Utilising recycled timber and the thousands-of-years-old construction material of rammed earth, the “Djildjit” home in Fremantle WA is environmental engineer Martin Anda’s answer to the passive solar philosophy.
Keen to retrofit your home to lower its carbon footprint and save energy? Consider these 3 things
If you’re anything like me, you’re increasingly working from home, one that was built before energy efficiency measures were introduced in Australia.
On the responsibility of ethical business
One thing that the climate crisis is teaching us is that nature is not a resource for humans to profit from – it is a system that we are part of.
Sustainable Office Solutions: finding new homes for your office furniture when you move out
Sustainable Office Solutions was created to limit the amount of perfectly good office furniture going to landfill.
On the plastic bag ban
This week I thought I would highlight one of the biggest hurdles that we’re facing in the race to a greener world: and that’s plastic pollution.
This Melbourne couple’s sustainable home proves downsizing doesn’t have to mean sacrificing on comfort
What do you do when your home is too chilly and you can’t find any sustainable homes on the market? You build your own.
Nature is the next frontier for responsible business
With wild weather hitting the eastern seaboard this week, things are really (literally) getting shaken up. We can only hope that the same is on the way for the business world, which does seem to be gaining momentum on the green front.
Electricity from the cold ocean depths could one day power island states
In the tropics, the deep sea is cold and the sea surface is very warm. That temperature difference can be harnessed and turned into electricity. If we can improve the technology, this method of producing power could be a godsend for island nations reliant on expensive and polluting diesel for their power.
Roundup: 5 green tech innovations we’re excited about
Every day we talk about our green future, and what it will take to get there. It seems every smart person who cares about our planet is working on some green innovation or other.