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Innovative Technology Enhances Energy Efficiency of Buildings

Older buildings let thousands of dollars-worth of energy go to waste each year through leaky roofs, old windows, and insufficient insulation. But even as building owners face mounting pressure to comply with stricter energy codes, making smart decisions about how to invest in efficiency is a major challenge.

10 Nov 2025

All-Electric Buildings Given Green Light

Planning rules requiring new residential buildings, medium to large commercial buildings, hotels and serviced apartment buildings in the City of Sydney to be all-electric have received final endorsement from Council.

29 Oct 2025

All Electric Buildings in City’s Future

Proposed new planning rules will require new residential buildings, large commercial buildings and hotels in the City of Sydney local area to be all electric by 1 January 2027.

25 Jun 2025

Millions of Revolutionary Bricks to Be Produced From Recycled Waste After Achieving Industry Certification

The K-BRIQ, a low-carbon brick from Kenoteq, gains BBA certification, enabling its use in diverse projects while significantly reducing construction waste.

12 May 2025

Construction Materials as a Solution for Carbon Dioxide Storage

Transforming building materials into carbon sinks could sequester 16.6 billion tons of CO2 annually, driving sustainable practices in the construction industry.

20 Jan 2025

The Potential of Utility Collaboration for a Greener Future

A recent study conducted by the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment’s Climate and Energy Policy Program makes the case for combining gas and electric utilities and implementing coordinated planning to improve the efficiency and economy of the shift to zero-carbon buildings.

1 Oct 2024

CarbonBuilt and Meta Join Forces to Reduce Concrete Industry Carbon Footprint

CarbonBuilt today announced a collaboration with Meta to accelerate adoption of its technology and significantly reduce emissions in the hard-to-abate concrete industry.

26 Sep 2024

Nature Focus to Deploy Hyphen Global’s Real-Time Greenhouse Gas Monitoring Solution Across 1 Million Acres & 12 Conservation Projects in the Americas and Asia

Nature Focus, the leading project developer for global indigenous-led conservation projects has selected Hyphen Global AG’s world leading real-time atmospheric-based digital monitoring, reporting, and verification (aMRV) solutions to be deployed across one million acres of its global Afforestation, Reforestation and Restoration (ARR), improved land management and conservation projects, starting in Q1 2025.

From Nature Focus 25 Sep 2024

What Roofers Need to Know About the New SuDS Rules

With the implementation of Schedule 3 from the Flood and Water Management Act anticipated this year, roofing contractors will increasingly be required to install sustainable drainage systems (SuDS).

From ACO Technologies 17 Sep 2024

The ITC and AIMPLAS recycle fired ceramic tile waste for the construction industry

The RECERCO Project has confirmed that it is possible to recover this waste, which currently goes to landfill, to manufacture new tiles, as well as composites for shutter profiles and urban furniture. The companies Neos...

From AIMPLAS 12 Sep 2024