There’s a new development out of Sweden’s Royal Institute of Technology which is providing a more efficient alternative to traditional windows and its made from wood. Transparent wood has been proven to outperform traditional glass windows in a number of…
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The Benefits of Transparent Wood
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The Future of Pavement Installation
There’s new technology out of Singapore which could revolutionize the precast concrete industry. The new flexible precast concrete creates a durable and slip-resistant road surface and also manages to reduce construction time by at least 50 per cent. The material…
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Builder Forced to Reinstall Doors at Perth Children’s Hospital
Further delaying the opening of the new Perth Children’s Hospital, more than 900 door frames will have to be torn out and reinstalled after it was revealed that the doors did not comply with Australian fire standards. The Health Minister…
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3D Printable Concrete made from CO2
In the ultimate example of killing2 birds with 1 stone, researchers at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) have developed a method to produce concrete for building from the carbon dioxide released by power plants. The cross disciplinary team…
Government Gives $1.1Billion in Funding to Vic Schools Upgrade
Outdated Victoria schools will soon be a thing of the past with the allocation of a $1.1billion education package by the state government in the 2016/2017 state budget. In addition to construction and renovation of schools, the budget provides $48.3…
Collaborative Approach to Building Safety Standards
Following the uproar about the presence of non-conforming building products across Australia, putting both workers and inhabitants of buildings at risk, building ministers have come to an agreement on a national approach to the use of these products. Building ministers…
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These Bricks Withstand Earthquakes
A new development called the Sisbrick from researchers at Spain’s Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV) can improve the earthquake resistance of buildings, affordably and easily. The new “anti-seismic” brick is designed to be placed in the partition walls of buildings…
New development – Concrete for Use of Mars
A research team at the American, Northwestern University have found a way to build on Mars, using concrete that is more suitable for construction on the red planet. The concrete was discovered by the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at…
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The Benefits of Solar Shingles
Generating power in an environmentally friendly and economical way is one of the greatest challenges of our time and often we ask what can one person really do? That is why inventions such as this one are so valuable. Solar…
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Housing Boom Boosts Timber Industry
The rising housing market has given a welcomed boost to the Queensland timber industry, according to recent statistics from the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES). The impact of a healthy construction market in Queensland and across…
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