UPDATE: 18 July 2023 Heard about the Waverley Development Control Plan (DCP) in the news today? Here’s our media release from December 2022 when the DCP was adopted and includes information about gas cooking and heating. Please note that these development controls only apply to residential development and only […] Click here to view original […]
‘The construction sector in particular is prone to greenwashing due to the project’s longer life cycle and multiple stages.’ Photo: Dan Gold/Unsplash Opinion: while achieving net zero is crucial to mitigate climate change, it’s an expensive, complex and dynamic process We hear a lot about achieving net zero in […] Click here to view original
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Danjuma Waniko, a chartered surveyor is the President, Green Building Council Nigeria. He spoke to CHINEDUM UWAEGBULAM on barriers against the adoption of green building, ways to attain net zero and promote sustainable building materialsthrough incentives such as reduced planning fees, tax rebates, subsidies or concessionary loans. Building green […] Click here to view original
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Alfa Laval HVACR industry manager, John Anson, explains how sustainable cities hold the key to decarbonising our future and reaching net zero. With average temperatures rising, it is imperative that we turn our attention to Australia’s urban centres to both mitigate and adapt to climate change. While cities cover […] Click here to view original
In 2021, Jeremiah Thoronka was making a name for himself in clean-energy technology. The then 21-year-old Durham University masters student had invented a device that uses kinetic energy from traffic and pedestrians to generate electricity. It certainly sounded groundbreaking. In a pilot project in Thoronka’s native Sierra Leone, two […] Click here to view original
From courtyards to ivy-covered walls, cooling solutions can be found in regions with experience building for high temperatures. In the Mediterranean, climbing plants are frequently used to cool down buildings. Photographer: Vladimir Mironov/Getty Images The cooler parts of the northern hemisphere are getting hotter. Europe is the world’s fastest-warming […] Click here to view original
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