Auckland is increasingly invoked as the definitive case for blanket upzoning in Australia. Whenever economists or supply-side commentators argue for broadscale upzoning across cities to solve the housing crisis, Auckland is invariably presented as the proof point. “Upzone everywhere, sweep away planning controls, and the market will deliver the housing ...
The global green infrastructure market is expanding at a compound annual growth rate of roughly 19.6 per cent, according to HTF Market Insights. Currently spearheading this $5 trillion market and holding a near-monopoly on the production of the foundational technologies required for the green transition is China.
For China, green technology is more ...
Returning to the HVAC&R plant room after six years away battling depression has felt like a homecoming. The kindness, compassion and sense of connection shown by industry colleagues have been overwhelming, particularly after such a long period of isolation.
As I’ve re-engaged with the industry, I’ve been encouraged by the progress being ...
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Australia’s target to build 1.2 million homes by 2029 faces a structural dead end. A landmark AHURI report, led by Dr. Andrea Sharam and involving 19 researchers from seven universities, show that our housing supply issue is fundamentally a ...
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 ...
Auckland is increasingly invoked as the definitive case for blanket upzoning in Australia. Whenever economists or supply-side commentators argue for broadscale upzoning across cities to solve the housing crisis, Auckland is invariably presented as the proof point. “Upzone everywhere, sweep away planning controls, and the market will deliver the housing ...
The global green infrastructure market is expanding at a compound annual growth rate of roughly 19.6 per cent, according to HTF Market Insights. Currently spearheading this $5 trillion market and holding a near-monopoly on the production of the foundational technologies required for the green transition is China.
For China, green technology is more ...
Returning to the HVAC&R plant room after six years away battling depression has felt like a homecoming. The kindness, compassion and sense of connection shown by industry colleagues have been overwhelming, particularly after such a long period of isolation.
As I’ve re-engaged with the industry, I’ve been encouraged by the progress being ...
Spinifex is an opinion column. If you would like to contribute, contact us to ask for a detailed brief.
Australia’s target to build 1.2 million homes by 2029 faces a structural dead end. A landmark AHURI report, led by Dr. Andrea Sharam and involving 19 researchers from seven universities, show that our housing supply issue is fundamentally a ...
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.
Sign up for our free newsletter.
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 ...
