Queensland export facility takes out top Australian construction prize for 2019
A new marine export facility was announced as the winner of the 2019 Australian Construction Achievement Award (ACAA) at a ...
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Novel bridge construction technique helps engineers “colour outside the lines”
A new truss bridge over the Nepean River let BG&E push the limits of an unconventional construction technique.
Designs for the new Western Australia Museum put the state’s history on display
Cutting-edge technology is helping build a new home for the Western Australia museum's impressive collection.
Brick by brick, Lego is helping robots build their construction skills
Can machine learning and collaboration help robots learn to build Lego models? Yotto Koga hopes so, and that the construction ...
Automation in the construction industry: From small robots, big things can grow
Building services engineer Daniel Messina is combining his passions for robotics and automation to take some of the grunt work ...
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. ...
New standards help keep Australia’s buildings standing come fire or flood
More than half of all buildings standing in Australia in 2050 will be built after the next update of the ...
Spanning the gap: How Sydney Harbour Bridge perfectly marries form and function
In so many ways, the Sydney Harbour Bridge is a marvel, and its success supports the future case for brave ...
Engineers draw attention to the ‘new asbestos’ affecting worker health: silica dust
Sometimes touted as the ‘new asbestos’, exposure to silica dust during tunnel construction poses a serious safety issue. Australian engineers ...
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 ...
