Circular economy principles to be enshrined in national sustainable procurement policy
Businesses must soon meet agreed sustainability outcomes, including cutting or repurposing waste and replacing single-use materials with recycled materials.
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.
The many benefits of intelligent motor control
Continuing geopolitical uncertainty coupled with high inflation and supply chain disruption has forced manufacturers worldwide to find new ways to ...
Tektoseal Active PFAS removes “forever chemicals” from soil effectively and sustainably
HUESKER developed Tektoseal Active PFAS, a highly effective pollutant barrier, in response to significant environmental damage.
Game-changing breakthroughs at Edith Cowan University’s School of Engineering
Revolutionary new ways to remove microplastics from water, use zinc-air batteries to power electric cars and significantly improve hydrogen storage ...
How utilities company Veolia balances profit with sustainability
Richard Kirkman explains how Veolia ANZ is embracing ecological transformation to do better for the environment.
Five lessons I learned during my first year designing timber buildings
Structural engineer Fiona Zhang reveals the surprising lessons she learned during her first year designing mass timber buildings.
Delivering complete solutions for the data centres of tomorrow
Accelerating digitalisation across commercial construction projects, such as new factories, warehouses and office blocks means data centres are more critical ...
A groundbreaking innovation in wall construction is set to reduce the sky-high number building defects plaguing the industry
When New South Wales Building Commissioner David Chandler was appointed in 2020, he wasted little time in declaring war on ...
Could foamed bitumen pave the way to an eco-friendly future for road construction?
Three engineers explain how foamed bitumen could be an environmentally friendly and cost-effective alternative to regular materials — and could ...
Pioneering technology at RMIT recycles toxic waste for use in energy storage and agriculture
Australia produces 1.5 Mt of wastewater sludge every year, enough to fill the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
