Solar and wind now provide 99 per cent of new generating capacity in Australia. Renewables supply more than 40 per cent of power to the main grid.
Australia will need six times as much solar and wind to reach net zero through the electrification of everything.
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David Holm, principal at Cox Architecture, Churchill Fellow and UTS adjunct professor, has designed projects such as the new Western Sydney Airport, Barangaroo and Singapore’s Changi Airport. He spent years hand drawing impressions of leading cities around the globe, exploring what makes great cities thrive. His sketchbook has been collected by the ...
Leading real estate consultants, such as CBRE are identifying big climate risks for clients and how they can protect their assets.
The problem with the political debate on climate is that it ignores the real physical risk and costs on the property assets, arguably one of the most important and connected to the nation’s economy. Anywhere.
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When a council, school or hotel calls Eco-MS, it’s rarely just about a broken chiller.
Shaun, general manager of Eco-MS, is usually standing in a plant room within days – fluorescent lights humming, pumps rumbling, BMS alarms quietly flashing in the background. On paper, the brief is simple: improve comfort, cut costs, and hit net zero targets. In ...
There’s a lot of talk in sustainability circles about development, but the reality is we probably need to talk direct to developers themselves if we want to see real impact.
We don’t mean the usual members of the choir, the Mirvacs, Stocklands, or Lendleases – these companies get it.
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We mean the ...
Developers have a lot on their plate right now.
On top of tough market and financial conditions and the challenge to deliver more affordable housing there’s a lot of wants and expectations from consumers who are paying fortunes to move into trendy apartments.
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Is there low cost, to no cost ...
PC Thomas is one of Australia’s best known integrated building design specialists who’s worked closely with the NABERS energy rating system for buildings. This is a lightly edited version of a presentation he made to the Building Simulation 2025 conference in Brisbane in August, before an international audience, to explain the origin of the system and ...
It is good to see the federal government taking an interest in transport accessibility issues for the Sydney–Central Coast–Newcastle corridor. The recent findings on the investigation of high speed rail (HSR) options for the corridor, as outlined in Infrastructure Australia’s Business Case Evaluation Report (2025), raise important questions that should ...
As Tony Arnel prepares to step down as deputy chair of Forest and Wood Products Australia, he reflects on the value of timber to our net zero and low ambitions.
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IN BRIEF: Was it the $2 billion of mooted costs? Was it Australia’s go-slow on environmental reforms and what could shape up as the biggest wasted electoral majority of all time? We might never be able to unpick the real reason from the plethora of “media words” tumbling out on Thursday to explain why Australia lost the chance to host the next COP in ...
Biz news: UK based heavy EV company Zenobe has promised to deliver six new electric bus depots across West and South Auckland in New Zealand. With new depots, the firm has partnered with the New Zealand bus operator Ritchies Transport to deploy 172 new electric buses over the next nine months, which will increase the operator’s electric fleet by more ...
Solar and wind now provide 99 per cent of new generating capacity in Australia. Renewables supply more than 40 per cent of power to the main grid.
Australia will need six times as much solar and wind to reach net zero through the electrification of everything.
Sign up for our free newsletter.
This means building new transmission ...
David Holm, principal at Cox Architecture, Churchill Fellow and UTS adjunct professor, has designed projects such as the new Western Sydney Airport, Barangaroo and Singapore’s Changi Airport. He spent years hand drawing impressions of leading cities around the globe, exploring what makes great cities thrive. His sketchbook has been collected by the ...
Leading real estate consultants, such as CBRE are identifying big climate risks for clients and how they can protect their assets.
The problem with the political debate on climate is that it ignores the real physical risk and costs on the property assets, arguably one of the most important and connected to the nation’s economy. Anywhere.
Sign ...
When a council, school or hotel calls Eco-MS, it’s rarely just about a broken chiller.
Shaun, general manager of Eco-MS, is usually standing in a plant room within days – fluorescent lights humming, pumps rumbling, BMS alarms quietly flashing in the background. On paper, the brief is simple: improve comfort, cut costs, and hit net zero targets. In ...
There’s a lot of talk in sustainability circles about development, but the reality is we probably need to talk direct to developers themselves if we want to see real impact.
We don’t mean the usual members of the choir, the Mirvacs, Stocklands, or Lendleases – these companies get it.
Sign up for our free newsletter.
We mean the ...
Developers have a lot on their plate right now.
On top of tough market and financial conditions and the challenge to deliver more affordable housing there’s a lot of wants and expectations from consumers who are paying fortunes to move into trendy apartments.
Sign up for our free newsletter.
Is there low cost, to no cost ...
PC Thomas is one of Australia’s best known integrated building design specialists who’s worked closely with the NABERS energy rating system for buildings. This is a lightly edited version of a presentation he made to the Building Simulation 2025 conference in Brisbane in August, before an international audience, to explain the origin of the system and ...
It is good to see the federal government taking an interest in transport accessibility issues for the Sydney–Central Coast–Newcastle corridor. The recent findings on the investigation of high speed rail (HSR) options for the corridor, as outlined in Infrastructure Australia’s Business Case Evaluation Report (2025), raise important questions that should ...
As Tony Arnel prepares to step down as deputy chair of Forest and Wood Products Australia, he reflects on the value of timber to our net zero and low ambitions.
Spinifex is an opinion column submitted by readers. If you would like to contribute, contact us to ask for a detailed brief.
Sign up for our free newsletter.
When ...
IN BRIEF: Was it the $2 billion of mooted costs? Was it Australia’s go-slow on environmental reforms and what could shape up as the biggest wasted electoral majority of all time? We might never be able to unpick the real reason from the plethora of “media words” tumbling out on Thursday to explain why Australia lost the chance to host the next COP in ...
Biz news: UK based heavy EV company Zenobe has promised to deliver six new electric bus depots across West and South Auckland in New Zealand. With new depots, the firm has partnered with the New Zealand bus operator Ritchies Transport to deploy 172 new electric buses over the next nine months, which will increase the operator’s electric fleet by more ...
