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Tag: Circular economy
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GBCA and GHD launch free circular economy guide
The GBCA and GHD have launched a free guide to turning circular economy principles into real-world applications.
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How the circular economy can reduce manufacturing waste
Monash University researchers have found businesses that adopt circular economy strategies could reduce manufacturing waste by 65 per cent.
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Registrations open for NABERS + CBD Conference
Registrations are now open for this year’s NABERS + CBD Conference, which will take place in Sydney and online on June 14, 2024.
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Roadmap to a circular economy
Monash University’s BehaviourWorks Australia has developed a roadmap for circular consumption, to assist industry bodies and policy-makers in addressing the ongoing waste crisis. The Behavioural Roadmap to Circular Consumption identifies areas in the production-consumption cycle where changes can be made, opportunities to reduce Australia’s material footprint, and ways to encourage the efficient use of limited resources. […]
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Summit takes on decarbonisation and disaster resilience
After a two-year hiatus from holding an in-person event, the Sustainability Summit and Awards has returned in a new hybrid format. As both an in-person event held in Sydney and an online broadcast via livestream, the event provides traditional networking opportunities while maintaining the previous years’ remote accessibility. Slated for November 10, the summit will […]
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Danfoss and Beijer Ref renew partnership and focus
HVAC technology wholesaler Beijer Ref and manufacturer Danfoss have renewed their longstanding partnership agreement. Under the new three-year agreement, the partnership will include, for the first time, an ambitious circular economy project plan, piloting circularity of products in all stages of the value chain. With the renewal of the partnership contract and intensified focus on […]
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Lessons in circular economy
Construction group Built is hosting an event on Thursday, July 28 called “Circular Economy: Lessons for Australia and the built environment”. Being held both face to face in Sydney and online, the event will be headlined by Dr Jaqueline Cramer, Chair of the Holland Circular Hotspot. She will discuss the Netherlands’ experience in developing circularity […]
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Going from Great to Good – call for speakers
CIBSE is calling for speaker and paper submissions for its webinar series running in August and September, titled “Going from Great to Good”. The series will cover how sustainable building design needs to be considered across current and future builds. The main themes will include: Beginning with the end in mind – moving to a […]
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Trout farm to harness waste heat from data centre
Norse data centre firm Green Mountain has entered into an agreement with Hima Seafood to use data centre waste heat to warm a land-based trout farm in Rjukan, Norway. Waste heat from the DC2-Telemark data centre will be used at what reportedly will be the world’s largest land-based trout farm. When fully operational in 2023, […]
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GBCA announces details of Transform 2021
The Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA) will be holding Transform 2021 as a virtual event on March 17–18. Transform is the GBCA’s flagship event for sustainability in the built environment. Transform Online 2021 will explore how we can drive change and action for our places and people, as we aim for resilient, healthy, net […]
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Igniting the circular economy
Sustainability Victoria is holding an interactive virtual event on Friday, November 20 called “Accelerating the circular economy”. The free event will address reducing the environmental impacts of production and consumption, and enabling economic growth through the productive use of natural resources. The panel session, featuring live polls and chat, will be hosted by CEO of Sustainability […]