A risk mitigation approach to integrating underground stormwater tanks
ACO’s guidance and online stormwater tank calculator can help engineers validate the strength required for stormwater tanks.
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.
Five new engineering projects kicking off in 2023
Engineers lead the ‘knowledge-based economy’ after winning the lion's share of 2023 Australian Research Council (ARC) funding.
Insulated sandwich panels are a vital component in green buildings
Bondor Metecno’s Insulated Sandwich Panels maximise the energy efficiency of commercial and residential buildings.
Engineers Australia is committed to building reform
Engineers Australia Chief Engineer Jane MacMaster has reasserted Engineers Australia’s commitment to helping restore confidence in the building sector in ...
Engineers face up to the challenge of delivering a net-zero future
Engineers Australia’s Climate Smart Engineering conference has, for the second year in a row, highlighted the important role engineering will ...
How Transurban takes a sustainability mindset to road operations
Transurban’s Michael Lehfeldt explains his company’s adoption of a sustainable road management strategy geared to minimise its impact on climate ...
How to build a carbon-positive legacy
What better way for Australia to lead the sustainability charge than hosting a climate-positive Olympic and Paralympic Games?
Hydrogen’s role in decarbonising mining
Inside the consortium of mining companies shaping the future of green hydrogen in Australia.
Tackling reforestation with drones and AI
The Federal Government’s recent State of the Environment Report delivered a dire warning for the future of Australia’s unique biodiversity.
What Ampcontrol’s Peter Cockbain has learnt in 60 years of engineering
Reflecting on an esteemed career spanning more than six decades in electrical engineering and manufacturing, the 2022 Engineers Australia Peter ...
