Research
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Electricity sector jobs forecast to double by 2029
The number of jobs in the electricity sector is set to double by 2029 according to recent research from the Institute for Sustainable Futures (ISF), in ... -
Research reveals two in three houses considering solar following winter bill shock
Half of Australian householders are preparing for energy bill shock when they receive their bill for the winter quarter and 17% have already been lobbed with ... -
Builder report shows the way forward for solving workforce shortages
Master Builders Australia (MBA) has released its Future of the Workforce report, which forecasts the building and construction industry needing 130,000 additional workers this year to ... -
New RMIT program to improve sustainability in building design and construction
RMIT has launched a one-of-a-kind suite of vocational education skill sets to prepare the local building design and construction workforces for a clean economy future. The ... -
Lingering worker shortages see trade rates continue to rise
A trade review has revealed that lingering worker shortages are seeing trade rates continue to rise following the recent HIA Trades Report providing a quarterly review ... -
BSC opens B-cycle Scheme industry consultation
The Battery Stewardship Council (BSC), Australia’s official product stewardship scheme for batteries, has opened industry consultation on its proposal to future-proof the B-cycle Scheme. Representatives from ... -
Industry supports transparency and accountability in building approvals
Master Builders Association of NSW (MBA) has supported the NSW Government’s initiative to provide a more transparent and accountable building approvals process, following the release of ... -
Self-healing solar cells could become a reality: Research
Solar cells of the future could withstand corrosive susceptibility by ‘self-healing’, in a scientific breakthrough by Monash University, the University of Oxford and the City University ... -
Rewiring Australia: Electrification is the short circuit Australia needs in energy policy
Rewiring Australia says that Australia must double down on electrification after AEMO’s Integrated System Plan (ISP) found the country can reliably run on renewable energy but ...
