A $6.9B annual subsidy supports a model for private health insurance that’s losing consumer confidence. There’s a proven alternative. Claudia Weisenberger reports. Bupa CEO Nick Stone recently described private health insurance as “discretionary spend” while revealing that almost one in ten customers (440,000 people) have downgraded in two years. Former
Both Ché Wall from Flux and Maria Atkinson from Atkinson Consultancy outlined some aggressive challenges to the building codes and rating tools. Their texts and responses from CSIRO on NatHERS and from the Green Building Council of Australia are extensive so are reproduced separately here for ease of presentation.
According to Ché Wall in terms of ...
The QandA kicked off with Sarah Turner who had worked at the Green Building Council in its early days.
Back then, she said, the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) “wasn’t allowed; PVC wasn’t allowed. Carbon offsets were not permitted in Green Star, now they are.”
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Adrian Piani, Australian Building Codes Board
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Alison Scotland, Australian Sustainable Built Environment Council
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The Supreme Court of New South Wales has struck down the state’s draconian anti-protest laws, ruling they impose an impermissible burden on political communication and are invalid. Stephanie Tran reports. In a landmark decision on Thursday, the court declared key provisions of the anti-protest laws introduced after the Bondi terrorist
No sooner had the Victorian Premier reshuffled the cabinet on Thursday than the Housing Industry Association called for the National Construction Code to be delayed. Following precisely on the heels of Tasmania confirming this week that it would delay implementation of the latest edition of the code.
Lobbying target for the HIA in its eternal ...
The Big Debate on the National Construction Code and green rating tools on 31 March sparked animated discussion, both on and off stage. Some of it verging on fiery.
It was clear from the intensity of engagement that herein lies a rich vein of material that needed to be mined, processed and sharpened for better strategies – or to be sure we can ...
Cities around the world are turning to nature-based solutions such as green roofs, urban forests and green walls to address heat, flooding, energy demand and biodiversity loss. Now, Sydney Harbourside will generate data to prove it.
UTS and RACE for 2030 have partnered with developer Mirvac to bring to life Australia’s largest urban green roof in the ...
This story was originally published by Elite Agent. Read the original story here.
Forget the granite benchtops and European appliances; the next battleground for property value is ‘energy productivity’, and agents who can speak confidently about comfort and running costs will have a clear edge.
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The NSW Government’s highly-controversial anti-protest law has been struck down as unconstitutional by the state’s highest court, in a major blow to the ALP Minns Government.
The post Minns’ anti-protest law unlawful appeared first on The Klaxon.
Former “top gun” pilot, Dan Duggan, wanted by the US for having provided training to Chinese fighter pilots, was today told his extradition can go ahead. Robert Barwick with the story. Six months after hearing former US Marine pilot Dan Duggan’s appeal against the Attorney General’s decision to approve his
The Iran War has brought another round of Middle East death and destruction, and with it, profits for weapons companies supported by our superannuation money. Andrew Gardiner reports. All three combatants in the American-Israeli assault on Iran may not have much to show for it, but the same cannot be
A $6.9B annual subsidy supports a model for private health insurance that’s losing consumer confidence. There’s a proven alternative. Claudia Weisenberger reports. Bupa CEO Nick Stone recently described private health insurance as “discretionary spend” while revealing that almost one in ten customers (440,000 people) have downgraded in two years. Former
Both Ché Wall from Flux and Maria Atkinson from Atkinson Consultancy outlined some aggressive challenges to the building codes and rating tools. Their texts and responses from CSIRO on NatHERS and from the Green Building Council of Australia are extensive so are reproduced separately here for ease of presentation.
According to Ché Wall in terms of ...
The QandA kicked off with Sarah Turner who had worked at the Green Building Council in its early days.
Back then, she said, the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) “wasn’t allowed; PVC wasn’t allowed. Carbon offsets were not permitted in Green Star, now they are.”
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Speakers
Maria Atkinson, Atkinson Consultancy
Simon Croft, HIA
Adrian Piani, Australian Building Codes Board
Haico Schepers, Arup
Alison Scotland, Australian Sustainable Built Environment Council
Philip ...
The Supreme Court of New South Wales has struck down the state’s draconian anti-protest laws, ruling they impose an impermissible burden on political communication and are invalid. Stephanie Tran reports. In a landmark decision on Thursday, the court declared key provisions of the anti-protest laws introduced after the Bondi terrorist
No sooner had the Victorian Premier reshuffled the cabinet on Thursday than the Housing Industry Association called for the National Construction Code to be delayed. Following precisely on the heels of Tasmania confirming this week that it would delay implementation of the latest edition of the code.
Lobbying target for the HIA in its eternal ...
The Big Debate on the National Construction Code and green rating tools on 31 March sparked animated discussion, both on and off stage. Some of it verging on fiery.
It was clear from the intensity of engagement that herein lies a rich vein of material that needed to be mined, processed and sharpened for better strategies – or to be sure we can ...
Cities around the world are turning to nature-based solutions such as green roofs, urban forests and green walls to address heat, flooding, energy demand and biodiversity loss. Now, Sydney Harbourside will generate data to prove it.
UTS and RACE for 2030 have partnered with developer Mirvac to bring to life Australia’s largest urban green roof in the ...
This story was originally published by Elite Agent. Read the original story here.
Forget the granite benchtops and European appliances; the next battleground for property value is ‘energy productivity’, and agents who can speak confidently about comfort and running costs will have a clear edge.
Sign up for our free ...
The NSW Government’s highly-controversial anti-protest law has been struck down as unconstitutional by the state’s highest court, in a major blow to the ALP Minns Government.
The post Minns’ anti-protest law unlawful appeared first on The Klaxon.
Former “top gun” pilot, Dan Duggan, wanted by the US for having provided training to Chinese fighter pilots, was today told his extradition can go ahead. Robert Barwick with the story. Six months after hearing former US Marine pilot Dan Duggan’s appeal against the Attorney General’s decision to approve his
The Iran War has brought another round of Middle East death and destruction, and with it, profits for weapons companies supported by our superannuation money. Andrew Gardiner reports. All three combatants in the American-Israeli assault on Iran may not have much to show for it, but the same cannot be
