Preface Countries in the world are taking measures to deal with climate change, and will become a net zero carbon dioxide emission country by 2050. Recently, Joe Biden (Joe Biden) won the presidential election, which means that the United States is the latest country to adopt this goal. So what does zero net worth mean?…
As far as building design materials are concerned, reused materials provide a viable business approach for reducing waste and greenhouse gas emissions. Our research shows that such a Curtin University building can reduce construction waste and reduce emissions to almost one-tenth of the traditional construction process. Modular circular economy buildings have generated benefits in all…
Australia has done better with COVID-19 than anyone dared to hope. This opens up prospects for the gradual relaxation of restrictions later this year. Organizations that may participate in the economic stimulus plan will need to be in a position to implement “shovel preparation” projects to help the economy recover. The construction industry is the…
Summer in Australia is getting hotter and hotter. Extreme high temperature events with daytime temperatures exceeding 35 degrees Celsius are becoming more and more common, and we are increasing for several days. All of us need to prepare for hot and very hot days, prepare our homes and neighbors. Since 2016, the “Cooling the Commons”…
In the past few years, we have heard a lot about “3D printing” and the many uses of this emerging technology. But how does 3D printing work? How is it different from other manufacturing processes? What is the use of this technology? Making things usually involves a subtractive process: first start with a piece of…
An innovative project designed to provide housing for people at risk of homelessness will soon be implemented in 9 locations in Melbourne’s inner west-providing 57 mobile homes. The Victorian Minister of Planning approved the social housing project on Ballarat Road. The supporter is Launch Housing, a community organization based in Victoria that provides housing and…
Preface The federal government has not seriously considered the opportunities for Australian housing affordability before. The Standing Committee on Economics of the House of Representatives recently released a report on individual foreign investment in residential real estate. The report has mixed reactions. It is almost certain that the media debate about Chinese real estate investment…
Preface In the last election debate of the Rooty Hill RSL club, both leaders were asked about foreign investment in Australian agricultural land. Former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said that he is “not as free as Abbott’s market”. When he owns agricultural land, he prefers joint ventures between foreign companies and Australian companies. Kevin Rudd…
Preface Economic freedom measures rank countries based on the rule of law, government size, regulatory efficiency, and (most relevant to this discussion) market openness. This includes freedom of trade, investment freedom and financial freedom. In terms of overall economic freedom, Australia ranked fifth after Hong Kong, Singapore, New Zealand and Switzerland in the 2016 ranking.…
Foreword Foreign investment has always been a key issue in national policy debates. During the global financial crisis, the rising level of foreign investment provided support for the Australian economy and played a role in funding the resource boom . However, this has also caused a lot of political controversy, especially on the impact of…