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Author Archives: Poppy Johnston

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construction worker with laptop
Posted inConstruction & Development

Why the ACCC is taking an interest in expensive construction software licences and lock-ins

by Poppy Johnston 10 December 202025 January 2021
Posted inInvestment/deals/companies

Vicinity Centres, Dexus and Woolworths granted CDP A-list status for 2020

by Poppy Johnston 10 December 202011 December 2020
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Posted inGovernment/Regulations

The “right to repair” inquiry by the Productivity Commission could make planned obsolescence obsolete

by Poppy Johnston 8 December 202015 December 2020
Darren Bilsborough
Posted inEngineering/Technology

Big plans and ambitions under way as Darren Bilsborough takes new gig at Meinhardt Group

by Poppy Johnston 8 December 202017 December 2020
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Posted inGovernment/Regulations

Meet ALGA’s new president Linda Scott and see what she wants for local government

by Poppy Johnston 8 December 20208 December 2020
Posted inCommercial

Real estate fund targets mid-tier buildings for energy upgrades

by Poppy Johnston 3 December 202010 December 2020
Posted inInvestment/deals/companies

You call that ambition? Atlassian’s Mike Cannon-Brookes calls out BP on its lacklustre net zero plan

by Poppy Johnston 2 December 20207 December 2020
Mayurie Gunatilaka portrait
Posted inInfrastructure & transport

New head of Arup New Zealand on pulling all the levers at once

by Poppy Johnston 1 December 20202 December 2020
Posted inArchitecture

Bushfire season is back, so what did we learn about protecting homes?

by Poppy Johnston 1 December 20202 December 2020
Posted inInvestment/deals/companies

Delay is the new denial and it could see Australia stranded on climate change

by Poppy Johnston 26 November 202026 November 2020
Posted inSponsored

Get set to reap big savings from demand response, and help decarbonise the grid

by Poppy Johnston 19 November 202010 June 2021
Posted inArchitecture

Monash University’s latest Passive House showstopper throws out the rulebook

by Poppy Johnston 19 November 202023 November 2020
Posted inInvestment/deals/companies

Australian real estate companies still top of Global Dow Jones Sustainability Index

by Poppy Johnston 17 November 202018 November 2020
Posted inInvestment/deals/companies

thinkstep-anz riding circular economy wave with new recruits

by Poppy Johnston 17 November 202018 November 2020
Posted inHousing

This rammed earth, Passive House home is in a community bound by sustainability

by Poppy Johnston 12 November 20207 December 2020
Salt Torquay
Posted inHousing

Mandating high sustainability in Victoria turns out to be a strong selling point for housing estates

by Poppy Johnston 12 November 202013 November 2020
air conditioning
Posted inFacilities management

Now for airconditioning-as-a-service

by Poppy Johnston 10 November 202012 November 2020
Posted inFinance

There’s money in ethics… trust us

by Poppy Johnston 5 November 20205 November 2020
Eaglehawk landfill
Posted inWaste and recycling

Bendigo searches for a post-landfill solution

by Poppy Johnston 5 November 20205 November 2020
Posted inEvents

Join us for a TEDxSydney Discovery Session about the power of design to save our planet

by Poppy Johnston 4 November 20209 November 2020
Posted inConstruction & Development

Australia’s Passive House future is in reach

by Poppy Johnston 3 November 20203 November 2020
Posted inGovernment

South Australia’s new solar connectivity rules and what the rest of us can learn

by Poppy Johnston 3 November 202011 May 2021
Posted inArts and Letters

Book Review: The Carbon Club by Marian Wilkinson

by Poppy Johnston 3 November 20203 November 2020
Posted inArchitecture

A zero carbon coral “ark” with a 500-year lifespan planned for Port Douglas

by Poppy Johnston 29 October 202029 October 2020
Posted inInvestment/deals/companies

Blue IoT in growth mode, with an award to boot

by Poppy Johnston 27 October 20206 November 2020
Posted inInfrastructure & transport

Want an electric bike? Get in line

by Poppy Johnston 27 October 202027 October 2020
Posted inConstruction & Development

The dark horse of quantity surveying can reduce embodied carbon and cost at the same time

by Poppy Johnston 27 October 20207 December 2020
Posted inColumns

Dreaming of a low carbon transport future

by Poppy Johnston 22 October 202017 December 2020
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Posted inFinance

Why Exxon has been tossed over by a green company and the new Lendlease green bond is oversubscribed

by Poppy Johnston 22 October 202022 October 2020
Posted inWaste and recycling

Want to know how much the gold in your phone is worth? Keep an eye on NSW Circular to find out

by Poppy Johnston 22 October 202022 October 2020

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