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Why Australia’s Construction Industry must start Thinking in Circles
Green
Monday September 19 2022

Why Australia’s Construction Industry must start Thinking in Circles

What would a federal minister for the circular economy mean for the construction industry?

Mirvac Builds an Apartment from Waste Glass and Textiles
Green
Thursday March 4 2021

Mirvac Builds an Apartment from Waste Glass and Textiles

Ceramic materials made from waste glass and textiles have been used in an apartment which heralds a breakthrough in environmentally friendly residential construction.

New Platform Will Help Architects and Engineers Design out Construction Waste
Green
Sunday August 30 2020

New Platform Will Help Architects and Engineers Design out Construction Waste

Architects and engineers will be able to estimate the waste impact of design decisions under a new platform being developed at the University of South Australia...

Confronting Comfort – Greed will always lead.
Urban Planning
Friday June 5 2020

Confronting Comfort – Greed will always lead.

In Australia, we celebrate that homeless people can sleep on inflatable mattresses in car parks whilst tax-payer money supports casino’s and coal mines owned by businesses...

20 Million Tons of Construction Waste a Year: Can We Reduce That Number?
Green
Monday May 18 2020

20 Million Tons of Construction Waste a Year: Can We Reduce That Number?

As Earth's population continues to grow, construction companies are erecting more and more buildings to accommodate people.As Earth's population continues to grow, construction companies are erecting...

How to Sustainably Address Construction Waste
Green
Thursday March 26 2020

How to Sustainably Address Construction Waste

Buildings and the construction sector are responsible for 39% of global carbon dioxide emissions annually.

Reducing Waste on Construction Sites
Green
Wednesday March 6 2019

Reducing Waste on Construction Sites

In 2014, Victorian builder Burbank teamed up with the centre for design and society at RMIT to build Australia’s first 99 per cent waste free home...

New Report Finds Opportunities in New Homes
Residential
Tuesday February 13 2018

New Report Finds Opportunities in New Homes

Simple energy efficiency improvements in new housing stock can slash energy bills, cut Australia’s emissions by 10.8 million tonnes, and deliver comfortable and resilient homes, finds...

Environment
8 Apr, 2019
Victorians Rally for Toxic Waste Crackdown

Residents in Melbourne's north will rally for a crackdown on the hazardous waste industry after a factory fire, as the state government considers an electronic tracking...

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Energy
8 Feb, 2019
Waste Will Power New Victorian Paper Mill

A Victorian paper mill is set to be powered by a new $600 million waste plant and generate more than 1000 jobs. 

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Environment
3 Aug, 2018
QLD:Hinchinbrook Cleanup After Effluent Spill

The Queensland government has been forced to step in and plug a hole in funding which has seen a sewerage treatment plant in the state's north...

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Environment
20 Jul, 2018
Sydney Waste Incinerator Plans Refused

A plan to build a controversial waste incinerator in Sydney's west has been knocked back but there are fears a new application could be made unless...

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Environment
20 Jun, 2018
NSW Budgets to Clean Up Waste and Asbestos

The environment is getting a clean-up with $196 million in the NSW budget to reduce waste and tackle illegal dumping but climate change has been given...

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Environment
7 Feb, 2018
NSW: Thousand Want to Block 'Toxic' Incinerator

More than 10,000 people have signed a petition calling for a proposed "toxic" waste incinerator in Sydney's west to be scrapped.

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Environment
12 Dec, 2017
Proposed NT Toxic Waste Site Clears Hurdle

Australia's first deep toxic waste repository is one step closer to a reality, despite an independent environment body flagging huge environmental and financial risks to the...

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