Keeping up with the Joneses – and high-tech consultants
In 2013, I posted a blog about how technology is changing the way we audit buildings. Since that post, we have seen high-tech advances in …
WELL rating is the new black
Creating “healthy” buildings will improve occupants’ wellbeing and will change the face of the building and construction industry in Australia. With 90% of our time …
What did I miss? Supply Chain Sustainability School event videos now online
Last week the Supply Chain Sustainability School hosted a free event focusing on sustainability in the building sector. Feedback was overwhelmingly positive, with responses rating it 8.7/10 for relevance and 9.5/10 for …
LCA specialist Joana’s candid account of her first weeks at Edge
I recently met a group of people inspired by their work, committed to their clients and to solid science. The best part about the meeting …
Breaking news: NCCARF launches Coast Adapt risk assessment tool
Today the National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility (NCCARF) launched Coast Adapt. As an information and decision support tool, Coast Adapt is set to help coastal managers in Australia …
Reverse logistics: how to influence your supply chain and become more ‘circular’
Productivity goes up; cost comes down. The circular economy isn’t just a theoretical concept, it can be implemented, and is often much easier than one …
Welcome to Joana Almeida
We, at Edge, are excited to welcome our newest recruit, Dr. Joana Almeida. Originally hailing from Portugal, Joana specialises in Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and has a PhD in …
Edge recognised by UNEP for Sustainable Procurement expertise
Edge Environment announced as a global partner to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); will help to build knowledge and implement strategies to encourage sustainable supply …
Use, re-use, re-make: circular economy lessons from a Dutch jeans producer
What if you could lease your clothes, then when you’ve grown tired of them, return them for re-use or re-purposing? Now, imagine doing that for …
Building the circular economy ‘one brick at a time’
A transition to the circular economy is vital for all industries. The building products industry is one of the most important, due to the large amounts …
