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This weekend, two of the current MPhil students , Ralph Bernhard and Jack Barrie formed a team and took part in the Cambridge Start Up Hack weekend event (create a company in 48 hours). They won! They developed a company called Water Peer. Water Peer is a water efficiency startup focused on behaviour modification through...

Article taken from: http://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/when-building-for-the-future-means-what-it-says Too little attention is being paid to the long-term sustainability of new buildings in a changing climate according to a new study that makes recommendations for ‘future-proofing’ best practice. It’s the ability to...

Professor Peter Guthrie was a keynote speaker at the opening of the ATSE Conference in Sydney in late July when the issue of Nuclear Energy for Australia was debated. He then went on with two other international contributors to present at events held in Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide. Whilst there he also addressed...

The Centre for Sustainable Development has won the Department of Engineering’s CO2 grand prix two months in a row, by reducing electricity consumption by 33%. Interventions adopted by the centre include, turning off computers overnight, and new blinds to let more sunlight into the office. Full details are available at...