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Tag: technology

Posted inBusiness

Ecologic’s plan to “uberise” energy assessments and bring building ratings to the people

by Willow Aliento 28 September 201728 September 2017
Woman sitting office reading at Australian ethical
Posted inCommercial

How do you know if your office is healthy?

by The Fifth Estate 31 August 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 inEngineering/Technology

Charter Hall gets Comfy with new HVAC app

by Willow Aliento 10 August 2017
Posted inBriefs

You can now get a High Distinction in drone studies

by Julia Grove 18 July 201718 July 2017
Posted inBusiness, Materials

Another step forward for cheap solar-powered smart windows

by Cameron Jewell 4 July 20174 July 2017
Posted inBriefs

New technology could give 1 billion people clean water

by Julia Grove 22 June 2017
Posted inEnergy

ANU’s biomimicry breakthrough means better solar and smarter windows

by Cameron Jewell 17 May 201718 May 2017
Posted inMaterials

Australian researchers are creating low-cost smart windows

by Cameron Jewell 11 May 2017
Posted inEngineering/Technology

Virtual reality for off-the-plan sales on the rise

by Cameron Jewell 11 May 201711 May 2017
Posted inWaste and recycling

Construction waste to be turned into fuel for greener cement 

by Cameron Jewell 4 May 20174 May 2017
Posted inEngineering/Technology

CIM Enviro’s big data energy tech creating big savings

by Sandra Edmunds 15 March 2017
Posted inCommercial

Laura Palmer is not dead; she’s a thermal experiment

by Julia Grove 9 March 20179 March 2017
Posted inSponsored

Designing the hospitals of tomorrow means new masterplan thinking

by Sponsored: WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff 28 February 20172 March 2017
Posted inSpinifex

40-year planning strategies: Is there a point?

by Rajiv Venkatraman, George Chard, Jotham Young, Will Kuswanto and Bradley Moody, Advisian 23 February 2017
Posted inEngineering/Technology

Google teams up with Healthy Building Network for green materials database

by Willow Aliento 21 February 2017
Posted inSpinifex, Urbanism

Data, cities and a new civic pride

by Kevin Keith, GovHack 16 February 201716 February 2017
Posted inEnergy, Engineering/Technology

Cooling technology: US researchers develop zero energy “airconditioner”

by Cameron Jewell 13 February 201713 February 2017
Posted inArticles, Investment/deals/companies

Investment analyst series: CropEnergies AG, Aurora Solar Technologies, Rivertop Renewables

by Kalkine 25 January 201725 January 2017
Posted inEnergy

GreenSync on expansion path following finance boost

by Cameron Jewell 24 January 201724 January 2017
Posted inInvestment/deals/companies

The investment analyst series: Infigen Energy, 7C Solarparken, Econic Technologies 

by Kalkine 19 December 201621 December 2016
Posted inArts and Letters

Book Review: The Rise of the Robots – technology and the threat of mass unemployment

by Willow Aliento 1 December 20161 December 2016
smart cities
Posted inArticles

Home and building automation – transforming the world around you

by Cameron Jewell 2 September 20143 September 2014

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