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Tidal Power
Reappropriating an old rubbish dump with an illustrious history, the new Thames Tidal Powered School will, as the name suggests, be powered using the tidal movements of the River Thames.
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Ferry Terminal Mimics Manta Ray
More than just a transport link, this floating ferry terminal mimics the geometry of a manta ray and includes a marina and public gardens that form an ecological park in the middle of the urban space of Seoul.
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Site-Based Learning Ecological Practices
A development grant awarded to The Hills Bark Blower Company offers attendees site-based learning events that increase awareness and implementation of ecological practices for roadway rehabilitation.
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It’s Not Cheap Being Green
In a bid to support the ‘greening’ of the city, City of Sydney has pledged an additional $8 million toward the planting of more street trees to reach the 2030 target of 50% more urban canopy.
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In Nature We Nurture
With a growing focus on holistic medical practices, hospitals are seeking companies like Timberwolf to assist in designing natural environments for improved health care.
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Gainsborough Greens Precinct 4 Wetland
Meeting nature head on, the team at Evolve Environmental Solutions have revitalised the Gainsborough Green Precinct 4 Wetlands and brought local fauna and flora back to the area.
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Flying High
A “bird airport” designed by landscape architects McGregor Coxall offers a wetland sanctuary to birds in Tianjin, China – easing the flight of some 50 million birds during their migration around the world.
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Provisional Permanence
Public space is important to all communities, and perhaps has no stronger claim to necessity than in refugee communities where civil liberties are often overlooked and social structures break down in the face of homogeny.
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A Labour of Leafy Love
When faced with the prospect of complete forest demolition, one passionate businessman decided to re-home the forest rather than start from scratch. Talk about a labour of leafy love!
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We Have Moved...
Sure Gro Tree Max now offers their extensive range of quality land management products to protect and improve the environment from a brand new purpose-designed premises in Braeside, Victoria.
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Civilisation Saving Agricultural Innovations
These five agricultural innovations, created by growers, scientists, and innovators from around the world, may prove invaluable in creating more efficient and sustainable farming principles and practices that will save civilisation as we know it.
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Purging Stress with Purified Air
Soon to become a fixture of the future, Algae powered oxygen bars are designed to recharge and refresh you using a symbiotic respiratory relationship that will provide purified air in a quiet sanctuary within an urban environment.
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Greener Cities Healthier Lives
A new research project will examine the relevance of greening urban areas from five unique perspectives to assist policy makers in making better-informed choices regarding the creation of appropriate local green spaces.
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Gainsborough Greens Going Strong
In 2016 Evolve Environmental Solutions took on the Gainsborough Greens Wetlands project, producing stunning stormwater management results in what was their biggest commercial job to date.
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Growroom Brings Food to Urban Streets
Space10 and Danish architects Mads-Ulrik Husum and Sine Lindholm have teamed up to create 'The Growroom', a pod designed to connect the urban environment to nature and start a conversation about sustainable food growth in city spaces.
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Heatwaves to Devastate Plant Life
Heatwaves and rising temperatures may soon irreparably devastate plant life in Australia. A study has found that increasing temperatures may push past the ability of a plant's metabolism to cope, reducing crop yields significantly.
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2016 Future Green Leader Announced
Congratulations to Frasers Property Australia's Sustainability Coordinator Olivia Leal-Walker on being awarded the prestigious title of 2016 Future Green Leader by Green Building Council of Australia.
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Living Buildings Growing in Favour
An extraordinary and meticulous method of architecture, Baubotanik, is allowing architects to create large living breathing buildings from trees that are part architecture, part sculpture.
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All in a Day's Growth
Trials at two indoor vertical farming facilities are yielding spectacular results with one trial producing over 12,000 heads of lettuce in a single day without sunlight.
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Solar Array Powers Darwin Airport
Darwin International Airport has now finished stage 1 of 2 of its photovoltaic solar array which, when fully operational, is calculated to provide 100% of the airport’s power needs.
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Green Solution to Air Pollution
Dutch company MyEarth has cultivated a more potent version of the 'Green Junkie’, a plant that reportedly craves carbon dioxide, in order to attempt to combat air pollution in a more natural way.
