Australia is short of construction workers, yet qualified and experienced migrants are far more likely to be unemployed or underemployed than workers born in Australia.
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Architects around the world are developing designs that not only respond to their local climates and cultural contexts but also push the boundaries of sustainable design.
Builders knew how to keep people cool in hot, dry climates thousands of years ago. It’s time to get that knowledge back.
The vast majority of damage to residential buildings during flooding occurs in basements. Rather than rebuilding identically after a disaster, we need to build better.
As summer temperatures rise, finding ways to build cities that don’t hold in the heat and can provide some cooling is increasingly important.
The government’s desire to tackle England’s housing crisis is encouraging – but this will require a more rigorous approach to the calculation of housing need.
Our new research shows a few simple steps can dramatically improve the energy performance of a home, and ensure occupants don’t shiver through winter unnecessarily.
A passport for construction materials could keep resources in circulation for as long as possible.
Drones could carry out safety inspections more safely and ferry materials between floors.
Roofs, windows and siding all affect how vulnerable a home is and how likely it is to survive a wildfire. So does what’s around it in the ‘home ignition zone.’
Labor’s national executive will meet on Thursday to deal with requests to suspend the union’s affiliations in Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania.
Labour has made a pledge to build 1.5 million new homes one of its key commitments, but can it be done in just five years?
New allegations of corruption and misconduct in parts of the CFMEU have raised the question of whether unions are being properly regulated.
Underwater construction is a complex and difficult task, but engineers have developed several ways to build underwater … mostly by not building underwater at all.
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has signed two new zoning bills into law, which could help reduce the state’s homeless population.
Summer means road construction − but what kind of engineering goes into laying down pavement?
A tonne of carbon dioxide is released for every tonne of cement manufactured from limestone.
The greenhouse gas emissions from concrete production are hard to cut but a new low-carbon cement facility is scaling up production of a far more sustainable alternative.
India needs to follow a path akin to China’s to find answers to its job woes.
As Turkey is recovering from the most devastating earthquake in its recent history, a timely opportunity emerges to change how to reconstruct housing.
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Senior Lecturer, University of Technology Sydney
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Lecturer, UTS Law School, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of Economics, UNSW Sydney
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Associate Professor in Civil Engineering and Environmental Materials, Brunel University London
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Associate Professor, School of Property, Construction and Project Management, RMIT University
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Associate Professor, School of Sciences, RMIT University
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Professor in Sustainable Construction, University of the West of England
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ARC DECRA Fellow & Senior Lecturer in Construction Management, Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning, The University of Melbourne
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Professor, Construction Occupational Health and Safety, RMIT University
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Associate Professor in Construction and Environmental Performance, The University of Melbourne
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Head of School and Professor of Architecture, UNSW Built Environment, UNSW Sydney
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Professor of Future Construction, The University of Edinburgh
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James R. Rice Distinguished University Professor of Engineering, University of Michigan
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Professor, Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Sustainability Science, Edinburgh Napier University
