Archive for category: Buildings & Infrastructure
Can science-based targets be applied to infrastructure projects?
Since the Paris agreement, there’s been a lot of discussion of the need for organisations of all kinds – from Governments to private companies large...
A reflection of the 2018 ISCA conference
Another year and another ISCA conference has gone by. Well done and thank you to the entire ISCA team. To put together such a well...
The Role of Sustainable Products and Materials in Green Star
While a few businesses are on a mission to save the planet, most companies look at sustainability through a more commercial lens. Reducing energy and...
Is Sustainability a Big Deal for Building Product Manufacturers?
Sustainability can be a bit of a cursed term here in Australia. The mere mention of climate change can, as we saw only last week,...
Hort Innovation Report Published
Edge is pleased to announce the finalisation of the project Integrating Plant Life into Building and Infrastructure Rating Tools, funded by Hort Innovation with nursery...
An Idiot’s Guide to Green Mortgages
Earlier this week I attended the New Zealand Green Building Council’s Housing Summit to present on Green Mortgages as part of a session on innovative finance...
Edge joins the Green Star Expert Reference Panels
At Edge we’re enthusiastic members of the Green Building Council of Australia and do what we can to contribute to their efforts to progress the...
Green is the new grey – the role of plants in greening our cities
The time when humankind decided they wanted to settle down, build permanent shelter, get a couple of goats and make a veggie garden marks the...