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19 Dec 2023

Privacy – Benefits of greening

Trees are nature’s privacy screen. These living fences are a great way to keep your place cool, break up wind corridors, and add value to your home.

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19 Dec 2023

Shade – Benefits of greening

Shade from plants and trees reduces summer temperatures, glare, and UV radiation. It improves comfort and can help you save on energy.

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19 Dec 2023

Tree care tips – Benefits of greening

Learn tree care tips that support the benefits of greening, helping communities nurture healthy trees, boost canopy cover and enhance urban resilience.

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04 May 2023

Cockle Bay

Learn how the Cockle Bay project enhances public space, promotes the benefits of greening, and supports a vibrant, sustainable Sydney waterfront.

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19 Dec 2023

Community cooling – Benefits of greening

Creating shade with trees and vegetation for heat-absorbing materials like concrete, bitumen and bricks is a simple way to cool our homes and communities.

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19 Dec 2023

Wildlife – Benefits of greening

Explore how urban greening supports wildlife by creating habitats, boosting biodiversity and helping native species thrive in cities.

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04 Mar 2025

Energy from waste

Energy from waste technology involves the thermal treatment of waste or waste-derived materials for the recovery of energy.

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Stories & Case Studies
17 Feb 2026

The Sapphire Passive House

The Sapphire Passive House is an example of designing for thermal performance and drought, hail and bushfire resilience. It is a project home design available from Blue Eco Homes.

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Stories & Case Studies
17 Feb 2026

Davistown master plan

The properties within Davistown are at risk of coastal inundation, flooding by overland flows and tidal inundation exacerbated by sea level rise.

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17 Feb 2026

Newport lot boundaries

Prior to 2008, 2 adjoining lots in Newport in the Northern Beaches local government area were affected by regular flooding of the creek that ran through the northern-most lot.

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