Environment
The wild stuff: engineering in zoos and aquariums
Zoos and aquariums exist to bring wildlife closer to us, but the engineering involved in constructing these habitats is anything...
From construction to production: Decarbonising the construction industry
How construction and consultancy company Mace is rethinking construction through a climate-friendly lens.
How Transurban takes a sustainability mindset to road operations
Transurban’s Michael Lehfeldt explains his company’s adoption of a sustainable road management strategy geared to minimise its impact on climate...
Ensuring Indigenous communities have access to clean water
Engineers Without Borders (EWB) is working with remote communities to co-design fit-for-purpose and fit-for-place water supply systems.
Climate Smart Engineering: ideas and action
Climate change is one of the greatest existential threats humanity has ever faced. Engineers Australia’s second Climate Smart Engineering conference,...
Tackling reforestation with drones and AI
The Federal Government’s recent State of the Environment Report delivered a dire warning for the future of Australia’s unique biodiversity.
RMIT researcher charts path to circular economy using excess PPE
An Indigenous researcher at RMIT is using his passion for sustainability to tread new ground in the circular economy.
IPCC author: the unavoidable facts of climate change
To measure something is to begin to manage it, and it’s a principle that has dominated much of Kevin Hennessy’s...
Can a smart bin help crack the recycling challenge?
CSIRO engineers hope a new smart bin will make recycling easier and more effective.
The contradiction at the heart of sustainable engineering
Working on road and rail infrastructure in Queensland, Dr Chris Bridges FIEAust feels he is trying to serve two contradictory...
