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Author Archives: Rose Mary Petrass

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Posted inWaste and recycling

Private capital sniffing around waste

by Rose Mary Petrass and Tina Perinotto 19 April 202219 April 2022
data centre Microsoft Fortum
Posted inEnergy

Microsoft partnership will use internet to heat Finnish homes emission-free

by Rose Mary Petrass 14 April 202214 April 2022
Shaun Carter
Posted inHousing

There’s a big economic divide around housing, and it’s getting bigger, says Shaun Carter

by Rose Mary Petrass 12 April 202214 April 2022
Empty office
Posted inCommercial

The office is dead – long live the office! What’s the fate of the physical workspace?

by Rose Mary Petrass 7 April 202211 April 2022
prefab construction
Posted inConstruction & Development

Prefabricated may be the “only viable option,” besides it’s not so “cheap and nasty”

by Rose Mary Petrass 7 April 202213 April 2022
Posted inEnergy

Mining giant BHP signs PPA for WA wind farm

by Rose Mary Petrass 7 April 20227 April 2022
Posted inUrbanism

Green Building Council releases roadmap to decarbonised precincts

by Rose Mary Petrass 7 April 20227 April 2022
Posted inConstruction & Development

Dear property industry: the planet “can’t do this without you”

by Rose Mary Petrass 5 April 20225 April 2022
Jefa Greenaway
Posted inArchitecture

Jefa Greenaway says, just like sustainability, Indigenous design thinking used to be an afterthought

by Rose Mary Petrass 5 April 20227 April 2022
busy cafe
Posted inJobs News

Westpac, Arup, City of Hobart, Charles Sturt, Koichi Takada, and more

by Rose Mary Petrass 5 April 20226 April 2022
hydrogen
Posted inEnergy

Eastern states reach landmark agreement on hydrogen highway proposal

by Rose Mary Petrass 31 March 202231 March 2022
Ken McBryde
Posted inArchitecture

Now we can measure sustainability to watch it grow, says new Gensler design director Ken McBryde

by Rose Mary Petrass 29 March 202229 March 2022
Posted inRating tools

How NABERS is going gangbusters and along with ESG is good for business: CBRE

by Rose Mary Petrass 29 March 202229 March 2022
John Andrews architect
Posted inArchitecture

Award-winning architect John Andrews leaves behind a premium legacy

by Rose Mary Petrass 29 March 202229 March 2022
Posted inPlanning

What Australian cities can learn from New York City’s building emissions laws

by Rose Mary Petrass 24 March 202224 March 2022
Tayanah O'Donnell
Posted inJobs News

Market Pulse: more demand than ever for sustainability

by Rose Mary Petrass 22 March 202223 March 2022
Flood wall in Austria
Posted inClimate Change

There are levees and leaving – and then there’s breaking the cycle of build/break/repair

by Rose Mary Petrass 21 March 202225 March 2022
solar powered electric car
Posted inEnergy

Driving powerful innovation: your next car might come with solar panels and smart chargers that give back to the grid

by Rose Mary Petrass 21 March 202222 March 2022
Posted inhospitals, health, aged care

And now for the mosquito-borne disease threat to our warming cities

by Rose Mary Petrass 17 March 202217 March 2022
Posted inPlanning & Design

How to prevent and mitigate the threat of mosquito-borne diseases in our cities

by Rose Mary Petrass 17 March 202217 March 2022
Top view of young business analytics sitting at table. Coworking team working together. Group managers making great business decisions. Social media. Concept
Posted inJobs News

Nuveen, Wollongong, Mirova, Greenpeace

by Rose Mary Petrass 15 March 202215 March 2022
Posted inBuilding

Leave no building behind – or risk stranded property assets

by Rose Mary Petrass 15 March 202215 March 2022
Zali Steggall
Posted inBusiness & Politics

“This doesn’t have to be so hard. Other countries have done it” – Zali Steggall

by Rose Mary Petrass 14 March 202214 March 2022
Posted inClimate Change

How many times do we have to watch flood disasters before we build for resilience?

by Rose Mary Petrass 10 March 202210 March 2022
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Posted inEngineering/Technology

New e-bike AI tech will automatically slow down when it detects passing pedestrians

by Rose Mary Petrass 10 March 202210 March 2022
Posted inBusiness & Politics

LFIA Regenerate: Kaj Lofgren on how to regenerate Melbourne with doughnut economics and an environmental ceiling

by Rose Mary Petrass 10 March 202215 March 2022
NAWIC – women in construction
Posted inPublic/social/ethical

Adaptation, change, and equality – women to the front of the built environment

by Rose Mary Petrass 8 March 20228 March 2022
Young coworkers during coffee break in cafe
Posted inJobs News

Jobs and Biz news: Ukraine and renewables, ISCA and the way forward, Consult Australia

by Rose Mary Petrass and Tina Perinotto 8 March 20228 March 2022
Posted inPlanning & Design

Passive House Ice Box Challenge reveals 413 kg gap in building efficiency

by Rose Mary Petrass 8 March 202217 March 2022
Posted inHousing

“I don’t know of any more ambitious project anywhere in the world that’s doing these things. It’s pretty impressive” – Mulpha’s zero carbon “City of Tomorrow”

by Rose Mary Petrass 8 March 202210 March 2022

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