Sustainability
Rooftop water recycling becomes a reality
A rooftop desalination and water recycling system has been developed in Western Australia, thanks to some surprisingly simple engineering.
Watch: Inside a shipping container vertical farm
New farming models are cropping up around the world, including in Sydney, where Sprout Stack is transforming old shipping containers...
Infographic: Creating a sustainable city
In Adelaide, city planners, engineers and other experts are working together to implement more sustainable practices.
World Engineering Day: A brighter future
Engineers are key to the transition to clean energy that is so vital to our future, writes Xiaojing Hao, Scientia...
Infographic: Renewing Australia’s energy mix
While renewable energy sources make up a relatively small percentage of Australia’s overall energy mix, innovative projects are happening across...
World Engineering Day: Feeding a planet
If you improve the efficiency of farming it will change the world for all of humanity, and much of that...
Infographic: How tyres are entering the circular economy
Each year in Australia, 56 million tyres are disposed of. To keep these tyres from sitting in landfill, experts around...
World Engineering Day: Water wisdom
There has been a great deal of change in the planning of water systems in Australia, writes Lucia Cade FIEAust...
Infographic: Inside Perth’s groundwater replenishment scheme
Faced with declining rainfall, engineers and experts in Western Australia are turning to non-climate dependent water sources to help future-proof...
World Engineering Day: Circular thinking
To understand the absolute necessity of a properly circular economy, imagine you’re in lockdown in one room of your home....
