How predictive intelligence is improving construction safety
Safety on Australian building sites has improved substantially over the past 20 years due to stricter regulations, mandatory training and ...
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Greater collaboration needed to build confidence in construction
A pair of new guides strives to foster better building outcomes and more effective maintenance through a focus on teamwork.
New cladding remediation courses provide critical information for engineers
Across the country, hundreds, if not thousands, of high-rise residential apartment buildings are covered in high-risk flammable cladding that must ...
Breathe easier: Engineers and HVAC design in the time of COVID-19
The COVID-19 challenge means HVAC engineering is now in a period of powerful change that will shift the way air ...
Reform needed to maintain confidence in construction
The story is one any homebuyer dreads, and in May of this year, it played out at the Skyview apartment ...
State-of-the-art centre set to test the structural safety of Australia’s infrastructure
The largest of its kind in Australia, the new National Drop Weight Impact Testing Facility (NDWITF) is designed to improve ...
CROSS-AUS aims to build a safer future by learning from past mistakes
CROSS-AUS has been capturing near misses and lessons learned in the building industry for two years. But there’s more to ...
Here are two real-world applications for modelling and simulation technology
Simulation technology for the protection of buildings and infrastructure can be beneficial for the bottom line, can prevent legal issues ...
Using past building industry failures to construct a safer future
An online reporting tool for the engineering profession wants to change the way we view failures in the building industry.
Engineers registration: Why the construction industry is first up for reforms
Recent news of alarming structural problems in buildings around the country is highlighting the importance of registration for engineers.
