energy efficiency

Last year, ISPT achieved carbon neutral certification for corporate offices and the base building operations of its 100 per cent owned and operated properties. But the certification, awarded by the Australian Government-backed Climate Active program, is just one chapter in an unfolding story. “Our carbon neutral certification is just the beginning,” says ISPT’s General Manager […]

Does your home maintain a comfortable temperature inside, despite cold conditions outside? If you’re a social housing tenant in NSW, the answer may well be no.

Heating and cooling are the biggest energy uses in buildings. District design strategies, long used in Europe, can address these loads more efficiently. These systems typically have a central plant that burns natural gas to heat water, which then is circulated to the various buildings.

The Millennium Development Goals that John Howard signed Australia up to in 2000 will expire this year, but the next set of goals — signed last week in New York — will apply to developed countries too. Australia is not short of areas for improvement, write John Thwaites and Tahl Kestin.