There are several lessons embedded in the Lismore floods story that warn of our future. But also some lessons in creative solutions that might in the end benefit many more people much further afield.
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When Elizabeth Mossop took on the job of leading part of the Living Lab Northern Rivers, a think ...
Explainer: EV sales hit an all-time high in March, showing growth of 69.6 per cent a year.
So you’d expect that EV owners, old and new, might be feeling chuffed at leaving the fuel crisis behind and choosing something better for the planet.
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But now there’s rising claims that the embodied ...
National secretary of the Electrical Trades Union Michael Wright and McKell Institute chief economist Alison Pennington address the National Press Club to call for “government to build, own and operate renewable energy generation to power Australian industry at cost”. Following is a lightly edited transcript of their speech on ...
Australian homes have been famously described as “glorified tents” that despite a rapidly deteriorating climate and soaring energy bills, fall far short of the resilient, healthy and energy efficient homes we need them to be.
In this interview, Tina Perinotto sits down with Ralph Horne, associate deputy vice chancellor and researcher at RMIT, and ...
As recently announced by the treasurer, the repeal of the tax benefits that turbocharged housing unaffordability is long overdue. Yet, though necessary, it is not a sufficient precondition to solving the housing crisis – land is first needed to build on.
Spinifex is an opinion column. If you would like to contribute, contact us to ask for a detailed ...
When Texan lawyers go outback to spruik renewables
Three Australian organisations paid a combined $30,000 to fly a delegation of Texan energy lawyers to regional Queensland, to educate landholders and local councils on the economic and long-term potential of wind and solar energy, according to a report by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
Led ...
This is a lightly edited transcript of Michael Liebreich’s speech at the Press Club on Tuesday on predicting that the Middle East crisis could provoke years of turbulence, sparking a second coming of “the great clean energy acceleration”.
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PROJECT FILES: Call us crazy, but in our design for Sydney based school Newington College’s Eungai Creek Campus on the New South Wales mid-north coast, we set ourselves a target to use no concrete, aluminium, tiles, plastic, plasterboard, paint or laminate.
These materials, although ubiquitous in our industry, are the very definition of either ...
Spinifex is an opinion column. If you would like to contribute, contact us to ask for a detailed brief.
Australia’s transition to net zero is commonly discussed in terms of renewable energy supply — solar farms, wind turbines, hydro systems, and batteries. While these are essential, one of the most effective and immediate solutions lies in the demand ...
The central question of the Olympics in Australia remains: for whom is the city being built? Mega events such as the Olympic Games are far more than a sports gathering; it is a domestic game in which different agents struggle for the rights to the city before the international games even start.
Spinifex is an opinion column. If you would like to ...
Federal government flags new kit homes investment
Federal Housing Minister Clare O’Neil has announced a $39.3 million investment into expanding the open-source flat-pack style “kit of parts” housing system developed by Building 4.0 Cooperative Research Centre and Homes NSW, known as System 600.
O’Neil said rather than designing everything ...
There are many great things that came out of the Passive House debate on Tuesday night, now doing the heated rounds on social media. But among them was the dramatic lift in knowledge about this typology that has raised the temperature of debate around the ideal building systems in this country.
We say that because of the vote we took on audience ...
There are several lessons embedded in the Lismore floods story that warn of our future. But also some lessons in creative solutions that might in the end benefit many more people much further afield.
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When Elizabeth Mossop took on the job of leading part of the Living Lab Northern Rivers, a think ...
Explainer: EV sales hit an all-time high in March, showing growth of 69.6 per cent a year.
So you’d expect that EV owners, old and new, might be feeling chuffed at leaving the fuel crisis behind and choosing something better for the planet.
Sign up for our free newsletter.
But now there’s rising claims that the embodied ...
National secretary of the Electrical Trades Union Michael Wright and McKell Institute chief economist Alison Pennington address the National Press Club to call for “government to build, own and operate renewable energy generation to power Australian industry at cost”. Following is a lightly edited transcript of their speech on ...
Australian homes have been famously described as “glorified tents” that despite a rapidly deteriorating climate and soaring energy bills, fall far short of the resilient, healthy and energy efficient homes we need them to be.
In this interview, Tina Perinotto sits down with Ralph Horne, associate deputy vice chancellor and researcher at RMIT, and ...
As recently announced by the treasurer, the repeal of the tax benefits that turbocharged housing unaffordability is long overdue. Yet, though necessary, it is not a sufficient precondition to solving the housing crisis – land is first needed to build on.
Spinifex is an opinion column. If you would like to contribute, contact us to ask for a detailed ...
When Texan lawyers go outback to spruik renewables
Three Australian organisations paid a combined $30,000 to fly a delegation of Texan energy lawyers to regional Queensland, to educate landholders and local councils on the economic and long-term potential of wind and solar energy, according to a report by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
Led ...
This is a lightly edited transcript of Michael Liebreich’s speech at the Press Club on Tuesday on predicting that the Middle East crisis could provoke years of turbulence, sparking a second coming of “the great clean energy acceleration”.
Sign up for our free newsletter.
Many thanks for that introduction. I would like to add ...
PROJECT FILES: Call us crazy, but in our design for Sydney based school Newington College’s Eungai Creek Campus on the New South Wales mid-north coast, we set ourselves a target to use no concrete, aluminium, tiles, plastic, plasterboard, paint or laminate.
These materials, although ubiquitous in our industry, are the very definition of either ...
Spinifex is an opinion column. If you would like to contribute, contact us to ask for a detailed brief.
Australia’s transition to net zero is commonly discussed in terms of renewable energy supply — solar farms, wind turbines, hydro systems, and batteries. While these are essential, one of the most effective and immediate solutions lies in the demand ...
The central question of the Olympics in Australia remains: for whom is the city being built? Mega events such as the Olympic Games are far more than a sports gathering; it is a domestic game in which different agents struggle for the rights to the city before the international games even start.
Spinifex is an opinion column. If you would like to ...
Federal government flags new kit homes investment
Federal Housing Minister Clare O’Neil has announced a $39.3 million investment into expanding the open-source flat-pack style “kit of parts” housing system developed by Building 4.0 Cooperative Research Centre and Homes NSW, known as System 600.
O’Neil said rather than designing everything ...
There are many great things that came out of the Passive House debate on Tuesday night, now doing the heated rounds on social media. But among them was the dramatic lift in knowledge about this typology that has raised the temperature of debate around the ideal building systems in this country.
We say that because of the vote we took on audience ...
