Nathan Johnson . Articles Kingspan acquires Tankworks and sets up new enviro-arm Kingspan Group has announced their acquisition of Tankworks Australia, a manufacturer of steel based rainwater harvesting systems used by Australian building designers since 1934. Be the degree of difference: Green Building Day 2016 events in four Australian cities The GBCA will bring together the industry’s leading innovators and thinkers to discuss ‘the 2 degree world’ and how we can slow global warming. It’s finally here: first Australian CLT plant to open in 2017 Australia’s first cross-laminated timber (CLT) manufacturing plant will be built in the Albury Wodonga region by mid-2017 and produce enough of the material to build a Forte every week. Sydney’s new regional planning panels promise quicker determinations on significant developments and rezoning The processing of significant development applications in greater Sydney is set to undergo a major change as the Greater Sydney Commission (GSC) divvies up its planning powers across six regional panels. Shortlist revealed: 2016 AIA NSW Architecture Awards “There has never been a better time for NSW architects to shine a bright light on the importance of design in good city and place making across NSW,” NSW Chapter President Shaun Carter City of Melbourne gives conditional support to new planning controls Expresses broad support but says "we want to decide what constitutes public benefit".
