Transition Risk at the Melbourne Town Hall on Tuesday was a standout deep dive on what’s at risk for buildings that don’t electrify and the rewards for those that do.
Let’s say you’ve got a slightly older building that’s none too flash and it’s running on say, 60 per cent gas.
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TRAUMA TOWN, PART 7: My first real job was with a council, assistant librarian at Stanton Library in North Sydney.
I was still doing my bachelor’s degree and was getting sick of the assorted jobs I used to trade in, dish pig and so forth. Those jobs. There was an industrial reason I ended up in that council job.
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Green’s leader and Senator Larissa Waters is officially making her party’s position clear that it would be voting with the Labor government on Thursday afternoon to allow a new method of generating carbon credits by protecting public native forest earmarked for logging.
The decision has split the party with three Greens senators, Tasmania’s Nick McKim ...
A lot of builders are only just holding on right now because of social housing investment, but successive governments have retreated from social housing, writes Andrea Sharam.
This final article in our series on overcoming housing construction constraints, we reflect on the prospect for reform.
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The UK has officially legalised plug in solar, and with momentum building across Europe, it’s time for Australia to follow suit.
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Millions of Australians are locked out of the energy ...
Despite its many innovations and incarnations over the last thirty years, workplace design has essentially been driven by the same premise: efficiency. Whilst there have been a number of prevailing trends or movements throughout this time, the persistent focus has been on how efficiently organisations can accommodate people, utilise space and manage ...
Victoria’s Big Build is all over the news at the moment, for a few pretty eye-popping reasons. The less salacious part of the story is that government infrastructure investment is falling and falling fast.
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THE SPEAKERSFilomena Beshara, Development Manager – ESG and Innovation lead,FreecityTristram Carfrae, Arup Fellow, ArupJillian Hopkins, Director Design Quality, Government Architect NSWMichael Mihailou, Director, Rider Levett BucknallJess Miller, Deputy Lord Mayor, City of SydneyJeff Morgan, Principal, HassellMCMaria Atkinson
We usually get some good ...
TRANSITION RISK MASTERCLASS: If there were just 10 Adam Murchies in the country, we’d probably decarbonise Australia’s mid tier buildings a lot faster than the current rate. Either that, or quickly repurpose them once they’re declared stranded assets.
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Murchie, who is co-founder and director of ...
TRANSITION RISK: Big corporates, such mining and agriculture companies – and cities – need to know if their investments are viable in the next decade or two as they deal with the climate and net zero challenges underway. But it’s the building and construction sector that is one of the most exposed to the geopolitical shifts and depleted resources from ...
Every time Australia is hit by a major flood, the same questions surface. Could anything have been done to reduce the damage? Most importantly, what can Australian homeowners do to better prepare for the next flood?
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Australia’s regional freight debate is often framed as a contest between rail and trucks when both should be used to improve energy and regional sovereignty, significantly reduce road trauma and potential to enable passenger rail.
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Transition Risk at the Melbourne Town Hall on Tuesday was a standout deep dive on what’s at risk for buildings that don’t electrify and the rewards for those that do.
Let’s say you’ve got a slightly older building that’s none too flash and it’s running on say, 60 per cent gas.
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You’ve got ...
TRAUMA TOWN, PART 7: My first real job was with a council, assistant librarian at Stanton Library in North Sydney.
I was still doing my bachelor’s degree and was getting sick of the assorted jobs I used to trade in, dish pig and so forth. Those jobs. There was an industrial reason I ended up in that council job.
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Green’s leader and Senator Larissa Waters is officially making her party’s position clear that it would be voting with the Labor government on Thursday afternoon to allow a new method of generating carbon credits by protecting public native forest earmarked for logging.
The decision has split the party with three Greens senators, Tasmania’s Nick McKim ...
A lot of builders are only just holding on right now because of social housing investment, but successive governments have retreated from social housing, writes Andrea Sharam.
This final article in our series on overcoming housing construction constraints, we reflect on the prospect for reform.
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The UK has officially legalised plug in solar, and with momentum building across Europe, it’s time for Australia to follow suit.
Spinifex is an opinion column. If you would like to contribute, contact us to ask for a detailed brief.
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Millions of Australians are locked out of the energy ...
Despite its many innovations and incarnations over the last thirty years, workplace design has essentially been driven by the same premise: efficiency. Whilst there have been a number of prevailing trends or movements throughout this time, the persistent focus has been on how efficiently organisations can accommodate people, utilise space and manage ...
Victoria’s Big Build is all over the news at the moment, for a few pretty eye-popping reasons. The less salacious part of the story is that government infrastructure investment is falling and falling fast.
Spinifex is an opinion column. If you would like to contribute, contact us to ask for a detailed brief.
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THE SPEAKERSFilomena Beshara, Development Manager – ESG and Innovation lead,FreecityTristram Carfrae, Arup Fellow, ArupJillian Hopkins, Director Design Quality, Government Architect NSWMichael Mihailou, Director, Rider Levett BucknallJess Miller, Deputy Lord Mayor, City of SydneyJeff Morgan, Principal, HassellMCMaria Atkinson
We usually get some good ...
TRANSITION RISK MASTERCLASS: If there were just 10 Adam Murchies in the country, we’d probably decarbonise Australia’s mid tier buildings a lot faster than the current rate. Either that, or quickly repurpose them once they’re declared stranded assets.
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Murchie, who is co-founder and director of ...
TRANSITION RISK: Big corporates, such mining and agriculture companies – and cities – need to know if their investments are viable in the next decade or two as they deal with the climate and net zero challenges underway. But it’s the building and construction sector that is one of the most exposed to the geopolitical shifts and depleted resources from ...
Every time Australia is hit by a major flood, the same questions surface. Could anything have been done to reduce the damage? Most importantly, what can Australian homeowners do to better prepare for the next flood?
Spinifex is an opinion column. If you would like to contribute, contact us to ask for a detailed brief.
Sign up for our free ...
Australia’s regional freight debate is often framed as a contest between rail and trucks when both should be used to improve energy and regional sovereignty, significantly reduce road trauma and potential to enable passenger rail.
Spinifex is an opinion column. If you would like to contribute, contact us to ask for a detailed brief.
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