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Posted inConstruction & Development

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by The Fifth Estate - our view 13 October 202319 October 2023
Posted inTechnology

Your building can now be a solar collector whether new or existing – here’s how

by Bevin Liu 12 October 202320 October 2023
Promoted Posted inBuilding

Life cycle carbon assessment is much easier than you might think

Partnered Content Cerclos 10 October 202311 October 2023
Posted inBuilding

Buildings play a key role in phasing out gas rapidly and it is time to act!

by Professor Sara Wilkinson, UTS and Dr. Mehmet Börühan Bulut, Greenpeace International 10 October 202324 October 2023
Posted inConstruction & Development

It would have been quicker and cheaper to go straight to net zero in the construction code – Neil Savery

by Louise Belfield 5 October 20235 October 2023
Posted inNews from the Front Desk

On 10 things we noticed in our Electric Ideas masterclasses

by The Fifth Estate 5 October 20235 October 2023
Posted inConferences

Building 4.0 Conference next week spotlights the platform disruptors and marketplaces of tomorrow’s construction

by Event promotion 5 October 20235 October 2023
Posted inCommercial

Open plan offices will live on, but not as you know them, as modular pods take hold

by Bevin Liu 3 October 20235 October 2023
Posted inConstruction & Development

Lendlease calls for scope 3 data sharing platform industry wide

by Louise Belfield 26 September 202327 September 2023
Posted inConstruction & Development

‘There is no activity today that is truly sustainable for our planet’ – Ashleigh Morris on why we need to get rid of ‘circular washing’

by Bevin Liu 26 September 202328 September 2023
Posted inCommercial

How this flex space company is changing the game

by Bevin Liu 21 September 202326 October 2023
Posted inHousing

The nightmare apartments – we need to do much better before we rush to more rental housing

by Alan Pears, RMIT University 21 September 202321 September 2023
Posted inHousing

AVJennings’ Phil Kearns takes energy ambitions to the max

by Louise Belfield 19 September 202325 September 2023
Posted inHousing

Can tiny homes be the sustainable fix-all to the cost-of-living crisis?

by Bevin Liu 14 September 202314 September 2023
Posted inSpinifex

Australia’s building industry: time to join the dots

by Mathew Aitchison, Building 4.0 CRC 12 September 202312 September 2023
Pizza saver as pizza table, used in pizza deliveries to save the pizza being squished in a cardboard box. Tasty delicious pizza being saved by pizza saver.
Posted inSpinifex

Rome is on fire – let’s stop fiddling on waste

by Gayle Sloan, Waste and Resource Recovery Association of Australia 12 September 202313 September 2023
Posted inSpinifex

Driving demand for recycled roads

by Suzanne Toumbourou, Australian Council of Recycling 12 September 202313 September 2023
Posted inConstruction & Development

Some tips from the top for construction students at UTS

by Tina Perinotto 7 September 202322 November 2023
Posted inSpinifex

Alan Pears dissects the latest IEA report

by Alan Pears, RMIT University 7 September 20237 September 2023
Western Sydney University Bankstown campus
Posted inConstruction & Development

Western Sydney University’s Bankstown campus targets a greener future

by Bevin Liu 7 September 20237 September 2023
Concept of automation system smart modern luxury wealthy home mounted on white wall close up, no people
Posted inEngineering/Technology

The pilot program to unveil flexible loads in commercial buildings

by Jen Walker 31 August 202331 August 2023
Posted inPlanning & Design

The Indigenous cultural knowledges co-designing campuses

by Andrew Saniga, University of Melbourne and Susan Holden, University of Queensland 31 August 202331 August 2023
Posted inHousing

Mind the gap: why we need to think about housing oversupply when looking to solve undersupply

by Andrea Sharam, RMIT 29 August 202331 August 2023
Posted inBuilding

Perth building raises its NABERS rating from 4.5 to 6 Stars

by Bevin Liu 29 August 202331 August 2023
Posted inSponsored

Embodied carbon in building services: It’s complicated – but doable

by Alexi Barnstone, MECLA and Mark Vender, AIRAH 28 August 202328 August 2023
Posted inBuilding

Here comes the retrofit first movement – has it already blocked the Marks & Spencer demolition in London?

by Bevin Liu 24 August 202324 August 2023
Posted inSpinifex

Five ways to measure the social value of architecture and design in Australia

by Eilish Barry, Hayball 24 August 202325 August 2023
Two federation houses street view in Marrickville
Posted inSpinifex

Why heritage housing is ageing us – it’s expensive and a worry

by Philip Bull, Civic Assessment 24 August 202325 August 2023
Trendy sunlight Summer pattern made with pink paper house on bright light blue background. Minimal summer concept.
Posted inThe Conversation

Better than net zero? Making the promised 1.2 million homes climate-friendly would transform construction in Australia

by Jason Alexandra, Australian National University, Kate Lawrence, Australian National University and Mark Howden, Australian National University 23 August 202323 August 2023
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Posted inSpinifex

Study of 6000 older houses in Brisbane grapples with the conflict between density and heritage

by Rachel Gallagher, The University of Queensland 22 August 202323 August 2023

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