Polyvinyl Chloride – better known as PVC – has long been one of the world’s most popular plastics but it is difficult to recycle.

Powerhouse yesterday became the first museum in Australia and latest signatory of the World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment.

A new joint report by the Property Council of Australia and the Green Building Council of Australia has called for every Australian home to be given an energy performance rating.

The KNX Roadshow will kick off next month in Melbourne and features the chief technical officer of the KNX Association, Joost Demarest.

Aquatic centres, libraries and community facilities across the Cumberland Council precinct will be supplied with renewable energy thanks to a landmark deal with Australian energy retailer, Nectr.

ASHRAE has released a new standard to measure zero net carbon and energy goals in buildings.

One of the more common environmental asthma triggers is mould. Studies show exposure to mould in the home or workplace can make pre-existing asthma worse.

The Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (AIQS) is calling for embodied carbon budgets to be introduced into all future construction projects.

The CSIRO, and CoreLogic Australia are trialling a new artificial intelligence (AI) system to estimate energy efficiency for homes across Australia.

The way Australia designs, constructs, operates and maintains buildings must change rapidly to meet net zero targets.

New research into commercial retrofits will be released in coming months to support strategies on how to deliver carbon savings across the built environment.

Researchers from Edith Cowan University is set to change how water is treated around the world with the development high-tech membranes that can remove harmful microplastics from water.

ACT rental providers can now apply for zero interest loans up to $15,000 for ceiling insulation through the Sustainable Household Scheme program.

The Victorian government is upskilling and advancing the plumbing industry to meet the state’s growing demand for energy efficient technologies.

For the first time in half a decade, Sydney has overtaken Tokyo as the most expensive market in Asia Pacific for office fit-outs, with the latter having held the top ranking for five consecutive years.

ACE IoT Solutions a leading provider of open-source infrastructure data management tools, has announced a partnership with a New Zealand HVAC software company, BTune.