Blueprints for a cleaner build as EPA releases new development standards

The construction industry is getting a new set of blueprints for tackling…

By Ashton Victor 3 Min Read

New solar power tech unshades solutions to common panel placement problem

A new type of solar panel, able to be installed in previously…

By Ashton Victor 4 Min Read

Sustainable student housing reaches new heights with record green rating

Aussie builders have constructed the nation's first purpose built student accommodation to…

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Expanding coal mines – and reaching net zero? Tanya Plibersek seems to believe both are possible

Tanya Plibersek’s decision to approve expansions for three NSW coal mines disappointed…

By Ashton Victor 8 Min Read

No home left behind: a postcode approach to electrification

How do we get Australia’s 11 million homes to ditch gas and…

By Ashton Victor 10 Min Read

Shock electrification boost to supercharge savings for homeowners of this region…

A pilot program to electrify 500 homes in the Illawarra region has…

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How low can we go? To cut the carbon that goes into buildings to net zero, we need radical change

As operational carbon emissions are cut, embodied carbon’s share of building emissions…

By Ashton Victor 8 Min Read

Can we really reach net zero by 2050? A new report maps out Australia’s path in more detail than ever before

A zero-carbon mindset must “become the new normal” in Australia, according to…

By Ashton Victor 10 Min Read

Australia has just been handed a map for getting to net zero. Here’s how it will guide us

Australia’s push for net-zero emissions received a welcome boost earlier this month,…

By Ashton Victor 7 Min Read