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    How to build a circular economy
    How to build a circular economy

    Microfactories, an innovative approach to extracting value from waste materials, point the way to sustainable production and consumption.


    Victoria’s big build for housing relies on impossible targets
    Victoria’s big build for housing relies on impossible targets

    The Victorian government this week gave the state’s local councils a gargantuan task: solve the housing crisis by accelerating new housing.


    20-minute neighbourhoods and urban infill may help alleviate the housing crisis
    20-minute neighbourhoods and urban infill may help alleviate the housing crisis

    Master-planned communities on urban infill sites offer an opportunity to deliver on the 20-minute neighbourhood principles, with residents able to access their daily needs within a 20-minute walk from home while embracing key pillars of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).


    Three post-pandemic trends influencing design of performing arts hubs in schools
    Three post-pandemic trends influencing design of performing arts hubs in schools

    School performing arts programs are increasingly becoming more sophisticated in the opportunities and experiences they afford students, teachers and the broader community.


    Is the recent nuclear debate about science or politics?
    Is the recent nuclear debate about science or politics?

    It is very difficult to take Opposition Leader Peter Dutton’s nuclear announcement seriously. His proposal for seven nuclear power stations is, at present, legally impossible, technically improbable, economically irrational and environmentally irresponsible.


    Prison architecture in Australia – the design stories behind the bars
    Prison architecture in Australia – the design stories behind the bars

    When criminals are sent to jail for reformation or rehabilitation, how much does the institutionalised environment impact their progress in reintegrating with the real world?


    Tone on Tuesday 215: Immigration is not a housing issue
    Tone on Tuesday 215: Immigration is not a housing issue

    Everyone agrees there’s a housing crisis. House prices and rents have risen far beyond inflation, increasing unaffordability for many in society. Increasing stress, decreasing lifestyle choices and worse, homelessness. But nobody agrees on the cause. Or the solution.


    Big batteries are solving a longstanding problem with solar power in California. Can they do the same for Australia?
    Big batteries are solving a longstanding problem with solar power in California. Can they do the same for Australia?

    When you graph electricity demand in power grids with lots of solar panels, it looks a bit like a duck, with high points in the morning and evening (when people are relying on the grid) and a big dip in the middle of the day (when many people use their own solar instead and need less from the grid). This is known as the “duck curve”. While it sounds cute, it’s become a significant challenge for energy utilities worldwide.


    Hybrid cars are having a moment – even though they’re dirtier than we think
    Hybrid cars are having a moment – even though they’re dirtier than we think

    New data shows plug-in hybrids and conventional hybrids combined have overtaken battery electric vehicle sales in the first quarter of 2024. The trend continued during April and May.


    Prefabs and the ‘missing middle’: How to get to build 1.2 million homes in the next 5 years
    Prefabs and the ‘missing middle’: How to get to build 1.2 million homes in the next 5 years

    The National Cabinet set an ambitious target of building 1.2 million well-located homes over the next five years to tackle Australia’s housing crisis.


    Is micro-mobility the answer to our housing crisis?
    Is micro-mobility the answer to our housing crisis?

    As cities get increasingly crowded, could a switch to smaller, lighter, and more nimble transportation systems make life easier and less expensive for people?


    Government not on track to get every younger person out of aged care by 2025
    Government not on track to get every younger person out of aged care by 2025

    Lisa lives with multiple sclerosis. She used to live in aged care after being admitted there in her late 40s.


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