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City of Sydney Town Hall wrapped by Sustainability
Edge Environment has been working with City of Sydney and Jackson Teece implementing Sustainable Procurement. Sydney Town Hall is being restored and protected for future generations. In early 2012, the City started the next phase of the upgrade, which involves external repairs to the clock tower including replacing 26 cubic metres of stone. Photographic hoarding [...]
Edge Environment seconding Jacqui Bonnitcha to UN
Congratulations to Jacqui Bonnitcha for being offered an internship at the Climate Change Planning Unit of the Urban Planning and Design Branch (UPDB), UN Habitat, based in Nairobi, Kenya. Jacqui will go to Kenya in July for a six month internship and return to Edge Environment in January 2014. Whilst working at the UN Jacqui [...]
Edge pioneers resilient housing principles
Edge Environment has been working with Lake Macquarie City Council to develop guidelines for resilient housing. This pioneering approach to managing risk from flooding and tidal inundation embeds flexibility and adaptability into residential development. Edge developed four principles for resilient housing with each principle having a set of performance criteria and suggested acceptable solutions for site and building design [...]
Edge Environment is an Approved Contractor for Local Government Procurement
After a rigorous assessment process, Edge Environment has been appointed as a supplier on the Local Government Procurement Panel for a term of three years. The panel allows local governments to easily, safely and efficiently procure a range of services without the costs and hassles associated with tendering. Local Government Procurement (LGP) represents the needs of councils [...]
Edge project work at 2013 ALCAS Conference
At Edge we are very proud to announce that our clients will be presenting the outcomes from our projects, their benefits and experience at the 2013 National Australian Life Cycle Assessment Society (ALCAS) Conference, to be held in from July 15th - 18th in Manly. The clients we have assisted are Inghams, to understand the lifecycle [...]
Do biofuels have a lower carbon footprint?
The simplified life cycle of biofuels starts by the source material (e.g. biomass) absorbing CO2 from the atmosphere, and emitting the absorbed carbon when being burnt as fuel, which is then available for biofuel crops for absorption. According to this simplified life cycle, biofuels should have a net zero effect on CO2 levels. However, the [...]
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