10 global challenges the world will face in the next 25 years – according to engineers
Securing cyberspace, economical clean energy, sustaining land and oceans, and sustainable and resilient infrastructure were listed as the top four ...
Tag: sustainability
Sustainability is a practice that presumes that resources are limited, and should be used conservatively and wisely with a view to long-term priorities and consequences.
Sustainable engineering is the process of designing or operating systems such that they use energy and resources at a rate that does not compromise the natural environment or the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
Do engineers have the right tools to meet the UN Sustainable Development Goals?
A recently developed guide aims to provide engineers with practical tools to implement sustainable practices in their work to help ...
World Engineering Day: Celebrating engineers solving problems of the future
The challenges of the future will require the efforts of engineers, and, this month, the world is acknowledging the necessity ...
Welcoming the World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development
On 4 March, the global engineering community will mark the first ever World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development.
World Engineering Day: Looking after good health and wellbeing
Ensuring healthy lives and promoting the well-being at all ages is essential to sustainable development.
World Engineering Day: Promoting gender equality
Chandra Ximenez, a petroleum engineer, has been working in Timor-Leste as a Technical Project Officer to encourage more women into ...
World Engineering Day: Closing the gap on inequalities
The international community has made significant strides towards lifting people out of poverty. However, inequality persists and large disparities remain ...
World Engineering Day: Building resilience
When we discuss climate change in engineering, and its relation to natural disasters, there are two major themes: transition risk ...
World Engineering Day: Creating sustainable cities and communities
Cities are hubs for ideas, commerce, culture, science, productivity, social development and much more. There are challenges ahead to keep ...
How one engineer kept this new University of Melbourne building carbon neutral
When the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music needed a new home, designing a space that sounded great — and was zero-carbon ...
