Articles tagged with 'construction'

Residential building activity receives a small boost

26 August 2010 | The residential building recovery is starting to make small gains.


Victoria's building boom continues

2 August 2010 | Victoria’s building industry has continued to grow strongly, with 113,670 building permits worth $23.9 billion issued in the past financial year - the highest ever on record.


Barangaroo works continue

28 July 2010 | Work is continuing on the final design for Barangaroo’s Headland Park and Northern Cove, which will be opened to the public in 2014.


Lightweight construction projects to be rewarded

19 May 2010 | Entries are still open for the 2010 LookHome Green Design Awards which recognise and reward the best in sustainable, affordable and innovatively designed homes that incorporate lightweight construction.


Trial by fire: testing a bushfire-proof home

19 April 2010 | CSIRO scientists have 'flame-tested' a steel-framed house near Mogo on the NSW south coast to see how the structure withstands realistic bushfire conditions.


Nakheel refutes 'false claims' that the World Islands are sinking

3 February 2010 | Dubai's property industry may be shrinking but reports that its man-made islands are sinking are "wholly inaccurate", claims Nakheel.


Four new city squares proposed for Swanston Street

27 January 2010 | A $25.6 million plan to redevelop Swanston Street into a pedestrian-friendly civic space with four new city squares has been unveiled today.


Global round up

13 January 2010 | A floating whale garden that cleans our waters, Scotland to boost its wind power potential and the Garak Market in Seoul to undergo major redevelopment.


Prefab home takes root in South Bank

27 November 2009 | A subtropical prefab home is being constructed on a dormant site in Brisbane's South Bank.


Prefab home takes root in South Bank

24 November 2009 | A subtropical prefab home is taking root on a dormant construction site in Brisbane's South Bank.


Firms compete, as sectors show promise

19 November 2009 | New research finds that economic pressures are creating a rush for projects in certain sectors.


Open tenders

12 November 2009 | The James Nash House, Fanny Durack Aquatic Centre and Whitsunday Coast Airport Upgrade are among today's tenders.


Templates give Vic schools head start on BER projects

9 November 2009 | Among the disorder of the federal government's schools stimulus program one state has used a series of pre-designed templates to streamline and speed-up construction.


GBCA pressured over timber code

6 November 2009 | The Green Building Council of Australia is being pressured by state and federal governments to take industry over sustainability.


Open tenders

4 November 2009 | The redevelopment of the Villawood Immigration Detention Centre and the Ningaloo Ocean and Earth Research Station are among today's tenders.


Health sector "unequivocally positive": report

2 November 2009 | New research is hailing the health sector as "a lifesaver" for the industry.


Open tenders

21 October 2009 | An early childhood centre and an indigenous arts and cultural centre are among today's open tenders.


School projects culled in funding bungle

16 October 2009 | Bad budgeting could force more than half of school stimulus projects to be downgraded or scraped altogether.


BREAKING NEWS: Architects hit by pay cuts

15 October 2009 | New research reveals architects endured more pay cuts than other property professionals during the GFC and uncovers which jobs are currently least secure.


Open tenders

9 October 2009 | A cultural centre in Wyong and a new precinct at the University of Sydney are among today's open tenders.


Open tenders

25 September 2009 | Western Australia and New South Wales represented in today's open tenders.


Robotic eco-pods for empty construction sites?

24 September 2009 | A series of eco-pods on moveable robotic arms could make good use of abandoned construction sites.


Residents of Seidler tower "may sue" Grocon

21 September 2009 | NSW Supreme Court finds construction giant was uninsured and unlicensed when building Harry Seidler's Horizon tower.


Suicides rocket on macho building sites

16 September 2009 | "Neanderthal thinking" in the building industry needs to be eradicated to put a stop to the startling number of workers committing suicide, says Dave Noonan.


Health sector "almost recession proof": report

8 September 2009 | A building binge shows health is one of the most resilient and lucrative sectors for construction, new research finds.


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