Sustainability & Energy Management
Case Study: How do you create energy efficiency in a coal mine?
Coal Mining is an unlikely industry to find energy efficiency, however Rexel Energy’s auditing team uncovered areas where efficiency can be improved in the long term.
The interactive ‘Materials in Mind’ pod educating on sustainability
Staying true to their vision and purpose of providing solutions for sustainable consumption and production, GECA have created an interactive pod to experience and learn more about sustainability.
The next wave of battery storage that can bring your facility’s energy costs down
Battery storage is becoming popular in Australian homes and with government subsidies and price drops making it more attainable than ever before, now its time for commercial facilities to benefit as well.
Australia leads the way as green building booms globally
Australia continues to lead the world’s green building sector with further growth predicted over the next three years, according to a new global report.
Biophilia bringing nature into the corporate environment
We spend a lot of our lives indoors. It’s a situation serious enough to warrant new design trends, when you consider that research shows inviting a more natural setting into our working spaces boosts productivity by 8% and wellbeing by 13%. Now advances in technology are playing a big role in bringing the outside in.
How your water usage can impact sustainability credentials
As Total Facilities water sponsor, Billi knows a few things about sustainability. The company specialises in instant filtered water systems and was front and centre at Total Facilities 2018 delivering its message about the importance of reducing our green footprint through water sustainability. Post the event, we caught up with Billi’s marketing manager, Adrian Cugnetto.
Making waste management fun and functional
Last week Method Recycling launched their new heavy duty connector at Total Facilities, showcasing how Kiwi ingenuity is changing the way Aussie offices approach their waste management.
Making the switch for more efficient and sustainable workplaces
CitySwitch is a growing partnership that supports commercial tenants to improve office energy, waste efficiency, and make a positive impact on climate change. Currently, 831 tenancies have signed up covering an impressive 23.6 million sqm. Annie Reid chats to Danielle King, Greater Metro Program Manager – CitySwitch, about what makes it tick.
VIDEO: Eli Court, ClimateWorks Australia
Ahead of Total Facilities 2018 Speaker Series, we interviewed Eli Court, Project Manager at ClimateWorks who is managing the program to help transition the built environment sector to net zero emissions by 2050.
Forget Tesla’s big battery: it’s the smaller ones you want
Last year, the world gasped as Tesla’s Elon Musk won a bet to build the world’s biggest battery system in South Australia, within 100 days. Elsewhere, though, facilities managers are finding smaller batteries are also a good bet for energy management.
