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    News Archive for January 2020

    Hyne Timber up and running as Tumbarumba recovery gets underway

    The Hyne Timber mill in Tumbarumba is back up and running despatching truckloads of timber, thanks to the many volunteers and emergency services that protected the facility throughout the bushfire crisis.


    Energy-positive estate a blueprint for sustainable housing future says RMIT

    The Cape, a sustainable housing estate in Victoria’s Bass Coast is being presented as a blueprint for Australia’s future housing estates, with its focus on sustainability, energy efficiency, zero emissions and comfort.


    Episode 38: Architect and lecturer Tone Wheeler dispels the myths over the reasons for our bushfire crisis

    Architect and lecturer Tone Wheeler together with with A+D deputy editor Sarah Buckley dispel the myths over the range of complex yet logical reasons for our bushfire crisis and delve deep into what could and should be done to ensure that we never see a repeat of this Black Summer.


    Iron Ash cladding provides indoor-outdoor transition at Bondi house

    Iron Ash cladding from Australian Sustainable Hardwoods (ASH) was specified for a new residence in Bondi to meet the design brief and the architect’s vision.


    Tone on Tuesday: On Bushfire Outcomes

    At the time of writing, there have been 33 deaths, over 3,000 homes destroyed and ten million hectares of land scorched. What good can come of this disaster? In the midst of this dreadful tragedy and our collective sorrow and anger, let's look for rays of light. Let’s try for a positive future and better outcomes.


    Polymaster customises solutions for mobile wastewater treatment plants

    Polymaster worked with their client, a major equipment hire company in Australia, to engineer custom solutions for their mobile wastewater treatment plants.


    Woods Bagot designs $25M Port Hedland International Airport terminal

    Woods Bagot has designed the new passenger terminal for Port Hedland International Airport as part of the redevelopment works to improve visitor and passenger experience.


    Miami Stainless launches 20m 80T wire stretching and test bed

    Miami Stainless has launched a new 20-metre, 80 tonne testing and wire rope stretching bed, specially designed for pre-installation stretching of wire.


    Can tech address Australia’s building waste management crisis?

    A new online survey aims to find solutions to this waste management problem in the country by seeking the views of people at the frontline of waste and resource recovery.


    Homeownership to increase this decade: Stockland survey

    More Australians, especially those under 35 years of age, are looking to own a home in the next five to 10 years, says the latest property survey by Stockland.


    'I need nature, I need space': high-rise families rely on child-friendly neighbourhoods

    Children’s living environments in Australian capital cities have changed significantly in the past ten years. This is particularly the case for the growing numbers of families raising children in private, inner-city, high-rise housing.


    All new Vintago range: Natural, lively and unique

    Vintago is an exciting new range of through coloured, non-combustible fibre cement panels with a unique sanded surface. This new Swisspearl finish gives both the exterior and interior of buildings a multifaceted and aesthetically beautiful look.


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