Smart traffic management systems apply new technologies that monitor, evaluate and manage transport networks to enhance safety and mobility, increase sustainability and city liveability, and minimise network costs. A key application of smart traffic management in Australia is ‘smart motorways’, which use information, communication, and control systems to boost efficiency…

Ascent on Bourke – the first multi-storey warehouse built by developer Charter Hall – addresses the increasing demand for efficient and strategically located industrial spaces in urban areas, with more than 30,000 square metres of vertical warehousing across three levels. Built by FDC Construction, the innovative facility features high-clearance warehouse…

The historic 100-year-old Forestry building in Hobart is set to open in February 2026 to students and the community as an inner-city University of Tasmania learning and research hub, renamed The Forest, combining cutting-edge educational facilities with circular design principles and featuring a regenerated living forest beneath the heritage dome.…

Smart parking systems, as sensor-based networks with Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity, utilise remote sensing and real-time information, enabling access to available parking in real-time. This naturally saves time and fuel for drivers, creating indirect benefits with outsized impacts in more urbanised environments, such as reduced congestion and lower greenhouse…

New AI models that can enable the optimisation of concrete mixes through identifying alternative materials and by calculating optimal water and binder ratios are demonstrating their real-world applicability, with huge potential benefits for the efficiency and sustainability of construction. Concrete is an indispensable construction material – particularly for large structures,…

Australian weather is becoming increasingly unpredictable, creating further demands for stronger infrastructure. High-performance barriers are a key shield that can protect buildings from wet, windy and wild environments in the long run. The impact on high-performance barriers High-performance barriers are considered a modernised form of protection for buildings. They can…

A research collaboration undertaken in Brisbane is offering a fresh look at how artificial intelligence and 3D concrete printing could transform the way Australia delivers complex civil infrastructure. [caption id="attachment_54330" align="alignright" width="309"] By Cadell Taye, CEO, National Precast Concrete Association Australia.With thanks to Dr. Mohammad Kangavar, Everhard Industries[/caption] The project…

The federal Senate passed long-overdue reforms to Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) laws on parliament’s final sitting day of 2025, and only after an eleventh-hour deal was struck between Labor and the Greens. The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 took effect from July 2000 and has since…