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ARBS 2014 seminar registrations now open

02 April, 2014

Registrations are now open for the 2014 Air Conditioning, Refrigeration and Building Services (ARBS 2014) seminar series.


Conference to discuss the best options for end-of-life plastics

01 April, 2014

The End of Life Plastics 2014 conference will be held from 16-18 June in Düsseldorf, Germany. The event will provide a forum to debate the optimum environmental solutions for managing end-of-life polymer materials and the market reality and economics of each option.


Defence Housing Australia development receives green tick of approval

01 April, 2014

Defence Housing Australia (DHA) has received the EnviroDevelopment green tick of approval from the Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA) for its new residential development located in Largs North, South Australia.


CitySwitch reaches 500 members

31 March, 2014

Energy-efficiency program CitySwitch has recruited its 500th member. The service is a partnership between business, state and local government across Australia, supporting commercial office tenants to improve their energy efficiency.


RMIT launches Sustainable Urban Precincts Project

25 March, 2014

RMIT University has announced the Sustainable Urban Precincts Project (SUPP) - a $98 million plan to slash energy and water use in 90 buildings across three campuses.


Australia's Litter Action Plan launched

24 March, 2014

The National Packaging Covenant Industry Association (NPCIA) has partnered with Keep Australia Beautiful to launch Australia's Litter Action Plan. The $50 million, 10-year program aims to reduce the overall litter rate volume across the country by 20% by 2025.


EECCA calls on Victorian Energy Minister to support VEET

19 March, 2014

The Victorian Minister for Energy and Resources, Russell Northe, was this week sworn into his new portfolio. One of his first tasks will be the consideration of the government’s review of the Victorian Energy Efficiency Target (VEET) scheme.


Review of Leichhardt Council food waste service

18 March, 2014

Australians waste an estimated 20% of the food they buy. Sydney's Leichhardt Council is attempting to change this, implementing a program to extract the energy embedded in food waste.


Bürkert Academy releases 2014 training calendar

18 March, 2014

The Bürkert Academy, which operates as a separate department of Bürkert Fluid Control Systems, has expanded its range of process industry courses and released its training calendar for 2014.


Thermoelectrics a hot topic at Energy Harvesting & Storage 2014

17 March, 2014

IDTechEx's sixth annual Energy Harvesting & Storage event will be held from 1-2 April in Berlin. The event will provide insight into energy harvesting technologies, case studies and markets.


Green Cities 2014 coming to Melbourne

12 March, 2014

Green Cities 2014, a conference on sustainability in the built environment, will be held from 18-19 March at the Grand Hyatt Melbourne. It will continue on 20 March with site tours of some of Melbourne's most sustainable buildings.


ICT investment could reduce carbon pollution, says Telstra

12 March, 2014

Telstra has released the report 'Connecting with a Low-Carbon Future', which quantifies the potential benefits of seven key ICT opportunities to Australian businesses and consumers in 2014.


Tetra Pak reports on 2013 environmental activities

10 March, 2014

Tetra Pak, a food processing and packaging company, has announced the progress made during 2013 towards its 2020 environmental targets.


'Speed date' a sustainability expert

05 March, 2014

Marrickville Council has organised an event allowing residents to meet with sustainable home designers, architects and builders for free advice on environmentally friendly building and renovating.


Review of VEET scheme threatens jobs, says EECCA

25 February, 2014

Bruce Easton, President of the Energy Efficiency Certificate Creators Association (EECCA), has called on the Victorian Government to continue and strengthen the Victorian Energy Efficiency Target (VEET) scheme.


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