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Green is the new grey – the role of plants in greening our cities

14 February 2018 By Joana Almeida In All Categories, Buildings & Infrastructure, Edge News

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 …

The Marshall Islands – “We will not stand down”

9 February 2018 By Tom Davies In All Categories, Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience, Edge News

I recently had the honour and privilege of sharing dinner with Mr Christopher Loeak, the ex-President of the Marshall Islands and was afforded a window …

A healthy response to climate change

2 February 2018 By Tim Watson In All Categories, Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience, Edge News

Climate change is often thought of through its physical manifestations – sea level rise, increased rain variability and more severe weather events. We envisage flooded …

New build vs Refurb – The Life Cycle answer

29 January 2018 By Jonas Bengtsson In All Categories, Edge News

Building projects are often asked the question if knocking down that existing building is the best outcome for the project and the environment. For a …

Why I’m choosing to work this Australia Day

18 January 2018 By Jonas Bengtsson In All Categories, Edge News

I’ll be going to work this Australia day. Thanks to Edge’s flexible working hours policy, I’m allowed the freedom to take the public holiday on …

Make More Good in January – Save the Children

15 January 2018 By Tom Davies In All Categories, Edge News

Each month, Edge Environment chooses a staff member to donate money (on Edge’s behalf) to a charity that aligns with Edge’s values as part if …

Edge hosts the Tianjin Urban Construction Design Institute

4 January 2018 By Ken Lunty In All Categories, Buildings & Infrastructure, Edge News, Sustainable Construction

It was with great pleasure that Edge hosted delegates from the Tianjin Urban Construction Design Institute at our Manly offices in December. The Chinese delegates …

Modern slavery in Australia – the issue, the legislation and what to do about it

18 December 2017 By Nicole Thompson In All Categories, Edge News, Edge Publication, Modern Slavery

The term “Modern Slavery” has been in the news a lot lately. Companies all over the world – many of them household names – have …

Procuring the way to ethical supply chains – insight from the Government Procurement Conference 2017

18 December 2017 By Nicole Thompson In All Categories, Edge News, Modern Slavery, Sustainable Procurement

I recently attended the Government Procurement conference and I was pleasantly surprised to find social sustainability was, within the first hour named as one the …

Sustainability Victoria’s drive to improve resource recovery in the property sector

14 December 2017 By Blake Lindley In All Categories, Buildings & Infrastructure, Edge News, Recovery Strategies

Last week, Sustainability Victoria (SV) hosted a forum to explore how the Better Buildings Partnership’s (BPP) work on stripout waste, might be best applied to …

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