Australia is well-positioned to benefit from booming data centre demand, with its Asia-Pacific location, robust regulatory framework, skilled talent pool, and abundant wind and solar resources highly advantageous to hosting facilities. Recent estimates show the Australian data centre market experienced a 40-fold expansion over the last two decades, with two-thirds…

New formwork research addresses the challenges presented by complex geometries in concrete construction, which remains dominant but inefficient in terms of material waste. Formwork is an integral part of concrete construction and amounts o a substantial proportion of costs, estimated at between 35 to per cent or more of the…

A construction site water audit is becoming essential as Australian projects face pressure to reduce water waste and meet sustainability targets. It plays a growing role in green building certifications and compliance frameworks, which help organisations align with environmental standards. Adopting a structured construction site water audit improves efficiency and…

In late March 2026, Australia's Federal Court quietly dismissed a heavily funded $1.5 billion class action proceeding alleging that a leading brand's aluminium composite panels (a.k.a. facade cladding) were inherently unsafe and non-compliant with the Building Code of Australia (BCA). Effectively, the finding scotches assertions that the entire product category…

As a construction professional, it is your job to build structures that last. However, guaranteeing longevity is more difficult when the climate is rapidly changing. While weather data and building codes are helpful, you need more help. Predictive modelling tools have become integral to meeting sustainability goals and building resilience.…

Waterproofing is crucial to maintaining the integrity of buildings over their service life, minimising post-completion problems or defects primarily caused by water damage. The primary factors that lead to effective and comprehensive waterproofing include product selection, membrane detail, drainage design, substrate preparation, design, installation, quality assurance, and maintenance. The implementation…

In recent years, the construction industry has faced constant challenges, including skilled labour shortages and high material costs, which have often reduced profitability. One of the most frequent costly oversights is treating equipment screens as an addition rather than a critical part of construction, potentially leading to expensive construction change…

Delivery certainty is fast becoming the most critical priority for leaders across Australia’s construction and infrastructure sector. Record project pipelines are colliding with persistent labour shortages, rising input costs, tighter capital discipline, increasing sustainability requirements and long‑standing productivity challenges. While none of these pressures are new in isolation, their combined…