$6.15 billion investment for net zero, resilience and materials as war rages
The Australian government on Thursday said it would bring forward the $5 billion funding for the Net Zero Fund, $1 billion for the Economic Resilience Program and $150 million through the Forestry Growth Fund.
This would form part of it $6.15 billion package to “keep ...
In terms of excitement and passion, the Big Debate on Tuesday night had to be one of the most important events we’ve ever held.
In terms of timing, too.
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Just over four weeks ago, before the US unleashed Epic Stupidity upon the world, you could say this was almost a regular topic.
How could our ...
Fitouts are a hot topic again, and Dexus is on the case, introducing its innovation “forever fitout” model at its premium 1 Bligh Street, Sydney.
First to take up the offer of a fitout that can be quickly used and reused through multiple tenancies is the Clean Energy Finance Corporation, saying this will minimise the embodied carbon and construction ...
The term “net positive” is increasingly used in corporate sustainability and championed by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD).
But what if net positive business, as currently framed, cannot reliably deliver the outcomes it promises?
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Queensland taxpayers were last week treated to new glossy images portraying how $3.5 billion of their money (more realistically double or triple that) will be spent on refashioning one of Brisbane’s most significant inner-city parklands (there aren’t many) into a concrete and turf mecca for professional sports clubs.
We were led to believe this was ...
As record heatwaves and bushfires yet again coincide with devastating floods across Australia, the impacts of global warming feel very close to home. So, it is a welcome relief that the Australian economy seems to have finally reached a tipping point in its transition to renewable energy. The country’s two largest electricity grids are now powered by ...
The Australian Urban Design Awards were unveiled in Canberra on Tuesday, honouring people and projects who have contributed to better cities and quality of life for communities across the nation.
In their 30th year, the awards are co-convened by peak design bodies, the Planning Institute of Australia, the Australian Institute of Architects and the ...
Mass Timber Central also opens
Vistek Structural Engineers will open its Mass Timber Central hub on 16 April, as the nation’s first dedicated space that allows architects, engineers, developers and builders to gain hands on experience with engineered timber systems and technologies of modern timber buildings. The hub is at 8 Bank Place in ...
If you want to know what our panellists are fired up about, ahead of the Big Debate next week, here’s a hint!
Ché Wall does not like the format of our Big Debate. The four minutes we’ve allocated for each speaker is simply not enough time to explain the complex problems he’s got with the National Construction Code and green building rating tools. Even ...
As the Nationwide House Energy Rating Scheme (NatHERS) is set to be expanded to existing homes, RMIT housing and planning expert Ralph Horne has warned it must not be a voluntary scheme, and that it also needs to be independent and not be left to commercial interests.
An article Horne and his co-researchers wrote earlier this week on the topic is ...
RESEARCH PULSE: Planning and housing guru Ralph Horne has been busy – mostly in his big role as associate deputy vice chancellor at RMIT. But also on a five-year research project with the Australian Research Council into how low-carbon retrofits might integrate into 161 households, without the mention of the words “low-carbon homes”.
“We just asked ...
The energy crisis is a massive opportunity for renewable energy to provide security and slash costs.
The current oil crisis, triggered by disruption to Middle East shipping routes, has sent Australians into panic buying and authorities into new security planning, with fuel prices soaring and interest in electric vehicles surging.
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$6.15 billion investment for net zero, resilience and materials as war rages
The Australian government on Thursday said it would bring forward the $5 billion funding for the Net Zero Fund, $1 billion for the Economic Resilience Program and $150 million through the Forestry Growth Fund.
This would form part of it $6.15 billion package to “keep ...
In terms of excitement and passion, the Big Debate on Tuesday night had to be one of the most important events we’ve ever held.
In terms of timing, too.
Sign up for our free newsletter.
Just over four weeks ago, before the US unleashed Epic Stupidity upon the world, you could say this was almost a regular topic.
How could our ...
Fitouts are a hot topic again, and Dexus is on the case, introducing its innovation “forever fitout” model at its premium 1 Bligh Street, Sydney.
First to take up the offer of a fitout that can be quickly used and reused through multiple tenancies is the Clean Energy Finance Corporation, saying this will minimise the embodied carbon and construction ...
The term “net positive” is increasingly used in corporate sustainability and championed by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD).
But what if net positive business, as currently framed, cannot reliably deliver the outcomes it promises?
Sign up for our free newsletter.
Spinifex is an opinion column. If ...
Queensland taxpayers were last week treated to new glossy images portraying how $3.5 billion of their money (more realistically double or triple that) will be spent on refashioning one of Brisbane’s most significant inner-city parklands (there aren’t many) into a concrete and turf mecca for professional sports clubs.
We were led to believe this was ...
As record heatwaves and bushfires yet again coincide with devastating floods across Australia, the impacts of global warming feel very close to home. So, it is a welcome relief that the Australian economy seems to have finally reached a tipping point in its transition to renewable energy. The country’s two largest electricity grids are now powered by ...
The Australian Urban Design Awards were unveiled in Canberra on Tuesday, honouring people and projects who have contributed to better cities and quality of life for communities across the nation.
In their 30th year, the awards are co-convened by peak design bodies, the Planning Institute of Australia, the Australian Institute of Architects and the ...
Mass Timber Central also opens
Vistek Structural Engineers will open its Mass Timber Central hub on 16 April, as the nation’s first dedicated space that allows architects, engineers, developers and builders to gain hands on experience with engineered timber systems and technologies of modern timber buildings. The hub is at 8 Bank Place in ...
If you want to know what our panellists are fired up about, ahead of the Big Debate next week, here’s a hint!
Ché Wall does not like the format of our Big Debate. The four minutes we’ve allocated for each speaker is simply not enough time to explain the complex problems he’s got with the National Construction Code and green building rating tools. Even ...
As the Nationwide House Energy Rating Scheme (NatHERS) is set to be expanded to existing homes, RMIT housing and planning expert Ralph Horne has warned it must not be a voluntary scheme, and that it also needs to be independent and not be left to commercial interests.
An article Horne and his co-researchers wrote earlier this week on the topic is ...
RESEARCH PULSE: Planning and housing guru Ralph Horne has been busy – mostly in his big role as associate deputy vice chancellor at RMIT. But also on a five-year research project with the Australian Research Council into how low-carbon retrofits might integrate into 161 households, without the mention of the words “low-carbon homes”.
“We just asked ...
The energy crisis is a massive opportunity for renewable energy to provide security and slash costs.
The current oil crisis, triggered by disruption to Middle East shipping routes, has sent Australians into panic buying and authorities into new security planning, with fuel prices soaring and interest in electric vehicles surging.
Sign up for ...
