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A new water recycling system at Melbourne Park will reduce the precinct’s water use by 72 per cent, the Minister for Sport and Recreation Hugh Delahunty said this week.
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Planet Ark has launched a new consumer awareness campaign encouraging people to see wood for its environmental benefits.
The Melbourne-based Metricon Homes was Australia's largest builder in 2010/11, according to the latest HIA-Colorbond Steel Housing 100 Report.
The NSW Major Projects Conference for 2011 about to take place will also turn attention on sectors including housing, buildings, sustainability, energy and urban planning.
The Prime Minister's Prize for Science this year has been awarded to Professors Ezio Rizzardo and David Solomon from the CSIRO and the University of Melbourne.
Australia's greenest projects and building products have been recognised in the 2011 BPN Sustainability Awards, with the Pixel building designed by studio505 named Best of the Best.
New building technology has helped the Taipei 101 skyscraper to claim the title of world's tallest green building after earning LEED certification in Platinum.
While buildings are being developed with ever greater energy efficiency in heating and air-conditioning systems, there is still much to be gained from better communication between building designers and clients. Rita Mu reports.
Building industry activity and profits will fall and jobs may go, according to Master Builders Australia’s September quarter 2011 national survey.
A number of major volume builders, including Sekisui House (owners of AV Jennings), Clarendon Homes and McCracken Homes, have signed up in advance to offer CSR’s Viridian SmartGlass.
GWA Bathrooms and Kitchens has launched a new edition of the Care Technical Manual, which complies with the new AS 1428.1 2009 Australian Standard.
Building industry groups are demanding the Government review its decision to abolish the Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC).
