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    NSW state government failures have exacerbated Sydney’s floods
    NSW state government failures have exacerbated Sydney’s floods

    For the fourth time in 18 months, floodwaters have inundated homes and businesses in Western Sydney’s Hawkesbury-Nepean Valley. Recent torrential rain is obviously the immediate cause. But poor decisions by successive New South Wales governments have exacerbated the damage.


    How energy efficient is your apartment?
    How energy efficient is your apartment?

    Not every apartment is as energy efficient as the development advertises.


    Water industry could improve to meet net zero targets
    Water industry could improve to meet net zero targets

    At this point in the national conversation over energy policy, it’s time for our water industry to rise to the challenge.


    The clean energy revolution isn’t just a techno-fix – it’s about capturing hearts and minds
    The clean energy revolution isn’t just a techno-fix – it’s about capturing hearts and minds

    The Black Summer bushfires devastated parts of the Eurobodalla region in New South Wales. Then earlier this year, the area was hit by floods. As climate change threatens to bring more severe and frequent extreme weather events, how can we help future-proof such communities?


    Swapping stamp duty for land tax would push down house prices but push up apartment prices, new modelling finds
    Swapping stamp duty for land tax would push down house prices but push up apartment prices, new modelling finds

    In Tuesday’s budget, NSW will announce a switch from stamp duty to land tax.


    Ukraine: A study in architecture and violence
    Ukraine: A study in architecture and violence

    It is hard to think clearly at these moments of extraordinary violence and destruction. Hard to pull away from the scenes of needless human suffering, to witness through virtual windows such disturbing events that we seem powerless to affect.


    Cool roofs are now the hottest thing for Australian cities
    Cool roofs are now the hottest thing for Australian cities

    Outdoor air temperature and cooling energy consumption can be significantly reduced by solar reflective material, research finds.


    How climate change is turning remote Indigenous houses into dangerous hot boxes
    How climate change is turning remote Indigenous houses into dangerous hot boxes

    In remote Indigenous communities that are already very hot and socioeconomically disadvantaged, climate change is driving inequities even further.


    The affordable housing crisis and a case for mixed tenure developments
    The affordable housing crisis and a case for mixed tenure developments

    Australia is in the middle of a serious housing crisis, with problems such as housing insecurity and homelessness demanding real solutions, and fast.


    ‘We want to be part of that movement’: residents embrace renewable energy but worry how their towns will change
    ‘We want to be part of that movement’: residents embrace renewable energy but worry how their towns will change

    Amid soaring energy costs, the new Labor government is working to deliver a A$20 billion pledge to rebuild and modernise Australia’s electricity grid. It will help deliver a plan for 122 gigawatts of new renewable energy in the National Electricity Market by 2050, eventually replacing coal generation.


    The evolving world of commercial door technology
    The evolving world of commercial door technology

    Commercial door technology is always evolving with new solutions providing innovative ways for companies to enhance aesthetics, convenience, fire safety and security.


    Keen to retrofit your home to lower its carbon footprint and save energy? Consider these 3 things
    Keen to retrofit your home to lower its carbon footprint and save energy? Consider these 3 things

    If you’re anything like me, you’re increasingly working from home, one that was built before energy efficiency measures were introduced in Australia.


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