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Category: Construction & Development

Posted inConstruction & Development

Psaros hits the Marq with LCA for high-density resi

by Cameron Jewell 9 July 20159 July 2015
Posted inConstruction & Development

Peter Newman on prefab’s transformative potential

by Willow Aliento 2 July 20153 July 2015
Posted inConstruction & Development

Energy assessment in the spotlight in Building Code shakeup

by Willow Aliento 25 June 2015
Posted inConstruction & Development

ACCC is under fire on building products as HIA calls for Senate inquiry

by Cameron Jewell 17 June 201518 June 2015
Posted inConstruction & Development, Engineering/Technology

Timber buildings – evidence of lower costs emerge

by Willow Aliento 16 June 201521 July 2015
Posted inConstruction & Development

New online course to help tradies go green

by Cameron Jewell 9 June 20159 June 2015
Posted inConstruction & Development

Prefab modular pod takes out Good Design Award

by Willow Aliento 3 June 20153 June 2015
Posted inConstruction & Development

The skyscrapers of the future will be made of wood

by Peter Wilson, Edinburgh Napier University 26 May 2015
Posted inConstruction & Development, Planning & Design

Life in a windowless box: the vertical slums of Melbourne

by Ralph Horne and Megan Nethercote, RMIT University 18 May 201518 May 2015
Posted inConstruction & Development

Howard Raggatt does it again – this time, a bold & resilient water tank house

by Andi Yu 15 May 201515 May 2015
Posted inConstruction & Development

Howard Raggatt does it again – this time, a bold & resilient water tank house

by Andi Yu 15 May 2015
Posted inConstruction & Development

Cheap, tough and green: why aren’t more buildings made of rammed earth?

by Daniela Ciancio, University of Western Australia 4 May 2015
Posted inConstruction & Development

Australian expertise could help prevent another earthquake disaster

by Andi Yu and Cameron Jewell 28 April 201528 April 2015
Posted inConstruction & Development

Why Austria has a head start in the sustainable timber revolution

by Willow Aliento 15 April 201519 September 2016
Posted inConstruction & Development

Insulation – the problems, the scapegoats and why the Building Code needs amending

by Willow Aliento 12 March 201521 July 2015
Posted inConstruction & Development

Insulation – how to make the right decision

by Willow Aliento 12 March 201512 March 2015
Posted inConstruction & Development

HASSELL wins bid to design 60 Martin Place

by Cameron Jewell 26 February 2015
Posted inConstruction & Development

How “soft landings” can avoid a building crash

by Willow Aliento 19 February 201519 February 2015
Posted inConstruction & Development

Arup and GXN win award for biocomposite facade panel

by Cameron Jewell 11 February 2015
Posted inConstruction & Development, Education, Training & Research

Sydney’s Frank Gehry building officially opened

by Cameron Jewell 4 February 20159 February 2015
Posted inConstruction & Development

Explosive report lifts the lid on Australia’s building energy performance sham

by Cameron Jewell 3 February 201519 September 2016
Posted inConstruction & Development

Explosive report lifts the lid on Australia’s building energy performance sham

by Cameron Jewell 3 February 201514 October 2016
Posted inConstruction & Development

Industry responds to damning report on Australia’s energy efficiency failure

by Cameron Jewell 22 January 201527 January 2015
Posted inConstruction & Development

Sustainable design sees One Central Park take over the world

by Cameron Jewell 13 November 201413 November 2014
Posted inConstruction & Development

Move over, McMansions – the tiny house movement is here

by Heather Shearer, Griffith University 10 November 201410 November 2014
Posted inConstruction & Development

Danish firm wins Circular Quay redevelopment competition

by Cameron Jewell 25 September 2014
Posted inConstruction & Development

Here’s a new book to boost Australia’s eco-building movement

by Willow Aliento 23 September 201424 September 2014
Posted inConstruction & Development

MacBank reveals new green global headquarters

by Tina Perinotto and Cameron Jewell 11 September 201412 September 2014
Posted inConstruction & Development

Bamboo could turn the world’s construction trade on its head

by Dirk Hebel, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich 4 September 20144 September 2014
Posted inConstruction & Development

South Australia’s first multi-storey CLT project approved

by Willow Aliento 21 August 201426 August 2014

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