Posted inNews from the Front Desk On first steps, and when perfect is the enemy of the good by The Fifth Estate - our view 8 September 202229 September 2022
Posted inClimate Change How to improve your property resilience against floods by The Green List 26 August 202226 August 2022
Posted inPodcasts Hear from the experts and leaders in our How To Build A Better World podcast by The Fifth Estate 25 August 202225 August 2022
Posted inClimate Change The UK just hit 40 degrees for the first time. It’s a stark reminder of the deadly heat awaiting Australia by Andrew King, The University of Melbourne 20 July 202220 July 2022
Posted inEnvironment Australia’s environment is in a “poor and deteriorating state” – our built environment is a big culprit by Andrew Sadauskas 19 July 202220 July 2022
Posted inBusiness & Politics Scott Morrison was warned about climate change destroying cities. He shelved the report. by Andrew Sadauskas 19 July 202220 July 2022
Posted inBusiness & Politics Growing concern around floods makes urban planning and uninhabitable cities an issue by The Fifth Estate 14 July 202214 July 2022
Posted inConstruction & Development To stop risky developments in floodplains, we have to tackle the profit motive – and our false sense of security by Brian Robert Cook, The University of Melbourne and Tim Werner, The University of Melbourne 7 July 20227 July 2022
Posted inBusiness & Politics The Office of Planetary Observations brings space-age insights for greening our cities by Andrew Sadauskas 5 July 20226 July 2022
Posted inClimate Change Our flood predictions are getting worse as the climate changes. We have to understand how hills shape floods by Sally Thompson, The University of Western Australia; Anneliese Sytsma, Colorado School of Mines; Dana Ariel Lapides, Simon Fraser University, and Mary H Nichols 4 July 20224 July 2022
Posted inSpinifex Southern Reflections on Sustainability and Rio by Michael Paton 23 June 202224 June 2022
Posted inBusiness & Politics Sydney beats Melbourne on global sustainability rankings, as Australian cities fall behind by Andrew Sadauskas 15 June 202215 June 2022
Posted inClimate Change Shifting seasons: using Indigenous knowledge and western science to help address climate change impacts by Karin Gerhardt, James Cook University; Jon C. Day, James Cook University; Larissa Hale, Indigenous Knowledge, and Scott F. Heron, James Cook University 9 June 202214 June 2022
Posted inClimate Change TKD Architects’ Dawn Fraser Baths takes home heritage awards for climate awareness by Rose Mary Petrass 7 June 20227 June 2022
Posted inClimate Change Beck Dawson on what’s keeping Sydney’s chief resilience officer up at night by The Fifth Estate 2 June 202221 June 2022
Posted inClimate Change How this “green” building could fail New York’s climate laws by Rose Mary Petrass 30 May 202231 May 2022
Posted inUrbanism Vicinity unlocks a big green opportunity beyond the mall at Box Hill by Andrew Sadauskas 26 May 202226 May 2022
Posted inClimate Change The election’s done – now get set for the surge in demand and the jostling for pole position by Andrew Sadauskas 24 May 202224 May 2022
Posted inBusiness & Politics New Zealand has just set its first carbon budget – here’s how Jacinda Ardern plans to meet it by Andrew Sadauskas 17 May 202217 May 2022
Posted inArchitecture When is a bunker not a bunker? Say hello to fire-resilient homes by Rose Mary Petrass 28 April 20222 May 2022
Posted inClimate Change Footpath gardens can prevent climate collapse by Michael Mobbs 28 April 20225 May 2022
Posted inClimate Change New survey finds most Australians want climate action from government, and are likely to vote for it by Rose Mary Petrass 21 April 202221 April 2022
Posted inClimate Change One issue matters more to top economists than any other this election: climate change by Peter Martin, Australian National University 12 April 202212 April 2022
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
Posted inClimate Change Today’s disappointing federal court decision undoes 20 years of climate litigation progress in Australia by Jacqueline Peel, The University of Melbourne and Rebekkah Markey-Towler, The University of Melbourne 17 March 202217 March 2022
Posted inSpinifex Under-resourced and undermined: as floods hit south-west Sydney, our research shows councils aren’t prepared by Nicky Morrison, Western Sydney University and Patrick Harris, UNSW Sydney 16 March 202223 March 2022
Posted inClimate Change After the floods, the distressing but necessary case for managed retreat by Antonia Settle, The University of Melbourne 15 March 202215 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
Posted inEnergy Floods left thousands without power. Microgrids could help communities weather the next disaster by Sarah Niklas, University of Technology Sydney and Scott Dwyer, University of Technology Sydney 10 March 202210 March 2022
Posted inClimate Change We are “guilty of arson of our only home” says UN Secretary General as IPCC latest report hits home by Rose Mary Petrass 1 March 20223 March 2022