'Limitless applications': the 'magic powder' that could prevent future crises
Metal organic frameworks could solve everything from water shortages to rotting food. Now Australian scientists have found a way to commercialise it
June 2017
Smart cities
Tall timber: the world’s tallest wooden office building to open in Brisbane
Smart cities
Sensors, plants and waste heat: Adelaide hospital's bid to be most energy-efficient
May 2017
Smart cities
Newcastle: a 'living lab' to test driverless cars, parking sensors and lockout laws
Twenty years after BHP left town, one of the largest cities in New South Wales has reinvented itself as a smart city and a home for innovation
April 2017
Smart cities
Hot apartments: 'If we need air conditioning, we've designed it wrong'
Heatwaves could be deadly for many Australian apartment dwellers if the grid fails, so architects are coming up with ways to manage temperatures passively
January 2017
Smart cities
'Peak car': Australia's love affair with ownership fades with rise of car-sharing services
The tipping point for the number of privately owned and single-occupancy vehicles is not far off, with GoGet and Car Next Door gaining users
October 2016
Smart cities
The Commons: could co-housing offer a different kind of great Australian dream?
The demand for attractive and affordable co-housing like Melbourne’s The Commons is high in Australia, but supply and access to land is a challenge
August 2016
Smart cities
Thriving, not just surviving: why business needs to go beyond doing less bad
Dominique Hes and Andreanne Doyon
The key to a flourishing new society is for everyone to change their ideas about success and shift from taking from to giving back to our community
July 2016
Smart cities
Are seawalls the best answer to rising sea levels – or is retreat a better option?
While barriers are the most widely used method of protecting coastal homes and infrastructure in Australia, landscape architects must consider other options
May 2016
Smart cities
Dementia patients calm down when they're not too hot and not too cold
New research has shown the aged care provider Warrigal that sustainable design affects residents’ wellbeing, as well as its bottom line
January 2016
Social equality
The woman who loves garbage: Veena Sahajwalla on making the best of waste
The inventor of green steel is working on a way to recycle smart phones, support developing countries and inspire young women – all at the same time
July 2014
Food, forests and agriculture
Tech entrepreneurs set their sights on urban farming
As emerging lighting and automation technology plant the seeds for
urban farming, a growing number of entrepreneurs are getting green thumbs
April 2014
Values-led business
How a California mayor works with business for a sustainable future
For 20 years, Santa Monica's mayor has been working with businesses and citizens to make it one of the greenest US cities
March 2014
Technology and innovation
Why Bosch, EDF and others are investing in Singapore
Global corporations see the island nation as a test bed for sustainable products and ideas. But will models that succeed in Singapore also work in other emerging markets?
October 2013
Tackling climate change: Copenhagen's sustainable city design
Elisabeth Braw: Global warming poses a real threat to cities but planners in the Danish capital are taking visionary steps to ensure its resilience – and success – as far ahead as 2100
September 2013
Sustainable living
Reprogramming the city: can urban innovation meet growing needs?
Searching for London's top sustainable business entrepreneurs
August 2013
Biometric data could help create sustainable cities of a smart nature
Are bottom-up sustainability initiatives filling gap left by Rio+20?
July 2013
Sustainable cities: creating urban environments of the future
With population in urban areas set to swell, how can business contribute to developing more sustainable cities?
