The University of Queensland is one of seven universities tasked with championing sustainable minerals processing through a federally-backed $35 million Australian Research Council (ARC) Centre of Excellence.
University of Queensland monitoring technology to identify potential odour and corrosion hotspots in urban sewerage networks has been adopted by ASX-listed environmental management technology firm Envirosuite.
The switch has been flicked on one of Queensland’s largest behind-the-meter battery storage system, capable of powering 175 average homes for 24 hours.
The development of next generation solar power technology that has potential to be used as a flexible ‘skin’ over hard surfaces has moved a step closer, thanks to a significant breakthrough at The University of Queensland.
Transitioning to a sustainable energy future is one of the biggest challenges facing the world today, and The University of Queensland is helping to tackle this issue by educating the next generation of energy sector experts.
Knowledge of traditional hand-weaving techniques helped students from The University of Queensland to produce large-scale woven structures that will assist communities in transforming abandoned sites into vibrant informal urban greenspaces.
Silvia Micheli and Paul Violett write for ArchitectureAU on how the rapid urbanization of China is opening up significant opportunities for Australian architectural practices.
This volume provides a significant snapshot of our understanding of Indigenous architectures throughout the world but especially here, where architects are increasingly expected to consider and acknowledge Indigenous Australia in sophisticated ways.
