The Fifth Estate

The Fifth Estate stands as Australia’s premier business publication dedicated to the sustainable built environment, along with the individuals and topics that shape it. We deliver daily updates, insights, and resources through our website, newsletters, ebooks, webinars, and various events.

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Committee for Sydney: The focus we need for the shifting sands

1 month ago | thefifthestate.com.au | Tina Perinotto

Committee for Sydney packs a punch as a leading influencer on the policy stage. A quick look at its membership underscores why – it’s where the big end of town clusters. Its policy guru, Jeremy Gill, therefore has a big responsibility to get the economic and business analysis right and to explain to the committee’s members how they can position themselves for the opportunities they need to thrive.
Waste generation is rising, and circular economy action is the answer

1 month ago | thefifthestate.com.au | Mike Ritchie

In spite of commitments from governments and lots of nicely worded reports, waste generation (total) and waste generation per person continue to grow, driving up greenhouse gas emissions, costs to business and households, while accelerating landfill consumption rates. The National Waste Action Plan, signed by all levels of government, has specific targets.
Mike Ritchie, MRA Consulting Group

1 month ago | thefifthestate.com.au | Mike Ritchie

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Why we invited Ali Ingram to Show Me the Money

1 month ago | thefifthestate.com.au | Tina Perinotto

JLL’s Ali Ingram is one of those capital flow and sustainability experts real estate consultants increasingly see as a must. They’re across the value proposition of sustainability and increasingly the physical threat of climate. Fail to get the cookies lined up and the result might be not so much a brown discount as an illiquid asset that fails to sell.
Victorian planning laws blasted - wrong answer to market failure

1 month ago | thefifthestate.com.au | Michael Spencer |Tina Perinotto

The Victorian Legislative Council has produced a scathing report on the state’s approach to planning policy in a review of proposed changes to the Victorian Planning Provisions. Three amendments in question relate to provisions for high rise apartments in up to 50 activity centres, introduction of new zones and an overlay that are exempt from third party notice and review rights and, expanded “deemed to comply” provisions.
The feds are on it - we need loads more homes. But here’s a chance to transform the sector with carbon, efficient and smaller homes

1 month ago | thefifthestate.com.au | Tina Perinotto

The federal government’s commitment to build another 1.2 million homes is great news, but not so much if we don’t use this as an opportunity to transform the sector with lower carbon materials, modular construction and perhaps a newfound love for smaller simpler housing, the Green Building Council of Australia said as it released a new report.
Green business is cleared for take off - now to spot the best sectors ready for take off

1 month ago | thefifthestate.com.au | Tina Perinotto

Our next monthly leaders forum will bring you four brilliant people to help us dig out the best opportunities for green business now we’ve cleared the runway for take off, post federal election.
Consumers want to get off gas but there’s a mighty battle under way

1 month ago | thefifthestate.com.au | Tina Perinotto

Tim Buckley was not impressed. After a scandalous article appeared in the financial press citing the Clean Energy Council’s apparent embrace of gas as a “transition fuel” Buckley, who bows to no fossil fuellers and is one of the transition industry’s most respected commentators, called it “bizarre”. The move follows the departure of council’s long term chief executive Kane Thornton and it sounds like the two things are related.
How do the Coalition and Labor plans on housing differ - and what have they ignored?

2 months ago | thefifthestate.com.au | Hal Pawson

Any doubts that Australia’s growing housing challenges would be a major focus of the federal election campaign have been dispelled over recent weeks. Both major parties announced strikingly ambitious housing initiatives as campaign centrepiece offers. So how do they compare? The Coalition had already pledged several significant housing initiatives, should it form government.
‘We don’t study the humans that we create habitats for’ Kellie Payne on how to design for better human contact.

2 months ago | thefifthestate.com.au | Tina Perinotto

Architect Kellie Payne has recently designed an aquatic centre for a girls school that brings into play the notion of social connection by embedding good social habits from an early age. More to come… Related