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CFMEU National Secretary Michael O’Connor has claimed that the forest products, and pulp and paper industry need better protecting against dumping and called for more Federal Government action.
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The Concrete Institute of Australia is seeking abstracts for technical papers for Concrete2013, which will be held on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia from 16th to 18th October 2013.
Infinity Centre by McBride Charles Ryan and Billard Leece Partnership’s student accommodation building at La Trobe University, Wodonga have been named joint Overall Winners in the 2012 Think Brick Awards.
The Housing Industry Association’s spring 2012 edition of its National Outlook points to a mild, narrow recovery in new housing starts in 2012/13, together with a modest improvement in renovations activity.
Former BPN editor Rupert Posner has been appointed CEO of Good Environmental Choice Australia (GECA), a group he says provides independent reassurance to avoid being taken in by greenwash.
One of the world's sustainable building pioneers, Pooran Desai, is visiting Australia to promote sustainable development program One Planet Living.
The building industry is starting to realise the benefits of engineered or precast brick panel systems, especially in terms of speed and ease of construction. Danielle Bowling spoke to two firms who’ve seen the benefits of such systems in recent projects.
Austral Precast has launched the Vitesse Brick Panels system, which combines the aesthetic appeal, low maintenance and durability of genuine bricks – these are not thin facings but full bricks made by Austral Bricks – with the speed and time-saving inherent in precast construction.
German company Stiebel Eltron has reached a manufacturing milestone by producing its 20 millionth instantaneous water heater.
BPN Project profile: Award winning designers show us what they’re building with.
Bathroom and kitchen products supplier GWA Group has reported a 37 per cent fall in profit, due to the state of building activity.
In its effort to provide innovative and cost-effective products to the industry, Fielders has introduced Aramax FreeSpan to its diversified product range. The product has also recently been incorporated into a significant number of projects across the country.
