summit (WCS), Singapore International Water Week (SIWW) and CleanEnviro Summit Singapore (CESS). [ + ]

Fairfax Media has revealed that science body CSIRO is bracing for a May budget cut of up $150 million, or more than 20% of its total government funding, with the organisation’s top executive team modelling a range of scenarios based around this outcome. [ + ]

Business owners and residents have expressed their support for the environmental and social benefits of living greenery in response to the City of Sydney's Green Roofs and Walls Policy. [ + ]

Microinverter provider Enphase Energy has appointed Nathan Dunn as its new managing director for APAC. His previous roles include managing director of GE Lighting Australia and general manager, Mobile Communications, for LG Electronics in Australia and New Zealand. [ + ]

The Composites Australia and CRC-ACS 2014 Conference was held last week for composites manufacturers, suppliers, engineers, designers and researchers. [ + ]

The National Association of Women in Construction's (NAWIC) WA branch recently held its excellence awards, celebrating the top achievements of women in construction. [ + ]

Power and automation company ABB has announced that it will support Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg in their attempt to fly around the world in a solar-powered aeroplane. [ + ]

The City of Sydney has announced that it has diverted almost 70% - or about 20,000 tonnes - of its household waste from landfill each year. This makes it one of seven councils in NSW to exceed the state government's target of diverting 66% of household waste from landfill by 2014. [ + ]

The expert panel conducting the review of the Renewable Energy Target (RET) has invited public submissions on issues relevant to the review. [ + ]

Researchers from The University of Nottingham have analysed how people on Twitter responded to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) latest report. [ + ]

Carnegie Wave Energy has revealed three CETO 5 buoyant actuators to be used in its Perth Wave Energy Project (PWEP) - the first operating wave energy array project in the world and the first to produce both clean energy and fresh water. [ + ]