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By Liveable Admin
September 24, 2018
climate change

Australia set to run on 100% renewable energy within 15 years

Australia is set to reach its target of 100% renewable energy by the early 2030’s, provided current uptake of renewable energy options in the residential and commercial sectors remains strong. The Australian renewables energy industry…
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By Liveable Admin
September 18, 2018
Bicycling, cities, cycling, Cycling cities

Rising cyclist death toll is mainly due to drivers, so change the road laws and culture

Recent reporting paints a picture of surging road deaths and failing safety strategies for cyclists. The Australian Automobile Association’s Benchmarking report records 1,222 road deaths in the year ending June 2018. And cyclist deaths in particular remain stubbornly…
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By Liveable Admin
September 10, 2018
sustainability

Sustainable House Day 2018

BASSENDEAN building designer Romona Sandon will be opening up her sustainable home for the first time for Sustainable House Day on September 16. The day is part of an Australia-wide event where about 250 houses…
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By Liveable Admin
September 3, 2018
sustainability, urban design, urban planning

New developments in Victoria to harness photovoltaic glass, battery power

Melbourne will be home to not one but two Australia-first initiatives to make living in an apartment cheaper and more environmentally sustainable. Tenants in apartment buildings could soon have access to solar power and battery…
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By Liveable Admin
August 28, 2018
Healthy Cities, Liveable Cities, Melbourne

Australia’s fastest growing city is about to hit the 5 million mark

The population of Melbourne, Australia’s fastest growing city, is due to reach the five million milestone, just three weeks after Australia’s population hit the 25 million mark. Melbourne last year added 125,424 people which is…
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By Liveable Admin
August 20, 2018
climate change

The renewable energy train is unstoppable. The NEG needs to get on board

On the face of it, the National Energy Guarantee (NEG), adopted as Coalition policy at a party room meeting yesterday, appears to promise the certainty that industry, consumers and experts have desperately sought for the past decade….
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By Liveable Admin
August 13, 2018
cities, urban design

How many people make a good city? It’s not the size that matters, but how you use it

Australia’s population clock is, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, steadily ticking away at an overall total population increase of one person every 1 minute and 23 seconds. Many are debating what the ideal population is for…
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By Liveable Admin
August 6, 2018
construction, Liveable Cities

Prefab construction is a godsend for disaster response

Prefabricated construction techniques show promise as long-term solutions for rebuilding disaster zones in remote and rural locations, according to Monash University professor Mehrdad Arashpour. As long as thought goes into the location of prefab buildings…
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By Liveable Admin
July 31, 2018
Disaster Management, disaster planning

New resilience strategy highlights the disasters that could bring Sydney to a shuddering halt

Australia’s largest metropolis has simply been “lucky” to avoid a city stopping disaster, a group of resilience experts have said. But Sydney’s luck could be about to run out, and if the city isn’t felled…
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By Liveable Admin
July 23, 2018
cities

Why temperatures at night are going up around the world and what we can do about it

History was made in the Middle East on June 28 when the world’s hottest night on record was set in Quriyat, Oman with the overnight “low” dropping to 42.6 degrees Celsius. Oman’s hot night is…
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