A European Union aid program has selected UNSW Built Environment Professor Mat Santamouris to help develop energy building codes for Indian Ocean island nations.
By implementing local technologies, Australia could become a world leader in climate change, says Scientia Professor Mat Santamouris, who will present the next instalment of the Utzon Lecture Series at UNSW.
Research led by UNSW and Sydney Water shows that western Sydney's summer temperatures can be significantly reduced and mortality rates halved by combining water technology, cool materials and greenery.
