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 ...
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This engineer wants to ensure a tragedy like London’s Grenfell Tower fire never happens again
A Melbourne-based engineer is helping save lives by teaming up with a construction materials company to design lightweight, cost-effective cladding ...
Do people have a right to know about high-risk combustible cladding?
As states focus on the task of fixing high-risk buildings, authorities have mixed opinions on whether people should be advised ...
6 ways the engineering profession can take the lead on building industry reforms
For reform of the building industry to be effective in protecting the public, and efficient for the professionals working within ...
Remediation to reform: Combustible cladding and building safety debate heats up
As the uncertain risks of combustible cladding threaten the future of the national construction industry, engineers need to be part ...
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.
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. ...
