Measuring the state of Victoria’s roads
ARRB signs six year contract with DOT to measure VIC road network. The Department of Transport, Victoria has chosen the Australian Road Research Board (ARRB) for a six year contract...
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Opposing technologies for LA Metro
LA Metro has chosen two teams that will each explore a different approach for its planned Sepulveda Transit Corridor project. The project seeks build a high-speed high-capacity line that will...
Changing the standard to achieve Scotland’s net-zero target
Construction and manufacturing group CCG (Scotland) has launched a new housebuilding standard designed to respond to Scotland’s target of becoming a net-zero economy. The Net Zero Home standard developed by...
Recycling glass in South Australia
With the export ban on waste glass now in effect, ResourceCo is leading the charge in giving a second life to glass in South Australia. Following a recent successful trial, ResourceCo is pitching a long-term agreement...
Creatively re-purposing shopping centres
With lots of square footage and plenty of parking, shopping centers are rethinking ways to give their centralized locations new life. In the US, the traditional concept of the mall...
Testing concrete strength onsite
Indiana’s Purdue University’s concrete sensors target faster build times. Purdue University engineers have developed sensors that could safely speed up a construction timeline by determining concrete strength directly on site...
10* rated energy efficient home built in SA
Latest technology helps create top-of-the-line energy efficient home. South Australia now has its first ten-star rated energy efficient home with construction finished at the Woodforde property in Adelaide’s eastern suburbs,...
Scotland explores floating wind and hydrogen technologies
The Scottish government has awarded a contract to explore opportunities for floating offshore wind and hydrogen supply chains in Scotland and France. The award of the contract to the European...
UK’s first carbon neutral road improvement project
Amey Consulting designed and provided carbon consultancy services on the A590 dual carriageway resurfacing and reconstruction between M6 junction 36 and Brettargh Holt roundabout in Cumbria. Amey’s carbon modelling experts...
3D virtual model being built to help manage the power distribution network in Tasmania
Fugro has delivered the first data for a 3D virtual model it is building to help manage the power distribution network in Tasmania, Australia. It will create a ‘digital twin’...