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Creating Victoria’s First Gas-Free Suburbs
Cleaner, cheaper power for new homes, and the regulations holding us back. Read the report from Environment Victoria and Renew.
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National Construction Code advocacy resources
Resources and key information to help you make a submission on energy efficiency in the 2022 National Construction Code.
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18/11/21 – Climate Change – Can Regenerating Soils and Landscapes Save the Day?
Soils for Life is a not-for-profit charity dedicated to supporting Australian farmers and rural communities in regenerating soils and landscapes to build natural and social capital and transform food systems. Learn more at this webinar.
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21/11/21 – Permaculture Field Day
Visit April Sampson Kelly and Paul Kelly on their permaculture property that has been under continuous development for more than 30 years.
Read moreCreating a sustainable building industry
In the next 30 years, Australia will need to increase the number of homes it builds each year by 20% to avoid compounding the current affordability challenges that the community already faces. In this webinar, University of Wollongong doctoral candidate Makrita Solitei discusses what we can do to transform the building industry to consider the lifestyle of our building materials. See more videos from Renew on our YouTube channel.
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Product profile: Solar in a box
We’ve covered a few electric scooters over the last few years, and a recent entrant, Benzine Zero (Italian for zero petrol) has added some nice looking offerings to the market.
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Big solar at Melbourne Water
Rechargeable lithium batteries are critical for our modern world, but they do have a somewhat variable safety history. Lance Turner looks at the issues and what to do about them.
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Product profile: Zero petrol
We’ve covered a few electric scooters over the last few years, and a recent entrant, Benzine Zero (Italian for zero petrol) has added some nice looking offerings to the market.
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Sanctuary 60 coming soon: Flood resilience special
Given the recent devastating floods around the country, it feels fitting that in Sanctuary 60 we focus on the increasingly important topic of designing for flood resilience.
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Family affair
This flexible new backyard studio in Melbourne’s inner north has already accommodated singers, artists and musicians, and will continue to support living and learning into the future.
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Pocket forests: Urban microforests gaining ground
Often no bigger than a tennis court, microforests punch above their weight for establishing cool urban microclimates, providing wildlife habitat and focusing community connection. Mara Ripani goes exploring.
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