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Author Archives: Annie Kane

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Posted inBusiness & Politics, Commercial, Planning & Design

Floth becomes first to meet ASBEC’s zero carbon definition

by Annie Kane 21 December 201523 December 2015
Posted inBusiness & Politics, Commercial, Planning & Design

Floth becomes first to meet ASBEC's zero carbon definition

by Annie Kane 21 December 2015
Posted inClimate Change, Government/Regulations

Australia’s climate policy needs “substantial overhaul” to meet targets

by Annie Kane 17 December 2015
Posted inClimate Change, Government/Regulations

Australia's climate policy needs “substantial overhaul” to meet targets

by Annie Kane 17 December 2015
Posted inBusiness

Australia’s first community-owned electricity supplier launches

by Annie Kane 16 December 201529 June 2016
Posted inConstruction & Development

NSW certifies most Green Star projects in 2015

by Annie Kane 16 December 201516 December 2015
Posted inBusiness

CSR Bradford to supply Tesla Powerwall battery

by Annie Kane 15 December 201529 June 2016
Posted inClimate Change, New Zealand

Global climate deal: industry responds

by Annie Kane 14 December 201530 June 2016
Posted inClimate Change, Environment, New Zealand, Planning

Calls for Victoria to develop plan for water sensitive towns

by Annie Kane 14 December 201515 December 2015
Posted inEnergy, Engineering/Technology, Housing

Rainwater harvesting could save Australia billions

by Annie Kane 10 December 201511 December 2015
Posted inGovernment/Regulations, Housing

Improving Victoria’s building efficiency could create 13,000 jobs

by Annie Kane 9 December 201510 December 2015
Posted inEnergy

WA considers funding out-of-state renewable energy projects

by Annie Kane 8 December 2015
Posted inBusiness & Politics, Energy

Solgen Group merges with Mark Group

by Annie Kane 7 December 2015
Posted inClimate Change, Construction & Development, Planning

WA releases new bushfire reforms for buildings

by Annie Kane 7 December 20158 December 2015
Posted inGovernment, Home and Life

New energy app helps reduce power bills by 18 per cent

by Annie Kane 3 December 201529 June 2016
Posted inConstruction & Development, Energy, Funding & grants, Lighting

CEFC launches $250m finance program to make councils greener

by Annie Kane 3 December 2015
Posted inEducation, Training & Research

Increasing cycling worldwide could save cities US$24 trillion

by Annie Kane 3 December 2015
Posted inClimate Change, Energy

SA to attract $10 billion in low-carbon energy investments by 2025

by Annie Kane 2 December 20152 December 2015
Posted inEnergy, Housing, Planning

Adelaide to install solar panels on community housing

by Annie Kane 1 December 20151 December 2015
Posted inAwards, Education, Training & Research, Public/social/ethical

Community garden for the homeless wins Big Idea competition

by Annie Kane 1 December 20151 December 2015
Posted inConstruction & Development, Housing, Planning

NSW looks to boost medium-density housing supply

by Annie Kane 1 December 20151 December 2015
Posted inCase Studies, Commercial, Planning & Design

Case study: Google Head Office interior, South Africa

by Annie Kane 30 November 201530 November 2015
Posted inHousing

Australia in the grip of a rental crisis

by Annie Kane 26 November 201526 November 2015
Posted inEnergy

First domestic energy storage safety guide released

by Annie Kane 25 November 2015
Posted inConstruction & Development, Infrastructure & transport

More than 50 buildings to be demolished for Sydney Metro

by Annie Kane 25 November 20151 December 2015
Posted inFacilities management, Investment/deals/companies

AMP Capital extends sustainability agenda to human rights

by Annie Kane 24 November 201524 November 2015
Posted inEnvironment, Planning

New protocol could help build biodiverse cities

by Annie Kane 19 November 201519 November 2015
Posted inCommercial, Energy

New pathway could make half of Australia’s offices greener

by Annie Kane 18 November 201518 November 2015
Posted inEnergy, Funding & grants

ARENA and CEFC funding could double solar capacity

by Annie Kane 17 November 201517 November 2015
Posted inFinance

Future Fund “missed out” on $2bn by not divesting

by Annie Kane 17 November 201517 November 2015

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