NSW powers up Building Commissioner
Construction reforms watchdog to crack down on poor practices with enforcement powers to be boosted from this week to clean up the … Read more
‘Disposable’ buildings not acceptable
A five-year-old building in Melbourne is earmarked for demolition and there is nothing the government can do about it but to approve … Read more
NSW initiatives to fast-track building
An Australian-based international competition to design best-practice low- and mid-rise apartment buildings will be launched in 2024. The NSW Government initiative is … Read more
New bridge for SA’s Main South Road
A critical piece of infrastructure for the Main South Road Duplication is now in place, supported by 50 super-T concrete beams. The … Read more
Widespread hesitancy around innovative concrete
The urgent reduction and elimination of concrete’s carbon emissions is the most important step toward net zero, but it requires changes to … Read more
Oceania tops sustainability benchmark
Australia is playing an international role in sustainability standards and is one of the countries developing and delivering the world’s greenest buildings, … Read more
EPA warns batching and precast plants
The Environment Protection Authority has revealed it recently executed snap inspections at several concrete batching facilities in Victoria and warned it would … Read more
Eco-concrete Phd project with LSS
Applications to participate in a university project focused on performance evaluation of eco-friendly concrete produced with granulated lead smelter slag are now … Read more
Incentivising high performance buildings
A new report with recommendations for local governments to drive down carbon emissions in buildings has been released by the Green Building … Read more