Consumer & Gadgets
Gas connections for all new housing and sub-divisions will be banned in Victoria from January 1 next year. The long-term result of the state government's significant change to planning approvals will be all-electric housing. ...
Aug 1, 2023
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Engineering
In the wake of Cyclone Gabrielle, New Zealand is again talking about "building back better". But how do we build back better when we don't necessarily understand what "better" means? Or how to achieve this across a country ...
Apr 13, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
The EU should phase in the solar mandate as swiftly as possible—from the end of 2024—for as many building types as possible, as well as for car parks. In addition, all member states should be required to create favorable ...
Oct 11, 2022
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Engineering
Retrofitting an existing masonry cavity walled building with a green or living wall can reduce the amount of heat lost through its structure by more than 30%, according to new research.
Nov 24, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
Wind can be used as a renewable energy source that is clean, uncontaminated, and inexhaustible. Such characteristics have helped wind energy technologies to a key contributor to sustainable development in society, which is ...
Oct 11, 2021
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Engineering
Imagine an entire 20-storey concrete building that can store energy like a giant battery. Thanks to unique research from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, this vision could someday be a reality. Researchers from ...
May 18, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
Poorly constructed housing can seriously affect people's health and wellbeing. And with the UK having some of the oldest buildings in Europe, that's a lot of housing not fit for purpose.
Jan 15, 2021
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Engineering
A passion for sustainable construction led University of Queensland Ph.D. student Mateo Gutierrez to explore the potential of bamboo as an environmentally friendly local building material.
Sep 9, 2019
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