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Category: Construction & Development

Posted inConstruction & Development

Experimental New Zealand public housing project & Woodside Building picked for COP26 exhibit

by Poppy Johnston 4 November 20214 November 2021
atlassian shop
Posted inConstruction & Development

Slashing embodied carbon in buildings webinar and why Atlassian’s new headquarters could be a game changer

by Duncan Murray 21 October 202122 October 2021
Posted inConstruction & Development

Assemble rezones two Victorian sites with a projected $1.2b value

by Duncan Murray 15 October 202115 October 2021
Posted inConstruction & Development

Lendlease reshapes for a new challenging future

by Tina Perinotto 8 October 20218 October 2021
Posted inConstruction & Development

Mooven is changin’ how we do projects

by Duncan Murray 7 October 20217 October 2021
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Built – how builders can do so much to reduce embodied carbon

Partnered Content BUILT 22 September 202122 September 2021
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Posted inConstruction & Development

Changes to the building code could shave years off your home loan

by Poppy Johnston 7 September 20217 September 2021
Posted inConstruction & Development

The new building code proposals – what people are saying

by Poppy Johnston 7 September 20217 September 2021
Posted inConstruction & Development

Adelaide’s new all-electric office tower still has a taste for gas

by Duncan Murray 7 September 20217 September 2021
Posted inConstruction & Development

NSW construction industry falling well behind on digitalisation

by Duncan Murray 24 August 202124 August 2021
Sydney construction Barangaroo
Posted inConstruction & Development

The price of building materials is up, but not yet enough to benefit greener options

by Duncan Murray 13 August 202118 August 2021
Posted inConstruction & Development

NSW kicks off long-awaited flammable cladding blitz

by Poppy Johnston 12 August 202112 August 2021
Posted inConstruction & Development

Parramatta shoots ahead of the curve with new sustainability planning goals

by Poppy Johnston 10 August 202110 August 2021
Posted inConstruction & Development

Another big global trend on the way: capped embodied carbon

by David Thorpe 27 July 202127 July 2021
Posted inCase Studies

Digital technologies and avoiding complacency: Warnings Australia should heed from the Miami building collapse

by Poppy Johnston 22 July 202122 July 2021
PERTH, WA - APR 23 2021:Builder holding a stop sign outside building site.Construction industry accounts for more than 10% of global GDP and employs around 7% of the global workforce over 273m people.
Posted inEnergy

NSW working on embodied carbon certificates for construction

by Wendy Frew 24 June 202125 June 2021
David Chandler
Posted inHousing

NSW Building Commissioner David Chandler, two years in, on the bouquets and brickbats

by Wendy Frew 24 June 202124 June 2021
Posted inConstruction & Development

University of Newcastle’s new innovation hub built with timber and smart glass

by Duncan Murray 22 June 202122 June 2021
Full construction waste debris bags, garbage bricks and material from demolished house
Posted inWaste and recycling

Australia needs construction waste recycling plants — but locals first need to be won over

by Salman Shooshtarian, RMIT University and Tayyab Maqsood, RMIT University 18 June 202118 June 2021
Posted inConstruction & Development

How about we stop knocking things down?

by David Thorpe 2 June 20213 June 2021
Posted inConstruction & Development

Biophilic apartment proposal seeks to mesh with Highgate Hill’s high values

by Duncan Murray 27 May 202128 May 2021
Posted inConstruction & Development

Market Pulse: “We need more carpenters, bricklayers, specialists in water proofing, we need skilled tradespeople” – Brian Seidler

by Duncan Murray 24 May 202115 June 2021
Posted inConstruction & Development

City of Sydney to introduce net zero emissions standards for new buildings

by Duncan Murray 24 May 202124 May 2021
Regent Honeyeater
Posted inConstruction & Development

Ill-fated Hunter Economic Zone now set for new sustainable community

by Duncan Murray 21 May 202121 May 2021
Posted inConstruction & Development

Printed homes are set to transform the construction industry

by David Thorpe 5 May 20215 May 2021
Image from Parramatta River Catchment Group
Posted inEnvironment

Construction runoff still a major polluter of local waterways

by Duncan Murray 22 April 202122 April 2021
Posted inConstruction & Development

Olympic Games are getting less, not more, sustainable

by David Thorpe 21 April 202121 April 2021
Posted inRating tools

eTool’s life cycle assessment is growing: here’s why

by Duncan Murray 19 April 202120 April 2021
Blurred young college students sitting in the classroom with one asleep girl
Posted inConstruction & Development

Classrooms lack ventilation and students are paying the price

by Poppy Johnston 15 April 202116 April 2021
Posted inConstruction & Development

Passivhaus gains traction in the UK despite one niggling problem

by David Thorpe 14 April 202120 April 2021

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