Infrastructure
By the numbers: How does Australian investment in public infrastructure match up globally?
These graphs reveal a disparity in infrastructure funding between states and territories, and that national investment is high compared to...
Are ideas about floating and flood-resilient housing beginning to sink in?
Flooding disasters have led to calls to prevent development in high-risk zones – and to recognise flood-resilient design in construction...
The missing discipline: Why design management plays a critical role in construction
A project’s design manager can often go unrecognised. Is it time for design management to become an engineering discipline in...
Skyscraper city: How Sydney’s engineers approach tall building design
How strict building regulations impact the construction of Sydney’s skyscrapers, and what the future could hold for tall building design.
Baltimore bridge collapse: a bridge engineer explains what happened, and what needs to change
The collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge has captured the world's attention. A civil engineer explains what happened and...
Meet the engineers adapting water infrastructure to climate change
A global team of researchers is adapting water infrastructure to meet the challenges posed by climate change.
Riding into the future: Safe cycling infrastructure in Australian cities
These four cities have grand plans to improve cycling infrastructure and active transport through safety, development and incentive measures.
T3 Collingwood and its innovative approach to mass timber buildings
A new office building constructed using mass timber represents a new way of thinking about sustainable infrastructure.
Bringing a cultural precinct back to life
This run-down public space was transformed into an urban playground integrated with some of Adelaide’s most important building assets.
Redesigning a heritage Sydney landmark
How a team of engineers employed innovative design strategies to revitalise the nation’s busiest train station.
