Validating Ladybug Tools for urban shading design, by introducing a SolAir Workflow that improves thermal comfort predictions.

The Australian Black Summer Bushfires caused extensive property loss and fatalities, highlighting an urgent need for fire-ready retrofit guides.

Urban green spaces can reduce urban air temperature through evapotranspiration but this may be limited by low soil moisture content.

Fire management seeks to modify fire dynamics, but achieving balance is complicated and requires compromise.

Across Australia, extreme heat events are on the rise. In regions with rapid population increase this poses a real threat.

Nature-positive cities are all about restoring and regenerating natural ecosystems but there is often a lack of investment to achieve this.

Highlighting the importance of coordinated policy, targeted finance, and research-driven innovations.