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Powering Asean's Growth: Trends that will impact the way Asean uses power to 2020
The Asean countries are at very different stages of economic growth. Members include a fully developed city state with nearly full national electricity coverage as well as several agrarian economies …
Making our own luck: What will it take to build an inclusive, resilient and prosperous Australia?
Sustainable Business Australia (SBA) hosted the Inaugural Fiona Wain Oration and Luncheon on 27 May 2014.
Activating Learning in Sustainable Design
This case study focuses on the design and delivery of a hands-on workshop involving second year Interior Design students at London Metropolitan University.
Are We the Tool?

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Are We the Tool?

In sustainable design, the search for 'the right tool' is an obvious starting point, something to tell us - and those we serve - how to do it.
LED lighting market to grow over 12-fold to $25 billion in 2023
Driven by superior features and falling costs, the market for light-emitting diode (LED) luminaires, or optimized permanent light fixtures, will grow more than 12-fold over the next decade - from …
Balance-of-systems drives solar system capex down as much as 30 per cent by 2020
Racking and mounting cost reductions and electrical innovations will cut balance-of-system costs, with biggest drops in the residential segment, Lux Research says.
Capacity for bio-based materials and chemicals nearly doubles to 13.2m tonnes in 2017
The leading growth category will be intermediate chemicals like adipic acid and lactic acid, with capacity growing from 2.0 million metric tonnes (MT) to 4.9 million MT in 2017, while …
New and profitable opportunities remain in the $600 billion water industry
A Lux survey found profits average 12.9 per cent industry-wide and identified new technologies and start-ups promising to create additional opportunities, Lux Research says
Climate change and aging population shape construction
Megatrends will drive new construction business to more than double by 2023, creating huge opportunities across the globe, Lux Research says
Autodesk C-FACT methodology arms cities to tackle climate change
Free, openly available tool from Autodesk enables cities to set science-based climate targets. By Emma Stewart, Ph.D., Head of Sustainability Solutions, Autodesk and Daniel Aronson, formerly Research Lead Director, Sustainability …
Stimulating interim demand for REDD+ emission reductions
Immediate action is needed to stimulate demand for REDD+ emission reductions. There is currently no source of demand that will pay for medium to long-term emission reductions from REDD+ in …
SMART2020: Enabling the low carbon economy in the information age
Transformation in the way people and businesses use technology could reduce annual man-made global emissions by 15 per cent by 2020 and deliver energy efficiency savings to global businesses of …
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