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Tether: The Kiwi startup fighting back against cold, damp homes
Unified Communications

Tether: The Kiwi startup fighting back against cold, damp homes

Local startup Tether aims to solve New Zealand's housing problem with its home environmental monitoring system.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Fri, 7th Dec 2018
New Zealand’s largest infrastructure project takes top sustainability award
Supply Chain

New Zealand’s largest infrastructure project takes top sustainability award

Auckland’s rail link has cut construction waste and emissions sharply, showing big infrastructure can hit sustainability targets while easing congestion.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Sun, 2nd Dec 2018
New Zealand’s largest infrastructure project coming to fruition
Sustainability

New Zealand’s largest infrastructure project coming to fruition

Auckland commuters are closer to a faster rail link as backfilling begins above a 3.45km tunnel set to ease city-centre travel.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Mon, 12th Nov 2018
Bungy jumping from an airship over Queenstown could be a reality - one day
Clean technologies

Bungy jumping from an airship over Queenstown could be a reality - one day

Bungy jumping from an airship over Queenstown could soon be a thrilling reality as airships are set for a revival in New Zealand tourism.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Thu, 19th Jul 2018
Cut confusion around environmentally-friendly plastics, experts urge
Supply Chain

Cut confusion around environmentally-friendly plastics, experts urge

Consumers are being misled by confusing plastic labels, as experts call for clearer standards and tougher government oversight.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Wed, 18th Jul 2018

Global Stories

Environmentally Friendly stories

Aussie tech company aims to nix shipping emissions globally
Clean technologies

Aussie tech company aims to nix shipping emissions globally

Calix claims its exhaust scrubbing technology can go as far as making the global shipping industry carbon negative.

By Ben Moore • 3 min read • Wed, 27th Mar 2019
Apple says it's 'protecting the planet's resources'
EduTech

Apple says it's 'protecting the planet's resources'

Apple says it's 'protecting the planet's resources' and expanding educational opportunities for workers who assemble Apple products.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Tue, 12th Mar 2019
Q&A: Aruba manager on imminent data centre challenges
Hyperscale

Q&A: Aruba manager on imminent data centre challenges

Aruba's infrastructure manager Alessandro Bruschini weighs in on the imminent challenges data centres face amidst rising demand and new regulations.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Thu, 14th Feb 2019
Fujitsu providing servers for data centre inside a wind turbine
DataCentre infrastructure

Fujitsu providing servers for data centre inside a wind turbine

WestfalenWIND IT has implanted a data center inside a wind turbine, bringing the energy source directly to the data center.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Thu, 8th Nov 2018
Heat-seeking drones can save the dolphins
Drones

Heat-seeking drones can save the dolphins

One study has demonstrated how modern tech can be used to reduce the costs and environmental impact of conservation efforts.

By Ben Moore • 3 min read • Tue, 9th Oct 2018
Remote working: The ticket to happier and healthier employees?
Hybrid & Remote Work

Remote working: The ticket to happier and healthier employees?

Businesses that allow employees to work remotely also reap the benefits of increased employee productivity, happiness and health.

By Sara Barker • 4 min read • Wed, 3rd Oct 2018
Iron Mountain achieves 100% renewable energy at EU data centres
Hyperscale

Iron Mountain achieves 100% renewable energy at EU data centres

Iron Mountain celebrates 100% renewable energy milestone at its EU data centres, improving sustainability in Belgium, Ireland, the Netherlands, and the UK.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Tue, 25th Sep 2018
City Network to base cloud services in DigiPlex data centre
Hyperscale

City Network to base cloud services in DigiPlex data centre

City Network will be basing its cloud services in DigiPlex's Stockholm data centre as it looks to expand its presence in the area.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Wed, 5th Sep 2018
Google building new Singapore data center to join its other two
DataCentre infrastructure

Google building new Singapore data center to join its other two

This will bring the tech giant's total Singapore data center investment to more than US$850m in a bid to meet surging demand.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Wed, 1st Aug 2018
Report finds opportunities abound in the data center cooling market
DataCentre infrastructure

Report finds opportunities abound in the data center cooling market

Where there's data centers, there's heat, which means the cooling market will undertake rapid growth and innovation in the coming years.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Tue, 31st Jul 2018
Construction begins on EU-funded 'best data centre in the world'
DataCentre infrastructure

Construction begins on EU-funded 'best data centre in the world'

A consortium of vendors has celebrated construction commencement of a project designed to test and validate the feasibility of new data centre tech.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Wed, 18th Jul 2018
Canon Oceania offering $30k for 12th environmental grants programme
Clean technologies

Canon Oceania offering $30k for 12th environmental grants programme

Schools and not-for-profits encouraged to apply for up to $30,000 in cash and products to further their environmental causes.

By Ben Moore • 3 min read • Wed, 6th Jun 2018
Apple's new carbon-free aluminium set to revolutionise manufacturing
Robotics

Apple's new carbon-free aluminium set to revolutionise manufacturing

Apple CEO Tim Cook says the company's is committed to advancing technologies that are good for the planet and help protect it for generations to come.

By Julia Gabel • 3 min read • Wed, 16th May 2018