Can a smart bin help crack the recycling challenge?
CSIRO engineers hope a new smart bin will make recycling easier and more effective.
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.
Looming water challenges mean engineers need new skills
Technical skills won’t be enough to solve engineering problems around water, says this year’s Engineers Australia Engineering Associate of the ...
Translating green intentions into reality
A step-by-step look at accelerated decarbonisation through the lens of the fast-moving retail sector.
GradHack 2022 challenges graduates to think innovatively
Can you solve a real-world sustainability problem in just one weekend? Find out with Engineers Australia GradHack 2022
Meet the engineer improving efficacy in microplastic removal
Professional development pathways for women at Edith Cowan University have led to groundbreaking work addressing plastics in water supplies.
The change maker
Romilly Madew is taking the reins at Engineers Australia and has her sights set on the world’s “wicked” problems.
Australian mine trials underground EV charging
ABB introduces one of the first underground DC fast chargers in Australia for Glencore’s CSA copper mine in New South ...
What does the future hold for engineering? Robotic companions, the STEM media stars of tomorrow, and a climate crisis
Four headlines, four ways to look forward. These are the stories hitting the news this week that encourage engineers to ...
Lego-style construction delivers sustainable skyscraper in Melbourne
Atira Student Living is one of the tallest buildings in the world to use prefabricated construction methods and has been ...
Engineers Australia secures United Nations accreditation and global input on sustainability agendas
With Engineers Australia’s accreditation to the United Nations major environment organisations this month, a world of possibility has opened up ...
