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Tag: materials

Professor Veena Sahajwalla. Image courtesy of UNSW
Posted inMaterials

Veena Sahajwalla on reforming old materials into the next generation of better ones

by Poppy Johnston 11 March 202120 May 2021
pouring concrete
Posted inWaste and recycling

Why the circular economy is good for business (and the pitfalls to avoid)

by Jim Goddin, thinkstep-anz 8 March 20219 March 2021
Photograph of diver surrounded by plastic, flipping the camera off
Posted inSpinifex

Responsibility for plastic pollution starts at the top

by Sérgio Brodsky 30 October 201930 October 2019
Posted inReloved Buildings

The hidden value of old buildings

by Willow Aliento 21 October 2019
Posted inReloved Buildings

Long life, loose fit, low impact: Playing the long game on sustainable buildings

by Tone Wheeler 21 October 2019
Posted inCommercial

Timber, a material with a bundle of challenges, all worth it

by Tina Perinotto 15 October 201918 October 2019
Photo of Team Graphene, researchers at UNSW
Posted inMaterials

Graphene could unlock methane from wastewater for renewable energy source

by Georgia Roach 10 October 201910 October 2019
Richard Wynne at construction site with two men
Posted inConstruction & Development

Victoria tackles flammable cladding: safety “fix” or confidence trick?

by Anne Paten 29 August 201913 September 2019
Posted inArticles

Will shipping containers become the bricks of the 21st Century?

by David Chandler 1 August 20191 August 2019
A trillion dollar industry in the making as technology works out ways to turn carbon into useful materials
Posted inMaterials

A trillion dollar industry to turn carbon into useful materials

by Poppy Johnston 30 July 201931 July 2019
Posted inMaterials

Five ways buildings of the future will use biotech to become living things

by Martyn Dade-Robertson, Newcastle University 25 July 201925 July 2019
The chemical cocktails lurking in your office paints, adhesives, computers, printers… and more
Posted inMaterials

The chemical cocktails lurking in your office paints, adhesives, computers, printers… and more

by Julia Grove 9 May 201916 May 2019
Posted inNews from the Front Desk

On why pioneers are the lifeblood of our future – and why prefab needs to flourish

by The Fifth Estate - our view 4 April 20194 May 2019
Posted inMaterials

We need all hands on deck to restore trust in the building industry

by Richard Choy, NATSPEC 14 February 201915 February 2019
green bamboo
Posted inMaterials

Bamboo, hempcrete, recycled plastic and aggregates: welcome to the new eco-building materials

by David Thorpe 12 February 201915 February 2019
fire truck outside Neo200
Posted inMaterials

The building mess: ministers are meeting – we’re all looking at you now

by Willow Aliento 5 February 20195 February 2019
Posted inMaterials

Avoiding material tokenism when designing for low climate impact

by Nigel Howard, Clarity Environment 20 December 201822 January 2019
property sector
Posted inSpinifex

The property sector and the war on waste

by Bruce Precious, Six Capitals Consulting 25 July 2018
cement structure
Posted inMaterials

Can we remove cement from the concrete equation entirely?

by Cameron Jewell 20 June 201820 June 2018
Posted inMaterials

Transparent solar could meet almost half of US energy needs

by Katie Camero 26 October 201726 October 2017
Posted inMaterials

Glulam making its way from buildings to bridges

by Katie Camero 17 October 2017
Brickworks shopping centre illustration concept
Posted inRetail

How a Living Building Challenge retail property could be a money-maker for Frasers

by Tina Perinotto 31 August 201727 September 2017
Posted inMaterials

5 next generation technologies for low-carbon cooling

by Julia Grove 22 August 201722 August 2017
green solar
Posted inEnergy, Materials

Would more people buy solar panels if they were green?

by Cameron Jewell 16 August 201717 August 2017
Posted inBuilding

How HVAC can step up to a net zero world

by Cameron Jewell 15 August 201728 August 2017
Posted inMaterials

NSW amps up fire safety as audit finds 1000 dangerously clad buildings

by Cameron Jewell 2 August 2017
Posted inMaterials

Government tips funding into fire research for new materials

by Willow Aliento 17 July 201718 July 2017
Posted inMaterials

Concrete made from wood. How about that!

by Willow Aliento 12 July 201713 July 2017
Posted inMaterials

Some action at last on non-compliant work and non-conforming products

by Willow Aliento 6 July 20176 July 2017
Posted inBriefs

Eco concrete found buried by the Romans

by Julia Grove 6 July 2017

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