Redesigning Australia: Building Sustainable Cities | FULL DOCUMENTARY

ABC Science October 15, 2025
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Discover how Australian engineers are reshaping cities to be greener and more sustainable. Stream more science documentaries on ABC iview: https://ab.co/ABCScienceDocos 00:00 Intro 02:27 Building Australia's Largest Public Transport System 04:39 Massive Tunnel Boring Machine 07:00 'Greenest Airport In The World' 09:48 Reducing The CO2 In Concrete Production 12:55 Timber 7-Storey Building (Daramu House) 20:18 Testing The Strength Of Green Concrete 24:28 Engineered Timber: From Tree To Timber 33:16 testing The Strength Of Engineered Timber 36:39 How To Clean Skyscraper Glass 38:14 Super Hydrophobic Glass Coating 45:45 Nij Losing His Beard 😢 46:77 Sydney Metro Tunnel Progress This Catalyst documentary was first broadcast in 2020 by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. #Renewables #Engineering #Science #Australia Subscribe: https://ab.co/2YFO4Go Like: https://www.facebook.com/ABCScience Follow: https://www.instagram.com/ABCHealth --------------------------------------------------------------- This is an official Australian Broadcasting Corporation YouTube channel. Please see the ABC Online Terms of Use for the reasons why we may remove content from this page, or ban people: http://about.abc.net.au/terms-of-use/

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