Combustible cladding is becoming an insurance “disaster” for the construction industry
Two years on from Grenfell, Australian states are facing an insurance crisis over combustible cladding.
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Mascot Towers damage exposes flaws in building industry regulations
After another NSW apartment complex had to be evacuated due to cracking, industry bodies are renewing calls for better regulation ...
The risks and rewards of starting your own engineering business
Elisha Harris left a big company to start her own engineering consultancy. Three-and-a-half years on, the risk has paid off.
Lessons from one engineer’s 30-year career in defence and aeronautics
From his early interest in aeronautics, Graham Smith has risen to the top of the defence industry, overseeing a diverse ...
Opal Tower advice should apply to other critical engineering disciplines, experts say
An investigation has found that components of Sydney’s Opal Tower were under-designed, and made recommendations to stop this happening again. ...
Melbourne cladding fire fuels calls for national registration of engineers
The recent high-rise apartment blaze in Melbourne displaced residents and added momentum to the push to reform the national construction ...
Opal Tower a symptom of “significant and concerning” problems in Australia’s building industry
In the wake of the Opal Tower evacuation, Engineers Australia has urged the NSW Government to adopt recommendations from a ...
AEC 2018: Engineers take time out to plan the future
It is readily acknowledged that engineers are crucial to Australia’s future success – because they turn ideas into reality, and ...
Engineers Registration Bill: What you need to know
Victorian engineers with questions about the state government's mandatory engineers registration scheme are urged to check the facts with an ...
Engineers Registration Bill in Victorian Parliament will increase public confidence
Victoria is poised to follow Queensland's lead, with the introduction of the Engineers Registration Bill to state parliament.
