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June 6, 2023

Building activity produces 18% of emissions and a shocking 40% of our landfill waste. We must move to a circular economy – here’s how

M. Reza Hosseini, Deakin University and Tuba Kocaturk, Deakin University

Our buildings and infrastructure can only become sustainable if the sector shares, leases, reuses, repairs, refurbishes and recycles materials and products. A new report maps out out how to get there.

Across our growing cities more and more buildings are going up, as are their emissions. Andy Brownbill/AAP

January 15, 2019

Buildings produce 25% of Australia’s emissions. What will it take to make them ‘green’ – and who’ll pay?

Igor Martek, Deakin University and M. Reza Hosseini, Deakin University

Australia’s commitments to cut emissions are on a collision course with urban growth. We need a much more comprehensive strategy to make the transition to a sustainable built environment.

What does a green star rating – One Central Park apartments in Sydney received five stars, for instance – actually mean? AAP

February 21, 2018

Greenwashing the property market: why ‘green star’ ratings don’t guarantee more sustainable buildings

Igor Martek, Deakin University and M. Reza Hosseini, Deakin University

Buildings are central to creating more sustainable cities, and green ratings are often used to assess how well a building measures up against this goal. But the current system has serious flaws.

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