City of Darwin wins Smart City Achievement of the Year award
The City of Darwin’s myDarwin Support Local Program has won the Australian Achievement of the Year and the Smart City Achievement of the Year...
Canal-top solar installations create energy and reduce water loss
A plan to cover California’s 6,400-kilometre network of canals with solar panels would save more than 246,000 megalitres of water each year by reducing...
New Zealand must reduce emissions by 60 per cent to meet 2030 net zero...
New Zealand’s transport sector must decarbonise by 2030 if the country is to meet the Paris Agreement target to limit warming to 1.5 degrees
Why are we seeing more sinkholes across the globe?
Sinkholes can appear without warning, endangering people and property and posing a challenge for engineers, particularly in urban environments
Global communities rewarded for being smart and sustainable
Eight locations in Canada and four in Australia have been named SMART21 Communities of 2021 by the global Intelligent Community Forum
US infrastructure plan targets transport, climate change and affordable housing
US plan makes addressing climate change a priority, with billions earmarked to improve infrastructure resilience and climate science research
What we learned from the blocked Suez Canal crisis
On March 23, high winds blew the Ever Given off course as it passed through the Suez Canal, one of the world’s busiest shipping...
Researchers develop next-gen concrete to reduce global emissions
Engineers at the University of Michigan (UM) are developing innovative ways to reduce the carbon footprint of cement and concrete.
The second most used substance...
Advanced recycling plan signals another path towards reducing soft plastics waste
A consortium of companies has taken the first step in developing a sustainable soft plastics recycling industry in Australia. Coles, Nestlé, technology developer Licella,...
Record number of proposals added to 2021 Infrastructure Priority List
Regional development emerged as a key focus of the 2021 Infrastructure Priority List released by Infrastructure Australia in February. More than half of the record...
