Going underground to protect Sydney’s Green Square redevelopment from flooding
Heavy flooding was threatening the redevelopment of an inner-Sydney precinct. The solution involved hydraulic testing and kilometres of micro-tunnelling.
Tag: green infrastructure
Green concrete trial puts a more sustainable spin on some of the world’s most used materials
The streets of a Sydney suburb will serve as a testing ground for a new geopolymer concrete made from recycled ...
Wood wins: Constructing Australia’s largest engineered-timber office building
One Brisbane high-rise is showing why timber is making a comeback as a building material.
New net-zero energy education centre walks the walk on sustainable building practices
Engineers and architects are combining forces to create an Australian first: a net-zero energy education and research centre.
This rising star of Perth’s skyline is setting a new building sustainability standard
After years of careful planning, hard work and engineering ingenuity, central Perth's newest skyscraper is complete, and it is casting ...
These artificial leaves could one day transform any building into green infrastructure
Design engineer Julian Melchiorri wants his technology to do what plants can – and his green thinking has led to ...
EA Insights: Engineering a more sustainable future
Engineers are pivotal to addressing the issues facing our planet and its people, write Engineers Australia President Trish White and ...
China is building a new city that will be home to more trees than people
In the mountains of southern China, a small city is under construction that will be covered in vegetation to disappear ...
One Central Park: Anatomy of an award-winning green infrastructure project
Since its completion, One Central Park has become a bit of a Sydney icon for a few reasons. One of ...
Barangaroo urban renewal project wins awards for sustainability and innovation
The Barangaroo South urban renewal project has nabbed Lendlease a handful of awards from the Property Council of Australia.
