CBUS BEGINS $1B VERTICAL VILLAGE WITH INNOVATIVE SOLAR SKIN
Cbus Property is under way for its newly approved $1-billion “vertical village” in the heart of Melbourne’s CBD. It will be one of the first office towers in the world...
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DOWNER TURNING RECYCLABLES INTO ROADS
Downer has announced it will build an asphalt manufacturing facility in northern Tasmania, using a high proportion of recyclable material. The $10 million facility will replace an existing asphalt plant...
PLANNING AMENDMENTS FOR IMPROVED BUILDING SUSTAINABILITY IN VICTORIA
Twenty-four Victorian local governments have lodged a planning scheme amendment with the State Government, to further sustainability requirements for new building development to encourage net zero carbon emissions. The councils...
UNIQUE DESIGN WAREHOUSES IN WILLIAMSTOWN, MELBOURNE
Leading industrial property developer Sector Property Group has introduced a new era of warehouses in Melbourne’s Williamstown. Ranging between 473m2 923m2 of warehouse and office space, the combinations offer...
Robotic technology for timber floor screw fixings
Robotic technology has been trialled on a Western Australian construction site in a world-first project at Murdoch University, in conjunction with partners Aurecon and the University of Technology Sydney (UTS)....
Successful design-build pilot on $14Bn model work leads to launch of new Project management technology
InEight Design, a capital project and program management software company, has launched a new project controls solution to manage progressive project delivery models. The new technology will: Deliver an integrated...
Coates new Greener Choices product range
Coates has launched a range of products that help reduce emissions, improve efficiencies and meet best practice environmental sustainability standards. New range helps solve customers’ sustainability goals including: Electric and...
Behind the construction of ‘Australia’s greenest freeway’
Melbourne’s Mordialloc Freeway has been called ‘Australia’s Greenest Freeway’ for its unique design features and high percentage of recycled material. Roads & Infrastructure speaks to the team at Alex Fraser,...
‘Self-healing’ concrete substitute sucks carbon out of the air
Dive Brief: While concrete is a staple for builders, it’s also a top driver of climate change. That’s why many contractors and their suppliers have tested materials that are just as...
UNSW Sydney developed innovative supercooling building materials
A team from UNSW Sydney has developed new intelligent supercooling building materials that can help keep the temperature in check throughout the seasons. The innovative design adjusts the optical properties...