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Sustainability

Home›News›Category: "Sustainability" (Page 7)
  • NewsSustainability
    By Anna Hayes
    July 3, 2019
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    Report provides road map for sustainable housing

    A new report, focusing on sustainable homes, shows that two-thirds of Australians would prefer to buy energy efficient homes but do not do so due to ...
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  • NewsSustainability
    By Anna Hayes
    June 27, 2019
    194
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    Deakin researchers examining Micro Villages

    Researchers at Deakin University are working on a community project that will create clusters of affordable homes for retirees and elderly people living on limited incomes ...
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  • Sustainability
    By Anna Hayes
    April 29, 2019
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    CSIRO tool outlines housing statistics

    A new tool, designed to collate data on energy efficiency in Australian housing, has found that homes are becoming larger but also more energy-efficient, resulting in ...
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  • FeaturesRoofingSustainability
    By Justin Felix
    March 18, 2019
    200
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    Something from nothing

    As extreme weather patterns become the norm, it is increasingly important to preserve water supplies. Adelle King looks at how ‘air to water’ technology is helping ...
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  • FeaturesRoofingSustainability
    By Staff Writer
    March 18, 2019
    213
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    And they said print was dead…

    The University of Newcastle (UoN) has recently completed its first large-scale installation of printed solar panels. Cameron Grimes takes a look at how this new technology ...
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  • NewsSustainability
    By Esther Rivers
    January 22, 2019
    254
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    Brick company PGH pledge new sustainability idea using local waste

    Brick and paving company PGH has announced a new sustainable way of minimising waste through commendable efforts using the Parkville tunnel projects off-cuts of clay. PGH ...
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  • NewsSustainability
    By brihonytulloch
    November 29, 2018
    267
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    USG Boral duo seek new challenges with Rock the House project

    As part of its ongoing commitment to the Rock the House program with Habitat for Humanity, two USG Boral and 10 Boral employees, spent a week ...
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  • NewsStandards and RegulationsSustainability
    By Liam Armstrong
    November 28, 2018
    257
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    New standards to assist with energy efficient residential air conditioning

    The installation and design of energy efficient residential air conditioning will be assisted by the publication of a new standard, according to a press release from ...
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  • NewsSustainability
    By Cameron Grimes
    October 22, 2018
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    Victoria building smarter, more energy efficient homes

    The Victorian Government has announced three building companies will develop energy-efficient, environmentally sustainable homes for sale in Melbourne’s high-growth suburbs. Minister for Energy Lily D’Ambrosio has ...
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  • NewsSustainability
    By Cameron Grimes
    September 13, 2018
    392
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    2018 Melbourne Tackling Air Tightness Seminar Details Announced

    The date for the 2018 Tackling Air Tightness Seminar held in Melbourne has been announced. The Melbourne seminar will be held on 20 September 2018 at ...
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