Tight done right
The owners of a Passivhaus residential development in Melbourne’s inner suburbs have adopted a...
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Right on track
Given the considerable amount of transport infrastructure under construction, on drawing boards...
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Virtuous circle
A major urban renewal project in South Australia is transforming the former Royal Adelaide...
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Critical mass
According to CSIRO, storage of renewable energy is essential to ensure access to secure, reliable...
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The searchers
An impending lease expiry, predicted growth in headcount and a desire to improve the workplace...
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Coffee grounds fuel sustainable roads
Researchers at RMIT University have developed an innovative technique that can make concrete 30 per cent stronger by turning waste coffee grounds into biochar. Laura Timberlake explores how the researchers are applying the innovation in the real world. Australia...
Could static power AC?
Researchers at RMIT have created an invention from waste polystyrene that generates static electricity from motion and wind.Created in collaboration with Riga Technical University in Latvia, the invention could lower power usage by recycling waste energy in air...
A nationwide NCC freeze?
The Coalition has followed in the footsteps of the South Australian government, which earlier this year announced that it would not update the National Construction Code (NCC) for a decade.Opposition leader Peter Dutton has unveiled a suite of policies aimed at...
Transparency in the built environment
Standards Australia and the International Code Council have partnered to develop a new protocol that will enhance climate data transparency and operability internationally across the built environment.The two organisations joined forces at the 29th annual United...
Making air safe
A report launched at Parliament House in November has highlighted the human impact of poor indoor air quality, framing it as an access and inclusion issue. In November, the Safer Air Project brought together leaders from engineering, public health, facilities...
It’s time to talk about the F-word
Fluorinated “forever chemicals” such as PFAS and TFA are at the centre of global health concerns. Laura Timberlake investigates the HVAC&R industry’s role in addressing the issue. Concerns have been growing globally as reports come in of high quantities of...
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