Industry News
Budget a win for sustainable infrastructure
According to ISCA, the federal government's latest Budget will pave the way for resilient and sustainable infrastructure. [ + ]
Sekisui House Australia builds upon green credentials
Sekisui House Australia's four Queensland projects have achieved or are targeting a minimum 5 Star Green Star certification from the Green Building Council of Australia. [ + ]
Concord school commits to carbon cuts
Victoria Avenue Public School in Concord West has become one of the first schools in Sydney to install solar technology under a new partnership between Ausgrid and Solar my School. [ + ]
Online masterclass: Managing petroleum-hydrocarbon-contaminated sites
Industry can potentially save millions with LNAPL management for better environmental outcomes. Find out more at an online masterclass. [ + ]
Energy Efficiency Expo announces virtual conference
Energy Efficiency Expo, the comprehensive trade exhibition and conference, will launch a virtual conference in October to address energy productivity and affordability. [ + ]
All-Energy Australia goes virtual
All-Energy Australia 2020 will take its highly anticipated conference online this year to continue supporting Australia's transition to a clean energy future. [ + ]
Kew-Balwyn Water Main Upgrade complete
Yarra Valley Water has upgraded a 104-year-old water main supplying water to 14,000 properties from Kew to Balwyn. [ + ]
Solar our schools, Australian parents say
More than 10,000 Australian parents have signed a petition asking Scott Morrison to fund solar panels and batteries for all Australian schools and early childhood centres. [ + ]
Cement-free concrete farewells corrosion and fatbergs
A research team from RMIT University has created a concrete that eliminates free lime — a chemical compound that promotes corrosion and fatbergs. [ + ]
Plans to cool down Western Sydney
A newly released report demonstrates that innovative design and planning can reduce temperatures in Sydney's Western Parkland City by up to 4.6 degrees. [ + ]
Food waste replaces plastic in freezer-to-oven packaging
SupraPulp — plastic-free packaging made from sugarcane waste — is compostable and durable enough to be used for greasy, wet or hot food. [ + ]
Pandemic pizza packaging contaminating recycling
More pizza is being delivered during the pandemic. This — and a failure to remove uneaten food scraps — is contaminating our kerbside recycling bins. [ + ]
Using solar and air to create green hydrogen
Low-cost green hydrogen has been manufactured using a combination of solar energy and water harvested from air. [ + ]
Jellyfish and chips: sustainability on the takeaway menu
Research examining seafood sustainability suggests that jellyfish could become the fish to your chips on a new sustainable takeaway menu to help keep threatened species off the plate. [ + ]
Butts to bricks: recycling cigarette waste
Researchers at RMIT University have developed an industry step-by-step implementation plan to transform cigarette butts into bricks. [ + ]
