This biodegradable car is made of flax and runs on electricity
A car produced almost entirely out of biodegradable material is challenging the auto industry to shift its environmental efforts into ...
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.
Australia’s coasts are riding the next wave of renewable energy
Australia's renewable energy family is gradually getting bigger as engineers and coastal scientists combine their efforts to advance the wave ...
Inside the mammoth tunnelling effort to clean one of the world’s most polluted rivers
An ambitious engineering project in Argentina hopes to clean up the 64 km Riachuelo, which exposes more than 4 million ...
How to transform cities from urban heat islands into cool oases
Urban areas around the world are taking a new approach to keeping cool, and the outcome portends well for the ...
This rising star of Perth’s skyline is setting a new building sustainability standard
After years of careful planning, hard work and engineering ingenuity, central Perth's newest skyscraper is complete, and it is casting ...
Every one of the Sustainable Development Goals needs engineers, says expert
If the world is to meet the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), it must turn to engineers for help, ...
World’s first fully automated intermodal terminal to be built in Australia
Sydney's new intermodal freight precinct will be the largest in Australia – and that's good for the environment.
These artificial leaves could one day transform any building into green infrastructure
Design engineer Julian Melchiorri wants his technology to do what plants can – and his green thinking has led to ...
What engineering companies need to know about the new Modern Slavery Act
Engineering companies with a turnover of more than $100 million need to be aware of new mandatory reporting requirements that ...
Topping up our reserves won’t ensure fuel security, expert says
Ninety per cent of Australia’s liquid fuel comes from overseas, which leaves us vulnerable to geopolitical threats and trade wars. ...
