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Category: Materials

Posted inBuilding

Cool roofs and how to get them: City of Adelaide Council trials a space-age ceramic coating as temperatures skyrocket

by Andrew Sadauskas 17 May 202218 May 2022
Posted inEducation, Training & Research

New UNSW and Newcastle decarbonisation hub will focus on commercial-ready tech

by Andrew Sadauskas 10 May 202210 May 2022
Posted inWaste and recycling

Business is booming for Fairview and its Ecoloop process to recycle dodgy cladding

by Andrew Sadauskas 10 May 202211 May 2022
Posted inBuilding

High above the treetops: Plans for Perth to get world’s tallest timber tower

by Rose Mary Petrass 21 April 202222 April 2022
Posted inBuilding

NSW Auditor General slams slow removal of dangerous cladding

by Andrew Sadauskas 13 April 202214 April 2022
Posted inMaterials

It took just one visit for James Jones & Sons to buy 60 per cent of $380m Aussie timber company Hyne

by Andrew Sadauskas 22 March 202222 March 2022
Posted inMaterials

Building concrete solutions for lower-carbon cement

by Andrew Sadauskas 15 March 202215 March 2022
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CEFC says sustainable timber is ripe for a capital injection – people with timber projects should come forward…early

Partnered Content Clean Energy Finance Corporation 10 March 20227 March 2022
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Designing out embodied carbon? Environmental Product Declarations are an essential step

Partnered Content WoodSolutions 7 March 20227 March 2022
Posted inIndustrial

Industry next in sights for net zero with new commitment from Westpac and CEFC

by Rose Mary Petrass 24 February 202224 February 2022
construction worker in respirator
Posted inConstruction & Development

Stop asking for fancy stone bench tops – or protect workers

by Rose Mary Petrass 23 February 202224 February 2022
timber
Posted inFunding & grants

CEFC launches $300 million funding for timber building construction

by Rose Mary Petrass 3 February 20223 February 2022
Hemp Squared
Posted inConstruction & Development

Eco-friendly hemp block company Hemp Squared awarded $100,000

by Rose Mary Petrass 31 January 202231 January 2022
Reverse Garbage
Posted inWaste and recycling

Reverse Garbage moves to a new creative space warehouse as the love of old things keeps getting bigger

by Rose Mary Petrass 25 January 202227 January 2022
Posted inMaterials

Towards green steel

by Annie Hall 16 December 202116 December 2021
Footstep pattern seen on a concrete background
Posted inMaterials

Concrete’s carbon footprint still weighs heavy, so what’s the fix?

by Poppy Johnston 16 December 202116 December 2021
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Stunning, cascading greenery. Start with Tensile’s carefully thought-out framework of wires, & plant knowledge

Partnered Content Tensile Design & Construct 1 December 20211 February 2022
Posted inMaterials

BlueScope’s Gretta Stephens on the future of green steel

by The Fifth Estate 3 November 20214 November 2021
Posted inMaterials

Bluescope dips toes into low carbon steel with pilot plant

by Poppy Johnston 1 November 20211 November 2021
Posted inMaterials

Four things that need to change with stakeholders to build sustainable procurement

by Salman Shooshtarian, RMIT University; Tiendung (TJ) Le, RMIT University; Yingbin Feng, Western Sydney University; Louis Bettini, Main Roads Western Australia 1 November 20212 November 2021
Posted inMaterials

When the architects and government ask for low carbon bricks, you need to say yes – and make it free

by Tina Perinotto 6 October 20216 October 2021
Mykor biocomposite material
Posted inMaterials

Turning fungus and wood waste into compostable insulation

by Duncan Murray 14 September 202114 September 2021
Posted inMaterials

Could Durra be the world’s most sustainable building panels?

by Duncan Murray 27 July 202127 July 2021
Posted inMaterials

How to make net-zero work in the concrete industry

by David Thorpe 20 July 202120 July 2021
Posted inMaterials

Market Pulse: Timber shortage offers opportunities, councils push for better building standards, supply chain emissions in focus

by Staff writers 6 July 20218 July 2021
steel production
Posted inMaterials

Green steel, aluminium and cement mandate of new heavy industry research group

by Duncan Murray 1 July 20211 July 2021
Professor Veena Sahajwalla
Posted inMaterials

Renowned waste innovator values style, substance and regional jobs

by Duncan Murray 15 June 202115 June 2021
Steel worker positioning a steel girder with 3 meter wide flange on temporary supports to bolt in the next section of bridge girder.
Posted inMaterials

The inside story on green steel – time to put pedal to the metal

by Poppy Johnston 8 June 20219 June 2021
Photo by Dakota Roos
Posted inMaterials

Timber, concrete and steel more expensive as demand surges

by Duncan Murray 13 May 202114 May 2021
Posted inEngineering/Technology

The whitest paint ever could be a cool way to cut emissions

by Duncan Murray 19 April 202119 April 2021

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