# mmc (news sources) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover mmc. Page: Feed: --- ## [On reasons to stop demolishing and stop building](https://thefifthestate.com.au/columns/news-from-the-front-desk/on-reasons-to-stop-demolishing-and-stop-building/) _2026-08-21 · The Fifth Estate - our view · The Fifth Estate_ The Fifth Estate - The Carbon Triggers Big Debate on Tuesday next week did its job and revealed glimpses into what could be the next big reframing of a sustainable built environment in the midst of a climate crisis. On reasons to stop demolishing and stop building is a story from The Fifth Estate , Australia's sustainability newspaper. ## [The trashy ripple effects of the sparkling transport oriented developments](https://thefifthestate.com.au/columns/spinifex/the-trashy-ripple-effects-of-the-sparkling-transport-oriented-developments/) _2026-08-20 · Frank Klostermann · The Fifth Estate_ The Fifth Estate - Behind the controversial transport oriented developments are the "same old" - no one thinks about waste until it’s too late, writes Frank Klostermann. The trashy ripple effects of the sparkling transport oriented developments is a story from The Fifth Estate , Australia's sustainability newspaper. ## [Why Brisbane’s 2032 Olympic countdown is running on the wrong clock as Albert, Henry and 200 other trees killed](https://thefifthestate.com.au/columns/spinifex/why-brisbanes-2032-olympic-countdown-is-running-on-the-wrong-clock-as-albert-henry-and-200-other-trees-killed/) _2026-08-20 · Marcus Foth · The Fifth Estate_ The Fifth Estate - Barrambin’s oldest trees measured time in centuries. The Brisbane Olympics 2032 measure it in years, for an event lasting days. Yet, those trees were destroyed in minutes. Their destruction exposes an uncomfortable question: why does an imagined Olympic legacy take precedence over the centuries-old legacies we inherited? Why Brisbane’s 2032 Olympic countdown is running on the… ## [When the CFO asks, ‘where do I even start?’ Joshua Martin on the reporting risks about to hit property](https://thefifthestate.com.au/tfe-events/when-the-cfo-asks-where-do-i-even-start-joshua-martin-on-the-reporting-risks-about-to-hit-property/) _2026-08-20 · Tina Perinotto · The Fifth Estate_ The Fifth Estate - TRANSITION RISK: Property companies are about to be hit with reporting requirements on how they are prepared for climate impacts. The demand for help is huge and growing and it's time for many to stop putting their heads in the sand. When the CFO asks, ‘where do I even start?’ Joshua Martin on the reporting risks about to hit property is a story from The Fifth Estate ,… ## [Infrastructure assets of a different colour](https://thefifthestate.com.au/columns/spinifex/infrastructure-assets-of-a-different-colour/) _2026-08-20 · David Jenkins, IPWEA · The Fifth Estate_ The Fifth Estate - For the vast majority of the history of public works, a tree and a bridge might as well have existed in two different worlds. The bridge had blueprints, a maintenance timetable, a depreciation schedule, and a secured place in the city's financial plans. Infrastructure assets of a different colour is a story from The Fifth Estate , Australia's sustainability newspaper. ## [Sydney’s ‘safe’ harbour – an antidote to the dangers of private transport](https://thefifthestate.com.au/arts-and-letters/sydneys-safe-harbour-an-antidote-to-the-dangers-of-private-transport/) _2026-08-19 · Philip Bull, Civic Assessment · The Fifth Estate_ The Fifth Estate - TRAUMA TOWN PART 5: Dad’s preferred transport was water. The family were bad drivers. His aunt was run over on the pedestrian crossing on Old South Head Road at Rose Bay. Every time we drove past the spot, Dad pointed that out. Sydney’s ‘safe’ harbour – an antidote to the dangers of private transport is a story from The Fifth Estate , Australia's sustainability newspaper. ## [What’s the big fuss about heating hot water at RMIT? Michael Snow will reveal the secrets](https://thefifthestate.com.au/events/whats-the-big-fuss-about-heating-hot-water-at-rmit-michael-snow-will-reveal-the-secrets/) _2026-08-18 · Tina Perinotto · The Fifth Estate_ The Fifth Estate - TRANSITION RISK: If you get to the Transition Risk masterclass in Melbourne on 8 September you’ll get a bird’s eye view on one of the most stunning case studies doing the rounds of the energy cognoscenti over the past while. It’s through Michael Snow, now with Turner & Townsend who while he was based at \[…\] What’s the big fuss about heating hot water at RMIT? Michael Snow will… ## [Electric hospitals; cost rent models for housing; First Nations design; VPP untapped; HEMS for kids](https://thefifthestate.com.au/jobs-and-biz-news/electric-hospitals-cost-rent-models-for-housing-first-nations-design-vpp-untapped-hems-for-kids/) _2026-08-18 · Bevin Liu · The Fifth Estate_ The Fifth Estate - New report calls for hospitals to electrify, AIA’s new First Nations guidelines, The untapped value of VPPs, Cost-based approach to affordable housing, Flat pack HEMS to educate students Electric hospitals; cost rent models for housing; First Nations design; VPP untapped; HEMS for kids is a story from The Fifth Estate , Australia's sustainability newspaper. ## [Sydney Plan will make us a more urban city](https://thefifthestate.com.au/columns/spinifex/sydney-plan-will-make-us-a-more-urban-city/) _2026-08-17 · Chris Johnson · The Fifth Estate_ The Fifth Estate - The key takeaway from the latest Sydney Plan is that housing growth will be in the east and jobs growth in the west. Sydney Plan will make us a more urban city is a story from The Fifth Estate , Australia's sustainability newspaper. ## [Procurement could succeed where sustainability reporting has struggled](https://thefifthestate.com.au/columns/spinifex/procurement-could-succeed-where-sustainability-reporting-has-struggled/) _2026-08-17 · Barbara Nebel, thinkstep-anz · The Fifth Estate_ The Fifth Estate - One line in a tender might do more for sustainability than another 100 page sustainability report. Procurement could succeed where sustainability reporting has struggled is a story from The Fifth Estate , Australia's sustainability newspaper. ## [One Cloud, Every AI Layer (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/6zt5FClpbB3u) _2026-08-17 · **Sponsored**_ Run agents, inference, and infrastructure on one stack — economics improve as you scale. ## [Bega Valley’s circular economy ambitions point to smart economics, but the reality is tough](https://thefifthestate.com.au/waste/bega-valleys-circular-economy-ambitions-point-to-smart-economics-but-the-reality-is-tough/) _2026-08-17 · Anna Gohman · The Fifth Estate_ The Fifth Estate - At Bega Valley on the New South Wales south coast, Bega Group is working with Regional Circularity Cooperative, the NSW government, Bega Valley Shire Council, and CSIRO to transform the agricultural region into the nation's most circular economy by 2030. Bega Valley’s circular economy ambitions point to smart economics, but the reality is tough is a story from The Fifth Estate ,…