Sustainability Matters
October 14, 2020
Main Roads WA is working with the Australian Road Research Board (ARRB) and Tyre Stewardship Australia to validate the use of recycling asphalt pavement that contains crumb rubber.
In Western Australia crumb rubber consumption has doubled in the past two years, from between 800–1000 tonnes to nearly 2000 tonnes. Alongside the movement to use a variety of recycled materials in asphalt, road base and
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Intengine | the engine for good
October 8, 2020
DEMANDING MORE FROM BUILDING ENERGY EFFICIENCE Released in a recent National Energy Board of Canada report, British Columbia’s commercial and residential buildings in 2015 released a staggering 7.3 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, representing 12% of the total GHG emissions produced in the province. However, the Province of BC is committed to fostering sustainable
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Sustainability Matters
October 8, 2020
Engineering Professor Kim Pickering has been awarded $10.9 million in Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) Endeavour funding to explore a circular economy concept created for the Aotearoa New Zealand context — shaped by the philosophies and values of both founding cultures: Ma?ori and European.
?miomio Aotearoa — a circular economy for the wellbeing of New Zealand is a
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Sustainability Matters
September 28, 2020
Sewage systems around the world are plagued by concrete corrosion and fatbergs, leading to costly and disruptive maintenance. But an eco-friendly zero-cement concrete developed by researchers at RMIT University could hold the solution.
Led by Dr Rajeev Roychand, the research team created a concrete that eliminates free lime — a chemical compound that promotes corrosion and fatbergs. The research
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Sustainability Matters
September 27, 2020
A newly released report demonstrates that innovative design and planning can reduce temperatures in Sydney’s Western Parkland City by up to 4.6 degrees.
Conducted by Sydney Water, in partnership with leading architects, engineers and urban designers, the Urban Typology and Stormwater Management report shows that retaining stormwater in the natural landscape, coupled with innovative planning
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Sustainability Matters
September 20, 2020
Researchers at RMIT University have developed an industry step-by-step implementation plan to transform cigarette butts into bricks.
The plan, published in a special issue of the journal Materials, shows how cigarette butts can be collected and recycled on an industrial scale.
Every year, across the globe, more than 6 trillion cigarettes are produced, resulting in 1.2 million tonnes of toxic waste
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Sustainability Matters
September 15, 2020
In a bid to lower energy and water bills and create a more sustainable and resilient city, councillors in the City of Melbourne will consider proposed changes to the planning scheme to deliver more sustainable buildings.
Environment Portfolio Chair Cr Cathy Oke said encouraging investment in sustainable and energy-efficient buildings will help to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and support economic
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GreenBiz Group
September 10, 2020
Built to Last: The Case for Durable Design
What are the implications of building long-lasting, durable products, and what opportunities arise from keeping products in service?
"They don't build things like they used to..." This age-old lament seems aptly fit for our era of single-use disposables and planned obsolescence. For the nostalgic, the quality conscious and the
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Grist News
August 21, 2020
Brandon Dennison is on a mission to save West Virginia’s economy while preserving its unique history.
GreenBiz Group
August 19, 2020
Why the District of Columbia is a leader in energy efficiency
Catherine Nabukalu
Wed, 08/19/2020 - 01:30
One of my favorite sessions from VERGE 2019 was a presentation by Amory Lovins on the expanding energy efficiency cornucopia. Among several things, he discussed the vital benefit of energy efficiency in working toward environmental sustainability through emissions reductions without
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