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  • Australian government sets 2035 climate transition target

    01 Oct, 2025

    Australian government sets 2035 climate transition target

    The Australian government has announced a new national climate target for 2035, alongside sector transition plans designed to reduce emissions across the economy. The plans aim to align industries with Austr... more

  • Cardboard and earth redefine sustainable building materials

    24 Sep, 2025

    Cardboard and earth redefine sustainable building materials

    Cardboard and earth are being reimagined as building blocks for low-carbon construction, thanks to new research from engineers in Australia. Researchers at RMIT University have developed cardboard-confined r... more

  • PIA welcomes release of Built Environment Sector Plan and says planners are ready to play our part

    22 Sep, 2025

    PIA welcomes release of Built Environment Sector Plan and says planners are ready to play our part

    The Planning Institute of Australia (PIA) welcomes the release of the Federal Government’s Built Environment Sector Plan (BESP), a critical roadmap to decarbonise Australia’s built environment, strengthen r... more

  • Australia launches national climate resilience plan

    17 Sep, 2025

    Australia launches national climate resilience plan

    The Australian government has released its first National Climate Risk Assessment (NCRA) and National Adaptation Plan, outlining a nationwide strategy to embed climate resilience into the way the country plans ... more

  • Australian government sets 2035 climate transition target
    01 Oct, 2025
  • Cardboard and earth redefine sustainable building materials
    24 Sep, 2025
  • PIA welcomes release of Built Environment Sector Plan and says planners are ready to play our part
    22 Sep, 2025
  • Australia launches national climate resilience plan
    17 Sep, 2025

Community planning essential to limit climate risks

16 Sep, 2025
Planning essential to limit climate risks
The federal government has released Australia’s first National Climate Risk Assessment and National Adaptation Plan which confirms what planners and communities across the nation are experiencing: climate risks are cascading, compounding and concurrent. The plan projects that no Australian community is immune, but some will be hit harder than others.…

Asia Pacific green buildings aligned with finance

15 Sep, 2025
Asia Pacific green buildings aligned with finance
A major report has mapped the alignment between Asia Pacific green building certification schemes and the ASEAN Taxonomy for Sustainable Finance, providing investors and policymakers with unprecedented clarity on how the built environment can meet sustainable finance expectations. The study, Unlocking Capital: Aligning Asia Pacific’s Green Building Rating Tools to…

Cities thrive when population hits balance

10 Sep, 2025
Cities thrive when population hits balance
A new study has identified the population “sweet spot” where a city is most sustainable and liveable, pinpointing the balance at which housing, jobs, transport and services operate in sync. The Monash Institute of Transport Studies analysed 655 Australian cities and found sustainability peaks when a city’s population sits within…

Electrify 2515 pilot upgrades Illawarra homes

10 Sep, 2025
Electrify 2515 pilot upgrades Illawarra homes
An Australian-first pilot project in the Illawarra has successfully completed its initial stage, with 60 homes upgraded to cheaper and cleaner electric appliances as part of the Electrify 2515 Community Pilot. Stage one, which launched in 2024, marks a major milestone as the program works toward a target of 500…

National workforce plan to decarbonise infrastructure

04 Sep, 2025
National workforce plan to decarbonise infrastructure
Governments, industry bodies and educators are joining forces to back a new national game plan aimed at addressing critical worker shortages in the construction sector, which are slowing Australia’s progress in decarbonising infrastructure projects and reaching net zero emissions by 2050. In its newly released Delivering Net Zero Infrastructure: Workforce…

China’s “supercool” cement said to cool buildings efficiently

04 Sep, 2025
China’s "supercool" cement said to cool buildings efficiently
China has recently introduced a new innovation in the construction industry — a novel "supercool" cement that promises to significantly reduce urban heat, with profound implications for energy efficiency and environmental sustainability. Developed by researchers at Southeast University in China, this new cement scatters sunlight instead of absorbing it, thereby…

Housing providers set to deliver cheaper, greener homes

19 Aug, 2025
Housing providers deliver cheaper, greener homes
The federal and New South Wales governments have announced a major joint initiative with 22 community housing providers to upgrade more than 2,300 social housing homes across New South Wales, making them cheaper to run, more comfortable to live in, and better for the environment. Nearly $18 million in joint…

Regional construction can achieve near-zero waste

18 Aug, 2025
Regional construction can achieve near-zero waste
It is possible to create little to no rubbish from building construction in regional towns, but the responsibility starts at the top with those commissioning a project needing to consider waste reduction from the earliest planning stages, according to new research by Charles Darwin University (CDU). The study, conducted by…