Robotic technology has been trialled on a Western Australian construction site in a world-first project at Murdoch University, in conjunction with major partners Aurecon and the University of Technology Sydney (UTS).

3D Printing is regarded in some circles as the fourth industrial revolution. Able to solve issues in medicine, manufacturing and construction, the industry is expected to go from being valued at $7.3 billion at present, to a staggering $100 billion by 2028. 3D Printing has been in the spotlight for sometime, but it could be argued the technology wasn’t ready to step into it at that time. It is only now that it is being regarded as a mainstream manufacturing process, and won’t enter the homes and lives as it was anticipated until far off into the future.

New thinking inspires Design for Disassembly for built environment utilising modular construction

Whatever is built, will at some stage, be torn down(Designed for disassembly) and largely consigned to the tip. However, in Canada a housing corporation has taken a more ‘holistic’ view of the entire lifecycle of a building and has instituted strategy for sustainable buildings called Design for Disassembly (DFD).

The Australian construction industry’s pivot towards utilising digital technologies has been a long time coming, but companies are slowly making the transition.

Led by ACIF’s Construction Forecasting Council (CFC) and produced by one of the industry's leading forecasters, Kerry Barwise and his team at FTI Consulting, ACIF Forecasts provide decision-makers with a reliable and highly accurate compass for business planning.

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has developed a range of resources to help building and construction workers get their tax right in preparation for 1 July 2022.

Australian construction tech company PT Blink has continued to deepen its leadership bench with the appointment of renowned digital product pioneer Paul Kouppas as Director of Product Innovation.

Australian construction tech company PT Blink has named distinguished tech industry leader Ashley Brinson as CEO amid the latest phase of growth, including expansion in the US market and preparation for the launch of its cloud-based technology platform and marketplace.

Digital Twin Victoria (DTV) is inviting Expressions of Interest (EOI) from interested parties to help design their new digital assessment framework - eComply. The first stage will involve working with DTV to help guide the digital transformation of building assessments, starting with the Small Lot Housing Code (SLHC) and the proposed Cairnlea Townhouse Code (CTC).

Construction business Cross Laminated Offsite Solutions (CLOS) will show other companies its offsite construction method.

CLOS’s method reduces structural build time by 50 per cent, overall build time by 25 per cent and waste materials by an estimated 50 per cent, compared to traditional onsite methods.

Aurecon has introduced robots into the construction of Murdoch University’s Building 360, in a world-first trial.

The building is set to become Western Australia’s largest mass-engineered-timber (MET) building upon completion.

Severe flooding across Eastern Australia has resulted in loss of life and significant damage to homes, business, livestock/animals, agriculture and critical infrastructure. Bureau of Meteorology modelling predicts that severe weather events are likely to continue across the north east of Australia for the next three months. With limited opportunities for waterlogged land to dry out compounding the effects of severe weather events, impacts on the community are expected to be felt for some time.

Timberlink’s EGM Sales, Marketing & Corporate Affairs David Oliver was pleased to welcome Federal Member for Bass Bridget Archer to the Timberlink manufacturing facility at Bell Bay today for the unveiling of a new world-class Green Mill Vision Scanning System.

High-quality schools are set to be built and upgraded faster than ever before, with the NSW Government rolling out a revolutionary new way of delivering schools.

The NSW Government has partnered with the construction sector to develop the ‘pavilion’ model, which allows high-quality schools to be delivered in months instead of years.

At the ACIF Forecasts Preview Briefing, members of the ACIF Construction Forecasting Council will provide an overview of the upcoming May 2022 ACIF Forecasts for the building and construction industry, outlining the prospects and challenges ahead for residential building, commercial building and engineering construction sectors for the next 10 years.

Prefabricated, or “modular”, construction offers a high quality, affordable solution for public and residential buildings, with advantages for gender parity and far better environmental outcomes. So why do people still think it’s a tad “cheap and nasty”?

FORTIS has released FORTIS House - the world-first, community-led resilient house design to help people build better, faster and stronger.

The University of Queensland’s new Andrew N. Liveris building has officially opened this week, with university researchers to potentially unlock new ways for Australia to pivot towards net zero.

Employees at Melbourne-based prefabricated building services company are currently undertaking the Cert IV in Process Manufacturing (Lean Manufacturing). This qualification is aimed at increasing their ability to work independently to solve complex technical problems required to manufacture products.

PrefabAUS is very excited to see that after providing feedback for the National Coordination Mechanism Meeting on the flood response, the government has announced $350m in funding for temporary modular accommodation.