An innovative residential development at Blackwater has been recognised by an independent green rating tool for its outstanding achievement in delivering environmentally sustainable design. [ + ]

Winners of the 2012 Green Globe Awards were announced at a gala award ceremony hosted by the NSW Minister for the Environment, Robyn Parker, on 3 September at NSW Parliament House. [ + ]

The newly published ISO 14045:2012, ‘Environmental management - Eco-efficiency assessment of product systems - Principles, requirements and guidelines’, describes the principles, requirements and guidelines for eco-efficiency assessment for product systems. [ + ]

South Fremantle Senior High School has become officially as a certified carbon neutral school. [ + ]

Clean tech company BioGill has been selected for the 2012 Artemis Top 50 Water Tech Listing. [ + ]

Carbon-refining company CarbonScape became one of three finalists in the international Postcode Lottery Green Challenge in Amsterdam on Monday night, and has already won at least €100,000 (NZ$156,000) to help the company bring its CO₂-reducing business plan to market. [ + ]

CH2M HILL, a global consulting, design, construction and operations firm, has announced that the Gippsland Water Factory in Victoria is one of the winners of the 2012 WateReuse Awards from the WateReuse Association. [ + ]

The government’s $435 million renewable energy grants program will come under scrutiny at a public hearing of parliament’s Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit in Canberra today. [ + ]

The availability of low-quality, energy-intensive appliances imported from overseas will be reduced under new legislation passed through the Senate last week, in a move applauded by the Clean Energy Council. [ + ]

Australia’s water resources can be better managed under a changing climate, thanks to research released last week by the South Eastern Australian Climate Initiative (SEACI). [ + ]

Research from carbon analytics firm RepuTex shows power generation from Australia’s renewable energy sector has risen dramatically over recent months, on the back of strong winds across Australia’s eastern seaboard and reduced output from brown coal generators. [ + ]

The Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA) has officially certified 500 Green Star projects. [ + ]

Senator Don Farrell, Parliamentary Secretary for Sustainability and Urban Water, has launched a free television and computer recycling service in Melbourne, as part of the National Television and Computer Recycling Scheme. [ + ]

Specialist bakery and cafe Brioche has installed a solar air conditioner. [ + ]

The University of Adelaide has been awarded $1.25 million to lead research into one of the geothermal industry’s biggest technical challenges. [ + ]