Building things without breaking people.
MELBOURNE: Kane Constructions places a strong emphasis on the health and wellbeing of staff and is committed to supporting the Kane community during challenging times. As we move into the...
Author: Brenda Templeton
Installation of New Zealand’s first trapdoor hydroslide!!
The $300 million rebuild anchor project is set to open in early 2022 following a series of delays. Crown rebuild agency Ōtākaro said the hydroslide tower would include five slides,...
Construction of a $320 million national Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural precinct in Canberra
The federal government has announced plans to construct a $320 million national Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural precinct in Canberra. The new cultural precinct will house the world’s largest...
LeChase unveils training center for healthcare construction best practices
In what the company says is an industry first, East Coast-based LeChase Construction has opened a training center to teach its workers how to contain dust, contaminants and noise during...
The construction and building sector accounts for 38% of total global energy-related carbon dioxide emissions – or 9.95 gigatonnes of CO2
As representatives from countries across the world gather at the COP26 United Nations climate change conference in Glasgow to plot progress to a carbon- neutral world, Paul Thompson takes a...
Just as not all masks suit each circumstance, gloves vary according to their safety suitability.
“PPE gloves in particular, can easily be encouraged as a daily habit by being made available on site through vending machines at entrances and other common areas on a site,”...
$1.8 billion Sydney Metro contract awarded to CPB Contractors and Ghella
Major works are set to commence on the new Sydney Metro – Western Sydney Airport metro line after a $1.8 billion contract was awarded to CPB Contractors and Ghella to build the...
The Fellows Foundation: Assisting families impacted by workplace fatalities
Each year, around 200 Australian lives are lost through a traumatic death in the workplace, leaving families severely impacted. AfPA is shedding light on the works of the Fellows Foundation,...
Bridges: The weakest link or the strength of the Australian economy?
ARRB’s National Leader of Asset Performance Nigel Powers writes about the evolution of bridges and how important it is to continuously monitor and assess these structures to ensure they are...
Concept design revealed for $336M Tiaro Bypass in QLD
A concept design for the Tiaro Bypass has now been completed, which shows how a new four-lane section of the Bruce Highway east of Tiaro, in Queensland, could look. The...