Have you been reading the news? Need a refresher of all things happening in the sustainable built environment? Or just miss reading The Fifth Estate over summer? Here are all the top stories this year.
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Amidst the bad news of the paring back of the National Construction Code (NCC) around the nation, was this one piece of good news from the Western Australian government: the introduction of “R-codes”.
2. That sucking sound you hear in Western Australia? That’s Woodside vacuuming up all the gas it can
Continuing with Western Australia, Tim Forcey wrote in from Perth, a state where the rampant gas industry is lobbying the WA Labor government to approve a 46-year operational extension for the massive Woodside-operated North West Shelf gas export plant, located on the heritage listed Burrup Peninsula.
3. Urban design has a dark side to its creativity – two projects in Brisbane show how
This OpEd from QUT and UQ academics argued why aggressive forms of “hostile architecture” like Howard Smith Wharves and Brisbane’s new parallel runway are highly problematic.
4. Jeff Robinson stood taller, stronger, more inspiring
Editor Tina Perinotto wrote of the amazing working of Jeff Robinson following his passing. While there was an outpouring of grief there was equally an acknowledgement of how much he did for the sustainability industry and the number people he had nurtured and supported over his career. In his memory, a forest that will legally be protected for 100 years was planted in his honour. by his friends and family, families and everyone who volunteered.
5. How we manufactured a housing crisis
Ran Boydell’s OpEd calls on people to rethink what they know about the housing market, hint – it has nothing to do with supply, planning approvals or immigration. A deep dive you shouldn’t miss!
Other top trending stories 2024
- Inside the nuclear influence machine
- The Greater Cities Commission excelled at the excuses used to abolish it – so what’s about to happen now?
- While the EV market’s on fire, the vehicles are not
- Moisture management, and the death of an Aussie icon
- Deforestation: how does Australia fare in global comparisons?
- Woodside under fire for greenwashing, gaslighting and cultural destruction accusations at “chaotic” AGM
- Hot property: Where to buy for the climate emergency