The new science of waste
01 March, 2024The authors of a new paper use scaling theory to study how three types of waste production — municipal solid waste, wastewater and greenhouse gas emissions — grow in relation to city size.
Shore power: a critical investment for the maritime industry
23 February, 2024 by Johnson Luu, Director of CHINT APACReducing maritime emissions has always been a multi-layered challenge, involving many variables including ship type, fuel choice and ports.
Built for the future: KAESER Australia unveils new facility in Vic
01 February, 2024The 4500 m2, $15 million facility features various innovations that echo KAESER's emphasis on sustainability.
Adaptive reuse transforms commercial precinct
24 January, 2024The 1960s industrial precinct formerly owned by Phillip Morris has been transformed into a commercial community, retaining the existing structure.
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.
