For whom the road tolls – Australia’s toll road trap
2 days ago · A recent Four Corners episode highlights the spiralling costs of toll roads in Australia’s major cities. For many Australians, especially those on low or fixed incomes, these costs are overwhelming. While Four Corners shows the financial burden of tolls, it overlooks a deeper issue: Australia’s ...
Exploring biophilic cities and its role in climate positive design
Nov 5, 2024 · Towards Biophilic Cities. have highlighted biophilic design elements and strategies in both architecture and interior design (Kellert, 2008; Ryan et al., 2014) as well as in urban settings (Beatley, 2011) to improve health, well-being, and climate-positive results.
Construction Giants Bag Tunnelling Contract on Melbourne’s …
1 day ago · A consortium involving three construction giants has been awarded a huge tunnelling contract on Melbourne’s biggest rail project. The Victorian Government has awarded the $1.7 billion Tunnels North on the $30-$34 billion Suburban Rail Loop East (SRL East) contract to the Terra Verde consortium.
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Insurance Replacement Valuations Are Critical for Building Owners
Nov 6, 2024 · Periodic insurance replacement valuations (IRVs) are a critical part of ensuring that owners of commercial, public and residential buildings are adequately insured in the event that buildings are destroyed and need to be rebuilt, a leader in quantity surveying and construction cost estimation says.
Architects Slam Dutton’s Ten-Year Building Code Freeze
Nov 5, 2024 · Architects across Australia have raised serious concerns about the Federal Opposition’s plan to freeze building code changes for ten years. In its latest announcement, the Australian Institute of Architects says it has serious concerns about Opposition Leader Peter Dutton’s plan to place a 10-year freeze on changes to the National Construction Code (NCC) if the Liberal-National Coalition ...
Australia’s Construction Cost Growth Rate Eases in September …
Nov 4, 2024 · Pressures on construction prices and costs throughout Australia eased during the September quarter, new data shows. Released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, the latest Producer Price Index report has provided a breakdown of quarterly movements in output prices across Australia’s building and civil construction sector.
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Feb 23, 2023 · NSW Ramps Up Fire Safety Regulation in Buildings. The fire service will need to be more broadly consulted during building design following changes to building fire safety regulations in NSW.
Subcontractors Speak out on Productivity - Sourceable
May 31, 2016 · Subcontractors Speak out on Productivity. by Martin Loosemore. May 31st, 2016 22,120 Total Views. There has been a vast amount written about construction productivity stretching back over 50 years. A recent search of articles published in leading internationally peer reviewed journals and conferences over this period produced over 500 ...
Digitally Delivering on the Triple Bottom Line
Dec 20, 2023 · We have implemented security safeguards designed to protect the personal information that you provide in accordance with industry standards. Access to your data on Sourceable is password-protected, and sensitive data (such as credit card information) is protected by SSL encryption when it is exchanged between your web browser and …