Infrastructure is about the long-term growth and prosperity of a nation, but Australia will get very little of this benefit if the cost of building it continues to rapidly escalate. Australia is becoming…
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Australia’s construction union will not back down on militancy in the face of tougher laws surrounding construction sites, according to controversial union boss Joe McDonald. The Abbott government last…
Londoners will be aware that there is a lot of work going on under their feet at the moment. There is the new Crossrail railway with eight subterranean stations, expansion of Tottenham Court Road, Bond…
If some reports are to be believed, Kevin Rudd will replace Julia Gillard as leader of the ALP and become prime minister again by the end of next week. This raises questions about the political and constitutional…
The construction industry is a major part of the Australian economy. Construction sites are everywhere. Some of them are recognisable from kilometres away due to their impressive tower cranes. You may…
Cement production is one of the dirtiest industrial processes on the planet. It produces nearly 9% of global carbon emissions. This increases every year with the extraordinary demands for building materials…
A national survey of 494 workers has found 58% consumed alcohol at “hazardous” levels, and a further 15% were at “significant…
For seven years, the London Olympics Organising Committee has been striving to live up to the sustainability vision it set itself. It’s been a long, honest fight. On the eve of the Games, how well have…
Five years on, the US economy remains sluggish after the bursting of a house price bubble. More recently, the focus has been on China, the world’s second largest economy, and whether it too might be overwhelmed…
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Lecturer, UTS Law School, University of Technology Sydney
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Senior Lecturer, University of Technology Sydney
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Associate Professor, School of Property, Construction and Project Management, RMIT University
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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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Professor in Sustainable Construction, University of the West of England
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Professor of Sustainability Science, Edinburgh Napier University
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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 of Future Construction, The University of Edinburgh
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Adjunct professor of architecture, University of Adelaide
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Professor, Construction Occupational Health and Safety, RMIT University
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Professor, Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor in Construction and Environmental Performance, The University of Melbourne
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James R. Rice Distinguished University Professor of Engineering, University of Michigan
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Associate Professor in Architecture, UNSW Sydney
