How this engineer balances heritage with a world-famous arts precinct’s up-to-the minute needs
Civil engineer and solicitor Ziggy Napier delicately balances heritage with the ever-changing human demands of a globally recognised performing arts...
Old buildings, new ideas
Innovation in construction often arises when engineers face new challenges. That’s the case when revitalisating and renovating culturally significant, heritage-listed...
A home smart enough to work for everybody
Good engineering requires a clear focus on the end user. Few engineers understand this better than Liam Highmore, whose company...
Five engineers building a resilient future this World Engineering Day
This year’s World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development is 4 March and, to celebrate, create is shining a spotlight on...
The copper conundrum: must we mine our way to net-zero?
Becoming a green energy society that meets its net-zero goals will require mining copper at a faster rate than ever....
Low cost, high capacity battery technology
If there’s one area of technology that could revolutionise future products, energy, decarbonisation and more, it’s batteries. Researchers at The...
On the fast track
More than 200 engineers at Downer’s rail and transit systems are part of a credentialing push to ensure they can...
From a Canberra carpark to Cape Canaveral … and beyond!
Four days into the new year, Canberra-based space services company Skykraft launched a 300-kilogram satellite stack into space. The company’s...
Semi-retired engineers: Consulting on your terms
Global asset management consultancy AMCL is leading the way in bringing retired engineers back into the fold, on their terms...
How UNSW combined flood resilience with aquifer recharge
The perfect solution to this university’s stormwater management challenges arrived with the delivery of one of the world’s largest percolation...
