Setting standards for stormwater pollutant removal evaluation: Labs Without Walls
A sudden deluge of rain can cause severe environmental damage in built-up areas if pollutants are washed into local waterways ...
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Return to nature: Reinventing a Brisbane stormwater drain
A concrete stormwater channel in Brisbane has been transformed into a meandering stream through lush parkland, representing a new, sustainable ...
How a new device could change the game for bushfire prevention around the world
From rethinking stormwater harvesting to recycled construction materials, the research projects at Victoria University’s Sustainable Futures Innovation Hub are looking ...
This Australian startup wants to become the Lego of roof drainage
Melbourne start-up Dam Buster aims to standardise hydraulic engineering for roof drainage.
How UNSW combined flood resilience with aquifer recharge
The perfect solution to this university’s stormwater management challenges arrived with the delivery of one of the world’s largest percolation ...
School student engineers solution to plastic pollution
When year 12 student Tamsyn Burley came up with a way to stop plastic pollution entering her city’s waterways, teaming ...
3 innovative ways Victoria University is helping future-proof Melbourne
From rethinking stormwater harvesting to recycled construction materials, the research projects at Victoria University’s Sustainable Futures Innovation Hub are looking ...
Going underground to protect Sydney’s Green Square redevelopment from flooding
Heavy flooding was threatening the redevelopment of an inner-Sydney precinct. The solution involved hydraulic testing and kilometres of micro-tunnelling.
