Posts Tagged ‘perth’
The New Urbanism & Smart Transport 2011 International Conference
Posted in Events by Kate Archdeacon on September 6th, 2011
The New Urbanism & Smart Transport 2011 International Conference Perth – Australia
Towards Liveable Cities & Better Communities
The New Urbanism is a vision that is becoming a reality in a few new communities. New Urbanism claims to offer a real, smart growth method of town and city planning that will repair cities and make them the livable, vital things they once were. New Urbanism and smart growth involves much more than light rail transportation.
Planners, architectural design and related professions as well as academics, government representatives, and smart growth advocates around the world are talking about a more comprehensive transportation overhaul, one that includes mass transit between and within cities and bicycle and pedestrian traffic. The key here is less reliance on cars only and stronger relationships between transportation systems and the communities themselves.
Attendees will include local, national and international experts in a range of planning, architectural design and related professions as well as academics, government representatives and others interested in developing more liveable cities and better communities.
September 26 & 27, Perth, Western Australia
www.newurbanism-smarttransport.com
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Sustainable Transport Panel, Perth
Posted in Events by NetworkingWA on August 21st, 2009
Source: Networking WA
With Sustainable September fast approaching, this event will discuss the issues surrounding Public Transport. The panel, including Senator Scott Ludlam (Greens) will discuss the topic of ‘Sustainable Cities’ and opportunities, pros and cons of new ‘sustainable’ transportation methods. The event will be run in a ‘debate’ type forum, with a panel and chair leading the discussion, and opportunities for the audience to ask Panelists questions around the themes of discussion.
September 2 – 4:30pm for drinks and canapes
Perth Solar Cities projects EOI
Posted in Models by Devin Maeztri on April 6th, 2009
The Federal Environment Minister Peter Garrett has committed $13.9 million in Commonwealth funding to Australia’s seventh Solar City, Perth. “The Perth Solar City project is expected to deliver carbon pollution reductions of more than 15,000 tonnes – equivalent to taking 3,500 large vehicles off the road – and cut energy use equivalent to that of 3,200 homes.”
Perth Solar Cities Project is led by a consortium. SunPower as one of six organisations on the consortium is looking for proposals of photovoltaic solar projects above 30kWp on iconic/highly visible buildings to nominate to the steering committee.