Asteron Centre earns 5.5 Star energy rating
31 July, 2014Wellington's Asteron Centre - the city's largest single office building - has earned a 5.5 Star base building energy rating from NABERSNZ after reducing its base building energy use annually to 46 kWh/m2.
Preparing for climate change makes economic sense
30 July, 2014While the politics of climate change still remains a contentious issue in Australia, with the axing of the carbon tax by the Abbott government, there still remains a significant business risk associated with climate change that cannot be ignored.
ACCC releases second carbon monitoring report
30 July, 2014The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has provided the second carbon monitoring report to the Treasurer, the Hon Joe Hockey MP, detailing its monitoring activities for the June 2014 quarter.
Food manufacturer improves sustainability with biogas recovery
30 July, 2014 | Supplied by: Wiley & Co Pty LtdFood manufacturing specialist Wiley has designed and constructed an innovative biogas and water treatment plant for JBS Australia. The innovation has resulted in improved sustainability and a reduced carbon footprint for the meat processing company.
Dealing with contaminated sites in Australia
30 July, 2014 by Professor Ravi Naidu, Managing Director and CEO, CRC CAREBy some estimates, Australia has as many as 160,000 contaminated sites. In this article, Professor Ravi Naidu, Managing Director and CEO, CRC CARE, provides his insights on how CRC is helping to establish Australia as a world leader in the science of contamination assessment and remediation.
Smart-grid technologies trial identifies $28 billion for Australian economy
30 July, 2014A comprehensive cost-benefit analysis has identified up to $28 billion in net economic benefits that could flow to Australia if smart-grid technologies were to be implemented across the country's electricity system.
Litter reduction grants for NSW community groups
30 July, 2014Keep NSW Beautiful and the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) are running a grants program to resource community groups who want to undertake a project to cut litter in their neighbourhood.
Securing water supplies in WA
30 July, 2014 | Supplied by: TRILITYRepresenting the first public private partnership (PPP) for the West Australian water industry, the $300 million Mundaring Water Treatment Plant is designed to provide a secure and exclusive source of potable water for around 100,000 rural and town services in West Australia's Wheatbelt and Goldfields regions.
Australian awarded at GHD technical conference
29 July, 2014At its most recent technical conference, held in San Francisco, GHD brought together 60 of its wastewater, water-treatment and desalination engineers from offices in the USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
Proposed ASTM standard for sustainable manufacturing
28 July, 2014A proposed ASTM International standard will help industry adopt more sustainable and environmentally friendly practices by informing manufacturers how they can incorporate sustainability into their daily operations.
New molecule brings hydrogen storage closer
28 July, 2014Australian and Taiwanese scientists have discovered a new molecule that is bringing the science community closer to overcoming one of the barriers to using hydrogen fuel cells as a viable power source for cars.
Water sector working with industry
23 July, 2014 | Supplied by: Degremont Pty LtdDegrémont, a subsidiary of water and waste management company Suez Environnement, has just signed a contract with Delta Electricity to operate and maintain the water reclamation plant at Vales Point Power Station in New South Wales. Sustainability Matters talks to Stuart Gowans, General Manager - Business Development at Degrémont, to find out more about the company's expansion into the industrial sector in Australia.
Clean Energy Council Industry Awards announced
23 July, 2014The 2014 Clean Energy Council Industry Awards were presented at the GE Australia Gala Dinner last night, held as part of Clean Energy Week.
Tourists take a holiday from sustainability
22 July, 2014A University of Queensland (UQ) study has found that people who have environmentally friendly lifestyles at home often engage in environmentally harmful behaviour when they go on holiday.
Clean Energy Week 2014 opens in Sydney
22 July, 2014Clean Energy Week - an annual event for the renewable energy and energy efficiency industry - kicked off this morning in Sydney. The theme of this year’s event is 'Energy at the Crossroads'.
