Recycled tramstops for Melbourne
Recycled plastics from kerbside waste will be used to create innovative modular tram stops, making Melbourne’s tram network more sustainable, accessible for people with disabilities and less disruptive to maintain...
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7 ways contractors can work sustainability into their procurement practices
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...
Embedding sustainability in paving
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...
Gold Coast Housing Market Insights: October 2021
Latest Gold Coast housing market insights reveals the city’s property prices have increased by nearly $400 a day in the past year—jumping by more than 30 per cent in some...
Victoria Adds Three Years to Cladding Claim Period
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...
$29 million contract awarded at Port of Port Hedland
The Nelson Point Tug Haven upgrade project has reached a significant milestone, with a $29 million contract awarded for the design and construction of a revetment wall in Nelson Point...
Construction’s career crisis
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...
Brisbane Land Deal for South Bank 2.0
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...
Working with councils to create a city in nature
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...
Construction Inclusion Week
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...