Hey big spender: The 5 most expensive infrastructure projects of all time
A big budget can drive the most ambitious engineers to even greater heights. create counts down the biggest-spending civil engineering ...
Tag: Australian construction
Airspace development: Why building up beats building from scratch
Airspace development above existing buildings could bolster housing delivery potential, according to urban transformation researcher Dr Ehsan Noroozinejad.
5 trends construction leaders say are affecting their businesses
Constructors are quietly confident about the industry’s future, but risk factors remain front-of-mind.
Why durability testing is the true gatekeeper of green construction
The biggest barrier is often not invention, but proving new materials will perform safely for decades. From low-carbon concrete to ...
Infographic: 6 engineering projects that bit off more than they could chew
Six major engineering projects that overshot the budget, overestimated technological limits or simply grew too big to stay viable.
Silence is golden – but in the built environment, it doesn’t come easy
Acoustic engineers are finding smarter ways to manage noise in the built environment, both during construction and all around us.
The heavy lifting behind Melbourne’s new mega hospital
The Footscray Hospital project team proved that tight timelines can drive superior engineering outcomes.
“Unlike any other”: The world’s tallest hybrid timber structure is right here in Australia
Atlassian Central features a striking external diagrid structure, a hybrid timber design and a unique load arrangement at the base ...
Why this is one of Australia’s most complex road projects
On the Warringah Freeway upgrade, engineers have a single chance each year to compress three months of work into one.
By the numbers: The latest Australian construction activity data
The latest ABS data on Australian construction reveals an industry where work on current projects has slowed – but new ...
