We have been following the progress of WBS Technology for some years and it was good to see them at the Expo also. WBS became involved in LED lighting back when the quality available was indifferent and the cost prohibitive. WBS set out to manufacture their own LED lighting where they could guarantee the quality […]
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Back in 2008 the Green Building Council of Australia ran the Green Cities Conference. At that conference there was an inspirational presentation by Michael Braungart, co-author of the book ‘Cradle to Cradle’. Michael outlined an entirely different way of thinking about technology modelled on a technological cycle which mimics the biological cycle. In this cycle
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Green Star has become a default standard for the design of environmentally sustainable buildings. As it is a voluntary rating system it has been, until recently, confined to CBD buildings being developed with a visionary zeal. As time has passed many tenants have evolved their own environmental standards for buildings they lease and are starting
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Application Solutions went live with its new web site in July. We are very excited about it because it handles a lot of information in a much more user friendly way. Our services are grouped into several user groups to make it easier to find what you are looking for. Other material is selected by
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The Green Cities 08 conference speakers made repeated references to the scale of the carbon emissions problem and the need to take substantial and immediate action to avoid severe climate change effects. The amount of CO2 in the atmosphere is already above the stabilization level to keep global temperatures within 2 degrees of current levels.
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The world is moving toward net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Australia is looking ahead to becoming a renewable energy leader. Those aspirations are totally
If you are involved in Commercial or Industrial building design, construction, or operation, then you’re probably familiar with Section J reports, which can be done
Are you planning to build or renovate a commercial building and found out that you need a Section J Report? Are there building regulations and energy
As the world continues to act and move toward a more sustainable future, environmentally sustainable design (ESD) is becoming increasingly important. The NSW Department of
