Urban resilience is the key to stronger communities
25 October, 2016The Australian Sustainable Built Environment Council has released a set of fact sheets on urban resilience: the capacity of individuals, communities, institutions, businesses and systems within a city to survive, adapt and grow no matter what kind of stresses and shocks they may experience.
Agricultural robot kills weeds and saves farms
21 October, 2016 | Supplied by: QUTQUT has unveiled Agbot II — a fully autonomous agricultural robot that could reduce the costs of weeding in Australia's farm sector by $1.3 billion a year.
How busy is your city? The temperature will tell you
18 October, 2016 | Supplied by: University of MelbourneMelbourne's busiest day is Thursday, Sydneysiders are hardest at it on a Friday and Sunday commonly appears to be a day of rest, according to research led by the University of Melbourne.
Urban designers awarded
18 October, 2016The recipients of the 2016 Australian Urban Design Awards, presented by the Planning Institute of Australia, were announced last week.
Building smarter cities
18 October, 2016Many facets of our cities, from transportation and water management to building design and public safety, are ripe for reinvention.
Grants to help Victorian small businesses operate sustainably
17 October, 2016 | Supplied by: Sustainability VictoriaVictoria's Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change has announced a $3 million grants program that will equip small to medium-sized businesses with the skills needed to cut energy costs, reduce greenhouse emissions and improve productivity.
Why bother with the circular economy?
17 October, 2016 by Mike Ritchie, MRA Consulting Group | Supplied by: MRA Consulting GroupThe circular economy matters... it rejects the status quo 'take-make-dispose' linear economy in favour of cycling biological and technical materials.
Final round of WLRM Weighbridge Fund announced
17 October, 2016 | Supplied by: MRA Consulting GroupThe NSW EPA has released its fourth and final round of the Weighbridge Fund under the $465.7 million NSW Government Waste Less, Recycle More (WLRM) initiative.
World Bank calls for investment in urban resilience
14 October, 2016By 2030, natural disasters may cost cities worldwide $314 billion each year. This is according to a new report by the World Bank and the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR), which calls for significant investment into making cities more resilient.
National energy-efficiency education needed for built environment
10 October, 2016CRC for Low Carbon Living (CRCLCL) research has found that there are more impediments than incentives to Australian education policies for sustainability, energy efficiency and low carbon living for trades and professionals working in the built environment.
New Energy Jobs Fund grant recipients announced
07 October, 2016The Victorian Government has confirmed the first group of successful recipients of its New Energy Jobs Fund grants.
GBCA names its 2016 Future Green Leader
06 October, 2016 | Supplied by: Green Building Council AustraliaOlivia Leal-Walker, sustainability coordinator with Frasers Property Australia, has been named 2016 Future Green Leader by the Green Building Council of Australia.
Climate Action Tool launched
06 October, 2016 | Supplied by: Aecom Australia Pty LtdWorld Bank, AECOM and C40 Cities have launched a Climate Action Tool.
CO2CRC opens CCS laboratories
28 September, 2016CO2CRC, The University of Melbourne and Federation University Australia have opened new emissions reduction laboratories aimed at providing clean, efficient energy for Australia.
Better urban design could create healthier cities
26 September, 2016 | Supplied by: University of MelbourneA new series published in The Lancet quantifies for the first time the health outcomes that could be gained through changes to urban design and the transport system.
