Dr Dominique Hes

Senior Honorary Fellow, Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute, Melbourne School of Design, University of Melbourne; Lead, Zero Carbon Buildings, City of Melbourne; Chair, Greenfleet

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Environment

Despairing about climate change?

Education is playing a key role in inspiring cities and communities to create better, more resilient places for our climate future

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Environment

A pot plant or five is good for you

Research shows that pot plants cleanse toxins from the air and just make us feel good. As we spend 90 per cent of our time indoors, it’s time to bring the outdoors inside

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Environment

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Podcast

Newell’s Renewal

We investigate the controversial history of an urban wetland and meet those rejuvenating the area

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Environment

Changing the way we think about ecocities

The way we understand ecocities needs radical change in order to ensure a sustainable future, akin to our ancestors realising the earth was round

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Sciences & Technology

Made Possible By Melbourne

Planting gardens on office buildings will reduce inner-city temperatures and create energy savings - and improve workers' moods.

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Arts & Culture

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Under the Microscope

Building a society that thrives, not just survives

We need to rethink the concept of a sustainable built environment, and find ways to make society better, not just less bad, says Dr Dominique Hes