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From Grass to Hydrogen Fuel
Sourcing hydrogen as fuel is usually a costly and carbon intensive process, but, in a promising breakthrough, researchers from Cardiff University have come up with a way to unlock hydrogen from Fescue Grass.
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Fertiliser with a Difference
After considerable research and development endeavours, Sure Gro Tree Max Australia is pleased to introduce the Troforte M commercial range of control release fertilisers.
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Jordan Hub a 'Green' First
A new retail and leisure hub under construction in Jordan is the first to be built to strict ‘green’ standards, marking a trail for development in a country hampered by limited water and energy resources.
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Algae Based Utopia
A group of libertarians in Europe hope to create their own sustainable utopian city-state consisting of layered stack structures that are powered by genetically engineered algae.
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An Urban Timber Town
Blending the urban and the natural in seamless harmony, this residential development in Sweden has been designed to set a new standard in sustainable construction and planning.
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My Park Rules Winner
Marrickville Public School and its surrounding community will be the beneficiaries of a $100,000 new park thanks to the 202020 Vision competition My Park Rules.
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Valley of the ‘Green’ Giants
With the hope of diversity and abundance in the offing, this creative concept holds the potential to turn a barren landscape into a verdant oasis and provide much needed life to desert areas.
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Solar-powered Bus Shelters
A brighter future for commuters is revealed as London launches its first transparent solar bus shelter. The energy generated by the shelters will be used to power the city’s transport infrastructure.
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Architecture + Ecology = Arcology
A self-sustaining vertical village that includes residential, retail and agricultural spaces may soon find its way into one of the most densely populated cities in the world.
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Captain Replas to the Recycling Rescue
While government struggles with the issue of banning plastic shopping bags, Replas introduces Captain Replas to illustrate how plastic can be recycled into robust outdoor products such as furniture, bollards and decking.
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2016 International Garden Festival
The International Garden Festival has just announced the five finalists to be displayed at this year’s festival in Redford Gardens in Métis, Canada. Check out these innovative designs!
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Sydney’s Action Against Climate Change
Sydney Council’s new strategy for the city aims to implement safeguards against the impact of climate change with a range of plans that will cut emissions and increase public open space.
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‘Small Town’ Tower in Iran
Iran takes on a new green vision with an urban residential tower design that encourages a civic lifestyle in an urban environment and incorporates a range of green energy strategies.
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Floating Seabin a Simple Solution to Ocean Pollution
An innovative floating Seabin trash collector could be the answer to ridding oceans of plastic waste.
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Parklet on the Move
A new micro park – parklet – in London is a temporary installation that simultaneously serves to monitor air quality and draw attention to the issue of pollution in London.
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Floating Windfarm for Scotland
Offshore wind power is booming in Europe – and Scotland just gave the green light to the world’s largest floating wind farm.
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202020 Vision GROWERS' HUB
202020 Vision has just launched the ‘Growers’ Hub’, an online tool to assist in their goal of increasing green space in urban areas by 20% by 2020.
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Turning Waste into Valuable Resources
BENEDICT Recycling is a leading specialist in resource recovery for the waste industry, ensuring a sustainable future with dedicated facilities across a range of waste streams.
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Most Sustainable City
Find out which city was ranked the Planet’s Most Sustainable for 2015.
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The Value of Green Star
Green Star-rated buildings emit around a third of the greenhouse gas emissions and use a third of the electricity when compared with the average Australian building.
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A new deal for urban infrastructure
A new coalition of built environment groups, which includes the Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA), wants a ‘new deal’ for Australian cities.
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Sustainable Business Australia
Sustainable Business Australia is the preeminent body in Australia for the environmental goods and services sector, as well as for low carbon services.
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Glorious Green Roofs
Plant Up is a specialist in architectural landscaping which provides design, Installation and maintenance service of Greenwalls, Greenroofs and Interiorscapes.
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Greener fences
The new XT Post by Norwood Products is a recycled plastic star picket offering strength and durability that outperforms steel and timber posts in strength and durability.
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Sidonie Carpenter
ODS E-News goes one-on-one with President of Green Roofs Australia, Sidonie Carpenter.