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News
Alspec hosts first specification event for Brisbane architects
Guests had the opportunity to explore ALSPEC’s latest aluminium solutions, including the new ProGlide minimalist sliding...
Door and window systems delivering high acoustic performance
The best-performing options are typically systems that use a compressible gasket – such as hinged doors, awning windows,...
High-performing Alspec systems meet design goals at Brisbane luxury apartments
To ensure York achieved its architectural ambition while delivering performance, comfort, and longevity in Brisbane’s su...
Introducing The Alspec Book
We’re excited to introduce the Alspec Book, a complete, single‑source reference for our entire suite of aluminium system...
A closer look at Alspec’s facade systems
Alspec’s new facade solutions brochure showcases a comprehensive range of curtain walls, aluminium cladding, battens and...
Alspec in 2025: Major advances in circular manufacturing and local industry leadership
A major theme of the 2025 Sustainability Report is Alspec’s continued advocacy for Australian manufacturing and the prot...
Alspec’s 20-13 recycled aluminium: For projects prioritising sustainability and compliance
The 20-13 by Alspec initiative reflects a broader commitment to environmental responsibility, ethical sourcing, and loca...
Warehouse facility groundbreaking marks inaugural development at Alspec’s Industrial Business Park
Strategically located in the logistics heart of New South Wales, the Alspec Industrial Business Park offers direct acces...
Building the future: Emerging designers to watch at Sustainability Awards
This category is open to architects/designers in their first five years of their career and recognises an outstanding ac...
Resources
CPD
CPD Online - Selection of aluminium windows & doors for commercial applications
This session provides a practical, performance-based guide to selecting aluminium window and door systems for commercial...
CPD Online - A specifier's guide to commercial glazed facade systems
This CPD session provides architects, designers and specifiers with a practical guide to commercial glazed facade system...
CPD Online - Understanding Section J NCC 2022: Windows & Doors
This CPD session explores NCC 2022 Section J, focusing on windows and doors. Attendees will learn how glazing, framing a...
Podcasts
Episode 100: Luke Johnson from Architectus talks about design, sustainability and the brutalism of Macquarie University
Luke Johnson from Architectus is a highly-skilled designer who has worked throughout Australia, Japan and Europe on art...
Episode 93: Architect Brett Diprose on the secrets behind designing sustainable sports infrastructure
Prior to joining Warren and Mahoney, Brett Diprose held the position of Associate Director with Peddle Thorp Architects.
Episode 73: Damian Barker & Nik Dunoski from Jackson Teece Architects explain the design concepts behind Anglicare's Woolooware Shores Retirement Village
Situated on picturesque Woolooware Bay in Sydney’s iconic Sutherland Shire, Anglicare's Woolooware Shores offers premium...
Episode 68: Richard Harrison, National Business Development Manager at ALSPEC talks about Aluminium frames, cladding & building standards
The National Business Development Manager at ALSPEC, Richard Harrison talks about Aluminium frames, cladding & Australia...
Episode 67: Michael Teys & Craig Penton talk about building safety as well as the future of cladding and what is happening with cladding rectification
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Sustainability Awards
Power in numbers: Decoding Alspec’s 20-13 sustainable aluminium products
Alspec’s 20-13 program sets a new benchmark for circular aluminium manufacturing in Australia. Developed with Alspex and...
New national campaign celebrates Alspec’s commitment to Australian made aluminium
Titled “Locally Extruded,” Alspec’s national campaign celebrates its Australian-made aluminium extrusions, engineered fo...
Sustainable change from within: Alspec®’s low-carbon GreenCore® aluminium
Alspec®’s GreenCore® aluminium redefines sustainable construction with verified low embodied carbon (as low as 4kg CO₂e/...
Championing sustainable architecture with last year’s Emerging Architect, Sophie Canaris
Sophie Canaris won the Emerging Sustainable Architect/Designer award at the 2024 Sustainability Awards for her work in a...
Celebrating this year’s next emerging architect or designer
Sponsored by Alspec, the Emerging Sustainable Architect/Designer award honours early-career professionals advancing sust...
Alspec Solar: A new dawn in sustainable building solutions
There’s a growing appreciation across the construction industry that when it comes to a company’s carbon footprint, achi...
Inside HY William Chan’s journey as an emerging sustainable architect
HY William Chan is a driving force in Sydney's sustainable architecture scene. His journey as a fledgling architect embo...
Propping up the prospects: Emerging Sustainable Architect
The realm of architecture is undergoing a remarkable transformation, fueled by a renewed focus on sustainability. Archit...
Q&A with Ross Baynham, Alspec's national specification and commercial product manager
As Australians rethink how we build, Alspec's 50th anniversary sparks important conversations about the future of sustai...
