What just happened to timber prices?
After experiencing a tumultuous past two years, timber prices are expected to rise once more. Data updated on April 20 by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and our forecasts predict soft sawnwood…
Which is more sustainable? Circular or regenerative materials?
In the age of Net-Zero we are told to use circular economy principles in designing a building and in the use of materials. Meanwhile, we are told that construction must employ materials…
Editor’s choice
On the budget’s baby steps on housing and the need to speed up
On first blush, Tuesday’s federal budget looked positive on the housing front. First, there was the…
Biz news: Brookfield, Warren & Mahoney, CBRE and carbon credit review
What the sustainability sector leaders are up to this week.
NEWS FROM THE FRONT
Charting the decline of the gas era
Everywhere we look in eastern Australia, gas demand is falling…
The reality gap – CFOs struggling at the coal face of change with sustainability
According to mainstream business media, the investment community is ready…
World Green Building Council releases 20-pronged circular economy playbook
The World Green Building Council has released a guide to…
Budget 2023 – at last someone in Canberra is listening: a start to the “everywhere” imperative for the “defining decade”
We can breathe – Budget 2023 might not be perfect…
The chat in the engineering space on gas, electrification & more
COMMENTS AND OBSERVATIONS: Finally catching our breath after Urban Greening…
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SPINIFEX – YOUR VIEWS
Electrifying existing buildings – what property managers and architects need to know
The world is rethinking energy in the face of climate change and the urgent need to decarbonise. Electrification is critical as we transition to renewable energy and cut out fossil fuels. But where does this leave property managers with portfolios full of older building stock that are still reliant on…
