Category: Noteworthy News
The Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) and the Master Builders Association (MBA) are joining forces to develop ways of helping homes cope with natural disasters. The industry groups have heeded...
Ecologiq is a Victorian Government initiative to optimise the use of local recycled and reused materials in government infrastructure projects, reduce waste and contribute to a Victorian circular economy. Roads & Infrastructure...
Arup has teamed up with a tech start-up with the aim of making offsite construction more affordable and greener. WoHo was founded by a group of engineers, designers and architects...
Mace UK are building a new advanced imaging centre, known as the Extreme Photonics Applications Centre (EPAC), at the Harwell science campus in Didcot. The £81m project is for the...
When asked to removed an old footbridge over the main railway line in to Stockport, Manchester, contractor J Murphy & Sons was advised it needed to be done fast and...
An electric powered ring crane that can generate it’s own electricity has been designed and built by Belgian lifting specialists Sarens. The Sarens SGC-90, nicknamed The Little Celeste, might be the...
Walking through it. A revolutionary jack-up barge is helping to build a sea wall in Devon in the UK. The WaveWalker jack-up barge is an eight-legged device with hydraulic jacks...
Iconic developer Grocon has announced that it is entering administration. Following weeks of media speculation, the company attributes its decision to a stoush with Infrastructure NSW over its planned development...
The Age today reports that the Australian Council of Trade Unions has identified Mental Health as a key priority on the back of the Productivity Commission report on mental health....
Homeowners in Scotland will be able to apply for 75% cash back (up to £7,500) for a renewable heating system, and 40% cash back (up to £6,000) for energy efficient...