A material that’s been around since people built shelters – wood – is increasingly being proposed for low- and mid-rise buildings. As an economist who studies forestry and natural resources, I took an ...

Hong Kong remains the world leader in vertical urban development, a new report has found. Shortly before Christmas, the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat’s City Advocacy Forum released the ...

Getting those retention payments often brings about arguments after the fact. I see some pretty wacky arguments and valuations as parties fight over this last bit of cash. I thought it might be a good ...

What are the prospects for lifting residential construction productivity? What role might increasing the amount of off-site construction work performed play? It’s time to face into the ‘how’, of ...

Australia is facing a critical shortage of building surveyors, placing significant pressure on the construction industry, local government, and private certification bodies. With growing development ...

Creating a safer culture around working at heights involves leadership commitment, active worker involvement, robust training, clear communication and innovative tools. Falls are a leading cause of ...

Property developers, new home buyers and commercial businesses who operate in new precinct developments associated with Melbourne’s biggest railway construction project will need to contribute $11.5 ...

Hundreds of artefacts have been uncovered at a dig which is taking place as part of one of Australia’s biggest railway construction projects. An excavation team that is working on the $25.3 billion ...

Every site team builds its own personality and culture…shaped by the long hours, pressure, the laughs, the\shenanigans, and how we deal with it all (including the odd meltdown). But behind the banter, ...

From a global perspective, buildings and construction account for around 37 percent of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. In Australia, meanwhile, the transport sector contributes about a fifth of the ...

The Australian Government’s infrastructure advisory body has delivered a damning assessment of the business case for Melbourne’s biggest railway construction project. And the Victorian and Australian ...

At their October meeting this year, Australia’s state and federal building ministers made an important decision in respect of the National Construction Code (NCC). As reported by the Australian ...