Building Climate Resilience for Generations to Come
New Zealand’s infrastructure is facing mounting pressure from a changing climate. More frequent floods, longer droughts, and rising seas. Building resilience isn’t just about...
Sustainability Through Street Lights: Tracking Community Carbon Reduction
By Itron
Around the globe, cities are responsible for approximately 75% of man-made carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. Many cities have since embarked on a journey...
Why our future depends on concrete changing
By: Dr. Jacqueline Balston, Director of Sustainability, IPWEA.
The problem with concrete
In 2020 the global production of cement was 4.1 billion tonnes – up from...
Top 4 Smart Lighting Trends from Smart City Expo World Congress
IPWEA is an official event partner of the Smart City Expo World Congress (SCEWC) which is held in Barcelona each November. SCEWC is the...
To stay or go? The dilemma of coastal erosion
By Steve Mooney
Coastal erosion is a growing issue in New Zealand, and is presenting challenging questions for residents, as well as for local and...
It’s not only the tech that makes cities smart
By David Jenkins
When most people think of smart cities they define them in terms of technology.
A quick internet search of definitions bears this out....
Infrastructure and the circular economy
In the past, regional depots at state government utility SA Water would each dispose of an estimated 1.5 tonnes of waste to landfill every...
Asset resilience critical to future challenges
By: David Jenkins
Climate change mitigation is gathering momentum around the world as Governments and corporates commit to targets of net zero emissions by 2050.
It...
Minamata Convention: Big implications for local councils
We now have a better understanding of the risks associated with mercury – a heavy metal used extensively during the 20th century that can still...
Coastal infrastructure in a time of rising seas
By David Jenkins
Sea levels are rising across the Pacific, and the trend will likely accelerate in the coming decades. This presents a major infrastructure...
