Preparing for a climate positive 2032 Olympics
18 January, 2024According to University of Queensland researchers, a requirement for the 2032 Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games is to be climate positive.
Mass timber office building opening in Melbourne
29 November, 2023Hines has announced the practical completion of its mass timber office building in Melbourne, offering an employee-centric workspace.
Nordfab Quick-Fit Ducting
10 October, 2023Quick-Fit (QF) Ducting is designed to ensure that work environments are comfortable and conducive to productivity.
Embodied carbon in buildings: a new frontier in greenhouse gas reduction
01 September, 2023How we reduce CO2 emissions in the built environment is changing — with focus moving from energy efficiency to reducing embodied carbon, according to UNSW's Philip Oldfield.
Sustainable engineering: a 'triple win' for businesses, stakeholders and the planet
15 August, 2023 by Alexey Lebedev, Vice President – Pacific, AVEVAThe pathway to achieving net zero emissions by 2050 is narrow: it will require unprecedented transformation of the industrial sector.
IPCC chairman rebukes exaggerated climate alarm
07 August, 2023GWPF has welcomed the rebuke of exaggerated climate hype and alarm by Professor Jim Skea, the chairman of the IPCC.
Ammonium phosphate (fertiliser) production
02 August, 2023Mono-ammonium and di-ammonium phosphate (MAP, DAP) are produced from the reaction of ammonia and phosphoric acid.
Sustainable air conditioning inspired by termites
11 July, 2023Termites use complex climate control mechanisms in their mounds that could be imitated to create air conditioning with a reduced carbon footprint.
Making vinegar from excess carbon dioxide could reduce emissions
29 May, 2023Monash University's chemical engineers have developed an industrial process to produce acetic acid that uses the excess carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
The effects of the Black Summer bushfires on the ozone layer
20 March, 2023Wildfire smoke promotes chemical reactions that contribute to the destruction of stratospheric ozone, a paper in Nature has suggested.
Accelerating Scope 3 decarbonisation
17 March, 2023Schneider Electric has partnered with Avarni to leverage AI-enabled technology to accelerate decarbonisation across the value chain.
Rockwell Automation and UniMelb unveil collaboration
28 July, 2022The two organisations will be working together to help Australian industry decrease its carbon levels through the use of digital tools.
Eat local food to fight climate change
21 June, 2022A study has found that eating locally produced food could reduce the carbon emissions from food production.
Sustainable cities are constantly evolving
16 June, 2022 by Stephen Taylor, Australian Cities Director, ArcadisSustainable cities are a complex mix of different factors and all the levers need to be pulled to compete on the world stage as one of the best places in the world to live.
ExpandOS protective void fill packaging
14 June, 2022ExpandOS is a protective void fill that is fully certified biodegradable, compostable and also holds SFI certification in the US.
