Category: Noteworthy News
A little planning can go a long way towards making projects more socially responsible and environmentally sound. Construction is typically dirty business for the environment. Building construction and operations combined...
Australia still has over half a million kilometres of unpaved roads and over 350,000 kilometres of paved roads which will require ongoing maintenance – that’s why it’s important the pavements...
The period for home owners in Victoria to make claims over the use of non-compliant flammable panels on their buildings has been extended. Owners now have an additional three years...
An increasing number of job seekers are open to something new. The trouble is, few are likely to set their sights on construction. In America skilled trade companies are desperate...
The vision for South Bank 2.0 is crystallising as negotiations progress for a riverfront industrial site in Brisbane’s inner-city suburb of West End. Speaking at the Property Council of Australia...
Almost 100 years ago, A Plan for General Development set out the first comprehensive vision for Melbourne’s open space network. While the remarkable legacy of this vision lives on, the...
Building a kinder jobsite to attract new workers More than 1,100 firms took part in the inaugural American event, which focused on issues such as women’s pay, attracting underrepresented workers...
Australia has ranked 15th in world for construction workers as the country battles with a skills shortage and a building boom. Average salary, cost of living and safety were the...
The NSW Government will establish a Ministerial Advisory Panel to advise on the introduction of decennial liability insurance (DLI) into the Australian market, to better protect apartment buyers. Better Regulation...
The Andrews Labor Government is getting on with delivering the state’s biggest ever social housing build and calling on all community housing agencies to put forward proposals for new social housing in...