The Green Light Tour is Australia's urban greening roadshow
02 March, 2018The 202020 Vision — an initiative to increase and improve urban green space by 20% by 2020 — is back on the road for its third urban forestry roadshow since 2014.
Melbourne's laneways go green
02 March, 2018Four laneways in Melbourne's CBD have undergone a green makeover as part of the $1.8 million Green Your Laneway pilot program.
Encouraging Australians to embrace electric vehicles
20 February, 2018Evenergi's Charge Together program will involve a social media and marketing campaign to identify prospective EV buyers and undertake consumer research to help understand the barriers for uptake.
Get a glimpse of the ARBS 2018 Speaker Series
19 February, 2018The ARBS 2018 Speaker Series will host an array of topics and management issues focusing on innovative technologies and emerging trends in the built environment.
NZ launches electric car share program
16 February, 2018Yoogo Share is claimed to be the Southern Hemisphere's biggest deployment of pure battery electric cars and largest pure EV car sharing model.
Rethinking future cities
13 February, 2018 by Adam Fennessy, EY Oceania Leader – Future CitiesTo create better cities, we must improve our understanding of their complex and dynamic nature. Adam Fennessy, EY Oceania Leader – Future Cities explains.
Ethics-first builds for smart cities
07 February, 2018 by Associate Professor Nick Falkner, Director, Australian Smart Cities ConsortiumA smart city is one where we use the best in technology in conjunction with the resources we already have to improve quality of living and drive economic development, according to Associate Professor Nick Falkner, Director, Australian Smart Cities Consortium.
Westpac office receives highest Green Star rating in Australia
24 January, 2018Westpac Group's fit-out in Tower Two of Barangaroo's International Towers Sydney has received the highest number of Green Star points achieved by any office fit-out in Australia.
Tracking smart cities' performance
15 January, 2018The National Cities Performance Framework has been published by the Australian Government to track the progress and performance of our largest cities.
Australian cities ranked 'middle of the road' for sustainable transport
21 December, 2017Brisbane leads Australia for sustainable and effective transport according to the 2017 Sustainable Cities Mobility Index from design consultancy Arcadis. Hong Kong topped the index and seven out of the top 10 spots went to European cities.
Registrations now open for Total Facilities 2018
18 December, 2017Future tech, next-generation BIoT and AI, emerging digital trends, automated efficiencies, the latest energy-saving initiatives in the built environment and state-of-the-art ergonomics will be on show at Total Facilities 2018.
Award-winning warehouse reduces energy use by over 50%
14 December, 2017Toll Group has been recognised at the National Energy Efficiency Awards 2017, taking out the award for Best Industrial Energy Efficiency Project for its recently upgraded Toll–Nike facility.
ICC in the spotlight at ARBS 2018
06 December, 2017The future of the built environment will be on show at ARBS 2018, Australia's international air-conditioning, refrigeration and building services trade exhibition.
Dairy Tomorrow — NZ dairy sector launches new strategic vision
27 November, 2017New Zealand's dairy sector has launched its 'Dairy Tomorrow' strategy, which is intended to lead to a longer term conversation about what New Zealand's future farm and food systems could look like.
First round of Smart Cities and Suburbs grants allocated
17 November, 2017 by Dylan Bushell-Embling and Lauren DavisAssistant Minister for Cities and Digital Transformation Angus Taylor has announced the recipients of the first grants under the federal Smart Cities and Suburbs program, awarding $28.5 million to 52 projects across Australia.
