WA start-up wins international sustainability award
21 January, 2013A new Western Australian sustainability consultancy, SUSOP, has won an international award recognising its innovative approach to helping resource companies improve their contribution towards achieving sustainable development.
Feedback sought on draft National Code of Practice for Chemicals of Security Concern
21 January, 2013Australian governments have decided to pursue a voluntary code of practice for businesses that manage, handle or use products containing 11 chemicals identified as having the potential to be used to make homemade explosives.
John Weaver to head Xylem Water Systems Australasia
21 January, 2013Water industry professional John Weaver has taken up a new appointment as General Manager for Australia and New Zealand of the Applied Water Systems Division of international water business Xylem Water Systems Australia.
NZ sheep genetics could improve UK sheep industry
18 January, 2013Marks & Spencer sustainable lamb trial suggests New Zealand genetics could improve UK sheep industry efficiency.
Putting the tea tree industry under the spotlight
17 January, 2013Agricultural greenhouse gas emissions and building soil carbon in the tea tree industry will be the subject of a collaborative project between Southern Cross University and the NSW Department of Primary Industries.
Tree-planting partnership sprouts five-year deal
17 January, 2013A community partnership which has seen more than 5000 trees planted in the Brisbane area during the past two years has been extended for a further five years.
Pam Keating legacy award
16 January, 2013 | Supplied by: Academy GreenPam Keating passed away under tragic circumstances in early 2009, but her significant contribution to the environment and waste management sectors lives on, both through the legacy of her work and foundation of the WMAA Pam Keating Award.
Climate change talks heat up
16 January, 2013 by Lauren DavisScientists behind the latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) are gathering in Hobart this week to review and update the latest draft of the body’s fifth assessment report, due out later this year.
Green Electric Energy Park opens at Curtin University
16 January, 2013Curtin University has launched the Green Electric Energy Park (GEEP), an innovative new laboratory showcasing $1.2 million of renewable energy systems, which will be used for teaching and for extensive research.
Victorian Premier endorses NMW 2013
16 January, 2013The state government of Victoria has welcomed the return of National Manufacturing Week (NMW) to Melbourne in 2013 as a reflection of its strategy for revitalising the state’s manufacturing sector.
Purifying the air with your clothes
15 January, 2013An additive, created in a unique collaboration between the University of Sheffield and the London College of Fashion, which can be washed into clothes so the wearer purifies the air as they move could be available within just two years.
Mark Dreyfus to say G’day USA
14 January, 2013The Parliamentary Secretary for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, and Industry and Innovation, Mark Dreyfus, will visit the United States this week to highlight the best of Australian innovation, tourism and produce at the 10th annual G’day USA: Australia Week in California.
Prospecting unwanted energy from industry
10 January, 2013What is the largest source by far of affordable, low-carbon energy available for development? If people think the answer is wind or solar or even hydro, University of Canterbury mechanical engineering professor Susan Krumdieck in New Zealand says they might be surprised.
Energy-efficiency design for 6-Star green star office tower
10 January, 2013 | Supplied by: Schneider Electric EnergyLocated in the heart of Sydney’s CBD, the office tower at 1 Bligh Street has set a new benchmark for sustainable office design. To integrate all the energy efficient systems, Schneider Electric’s EcoStruxure platform was used to achieve the convergence of the building’s energy-efficient technologies.
Central Highlands Water selects MWH Global for engineering support services
10 January, 2013Central Highlands Water has awarded its engineering support services contract to MWH Global from January 2013 for an initial period of three years.
