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 ...
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.
Powering the build of renewable energy sources in remote communities
With energy costs rising, create investigates what impact renewable energies would have on remote communities.
The biggest imperative for engineers this World Environment Day? Sustainability education
In the lead up to World Environment Day 2022, two sustainability experts help engineers define what sustainability is in 2022, ...
How I got here: Sustainability consultant Ashley Olsson on helping businesses save the planet
Create chats with sustainability consultant and Engineers Australia member Ashley Olsson CPEng on his journey from environmental engineer to sustainability ...
How engineers can mitigate environmental risk in the quest for net zero
Decarbonisation projects can have unintended consequences on the natural environment. One leading engineering firm is ensuring that the industry more ...
Rubber railway: disrupting a 200-year-old sector
A University of Technology Sydney (UTS) rail research project not only achieves its sustainability goals, it has been scientifically tested ...
Standardised repairs for extending life of galvanized steel
An updated advisory from the Galvanizers Association of Australia (GAA) highlights best practices and considerations for repairing field welded or ...
7 climate change books and podcasts to get inspired for Earth Day 2022
As today is Earth Day, there’s never been a more opportune time to become immersed in all-things climate change.
We could soon see natural turf grown on glass
The engineers and field of play specialists at SPORTENG are trialling the use of sand made from recycled glass as ...
Australia is already designing galvanized steel structures that can be reused
A European report imagines a world where galvanized steel structures are part of a circular economy. Australia is much closer ...
