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Sustainability in transport design? That train has left the station: More and more Australian suppliers and manufacturers are jumping the track when it comes to ensuring environmentally conscious transportation building solutions. Transportation design encompasses countless and often monumental considerations.
The federal government this week tasked an expert panel with making Australia’s largest grid, the National Electricity Market, fit for our changing energy system.
Being able to charge your car at home is a big drawcard for many electric vehicle buyers. But it’s rare to find chargers installed at apartment complexes in Australia.
This year, dozens of new models of electric vehicles have hit the Australian market – and more are coming. New models of battery electric and plug-in hybrids come with bigger batteries. The average battery electric now has a range of over 400 kilometres.
The benefits of sustainable buildings are far reaching, from a reduced ecological footprint to keeping occupants healthier and preserving resources for future generations. Sustainability should now be an essential consideration for all building projects, including sport and recreation facilities.
The government has stared down the Greens over its Help to Buy and Build to Rent housing legislation, with the minor party announcing late Monday it will “wave through” the legislation in the Senate this week.
Australia’s construction industry employs more than 1.3 million workers. That’s about 9% of the workforce.
The surest way for specifiers to look past greenwashing and find genuinely sustainable products is via life cycle assessment. It has ushered in an era of greenwashing. It seems that wherever you happen look, both within the construction sector and elsewhere, you will find somebody making unsubstantiated and/or inaccurate claims about green credentials.
Schools are full of extremely useful and valuable facilities. These include playing fields, play equipment, sandpits, netball courts, concert halls, libraries and even pools.
The way we organise our cities and regions creates problems everywhere. We’re facing difficult and polluting drives to work, a lack of affordable housing, and urban designs that lead to car dependency and are bad for our health.
Climate change and biodiversity loss are mounting threats to Australia’s water security. So we often hear calls for more dams. But is that the answer?
