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There were an estimated 100 million individual solar photovoltaic (PV) panels in Australia at the end of 2022. We estimate this number will likely grow to over 2 billion if we are to meet Australia’s 2050 net-zero emissions target. This growth means Australia is facing a 450,000-tonne mountain of used PV panels by 2040.
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The built environment sector is beginning to reconcile its impact on the planet. With the Australian government pledging to achieve net zero emissions by 2050, climate change playing havoc with business-as-usual and sustainability getting top billing in boardroom conversations, actions to mitigate carbon emissions, restore biodiversity and make society more equitable are no longer just a value add.
The Australian Football League’s announcement of a Tasmanian football club – likely to be called the Tassie Devils – is now a formality, after the federal goverment’s pledge of A$240 million to a new stadium and precinct in Hobart.
1900s bathrooms are coming back in style, with porcelain tiles and whimsical colours sweeping through interiors around the globe.
According to the Property Council of Australia, at 1.1 percent national rental vacancy, where three percent is a ‘healthy market’, there are not enough homes to rent in Australia.
Some projects in the $120 billion federal infrastructure investment pipeline that the Albanese government inherited from the Coalition will soon be on the chopping block.
The family-friendly apartment is an idea whose time has come. In the Liverpool CBD in Sydney, for example, half the apartments are occupied by families with children, our newly published study found. This is twice the average for metropolitan Sydney.
The world is rapidly rethinking energy in the face of climate change and the urgent need to decarbonise. Electrification is critical as we collectively transition to renewable energy and cut out fossil fuels. But where does this leave property managers with portfolios full of older building stock that is still reliant on gas?
Green roofs and walls are essential aids to sustainability and one firm leading the way was Junglefy in Sydney. I say was, as sadly they closed their doors last Friday week.
A long-awaited increase in energy-efficiency requirements for new homes is part of revised Australian construction standards taking effect on May 1.
Australia’s first National Electric Vehicle Strategy, released today, details the government’s long-awaited plans to accelerate the adoption of these vehicles.
Australia has long had a love affair with the internal combustion engine. Its first petrol-powered car was developed in 1901. (Admittedly, the engine was imported from Germany.)
