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Climate Smart Engineering Conference in Brisbane

August 2024 | 8.00am – 7.00pm AEST Location: W Brisbane, 81 North Quay, Brisbane, QLD 4000 Registration: www.engineersaustralia.org.au/cse.

News | 16/08/2024

Archimarathon, where education meets experience

seems that these spaces have been eroded, erased from universities today. “Today, there isn't that sort of dissemination or breakdown of information anymore and students are often confronted by harsh criticism from professionals when they do...

News | 13/08/2024

Wilsonart Thinscape adds timeless vibe and practicality in restaurant’s transformation

interior design. “We wanted to celebrate the building’s storied history with a feel of timelessness, but also give it a fresh, clean sense of modernity that doesn’t feel out of place.” The design approach Emphasis was placed on...

HVG Decorative Building

Schweigen's Isodrive: Engineered for endurance and efficiency

. Engineered tough from the tropics to the high country The Isodrive is designed to excel in a wide range of temperatures, earning its T-Class Tropical rating. It is fully operational in ambient temperatures from -25ºC to +70ºC, making it suitable...

Schweigen - Silent Range Hoods

Architect meets clients’ brief and budget with a methodical approach and Archicad

projects. “The firm runs lean and I am heavily involved in all projects,” he tells us. “A typical day in the office is around 10 hours and starts early – I’m in by 7am and when there are deadlines that can even be as early...

Central innovation

Australia’s environment is on a depressing path but $7 billion a year would transform it

and affordable, it’s in the national interest. Using the best available science and expert advice, we identified 24 actions worth A$7.3 billion each year over 30 years, which could repair much of the past two centuries of degradation. For...

News | 29/07/2024

Why electric beats hydrogen in the race to decarbonise freight vehicles in Australia

23% of the total. Without intervention, transport is expected to be the leading source of emissions by 2030. Transport emissions increased by 3.6% from 2022 to 2023. Emissions from on-road diesel, which dominates the freight sector, were up by 3.7...

News | 12/07/2024

'Bring back the biffo' - industry group laments loss of building industry regulator during these tough times

monthly inflation, bumping up from 3.6 percent to 4 percent, the worst result since November. Rent prices are 7.5 percent higher than a year ago while the cost of new dwelling purchases is up 4.9 percent. The ABS also released the March quarter...

News | 26/06/2024

Prison architecture in Australia – the design stories behind the bars

accommodation, generous indoor and outdoor spaces, access to natural light and landscape views, as well as natural materials and motifs have been integrated into the modern facility to promote dignity and healing.[7] "The design attempts to create a...

News | 25/06/2024

Big batteries are solving a longstanding problem with solar power in California. Can they do the same for Australia?

, batteries set a new record, becoming the largest source of power on the grid by discharging about 6.7 billion watts of power. What can Australia learn? California’s rapid scaling of utility-scale battery storage is due to ambitious procurement...

News | 24/06/2024

7 tips to entering and winning the 2024 Sustainability Awards

points clearly and ensure your presentation is easy to follow. 5. Seek External Feedback Before submitting, get feedback from someone who wasn’t involved in the project. Fresh perspectives can reveal areas for improvement that you might...

News | 19/06/2024

Government not on track to get every younger person out of aged care by 2025

isn’t living, it is existing. You are told what to do […] when to go to bed, what to eat, that isn’t life. It affects the person that I am. Aged care is set up to support older people in their final years. It can’t adequately...

News | 19/06/2024

Sustainable trends in new single dwellings

mandated to increasingly stringent guidelines, forcing the industry to both think and operate differently, and ultimately benefiting all of us (and our natural environment). In line with the NCC 2022, all new dwellings must now achieve a minimum 7 star...

News | 19/06/2024

Fire & smoke control in commercial applications

business. Far from the layperson’s understanding of the topic – which still doesn’t extend far beyond alarms, fire extinguishers, and sprinkler systems – the approaches to fire control in the commercial applications are almost as...

News | 18/06/2024

Tone on Tuesday 214: Solving the housing crisis without building homes

economists, (is there any other kind?) showing a lack of understanding of urban planning. He wasn’t saying we could use all those empty homes, but you wouldn’t know it from the pile on. Even if you take out the homes that are vacant...

News | 18/06/2024

New innovations making concrete smarter, work harder

design, or helping buildings withstand earthquakes. Self-sensing concrete A 2023 survey in NSW found 53 percent of residential apartment buildings had a serious defect, and 7 per cent of those defects were structural. Li’s team is testing...

News | 12/06/2024

Innovation and integration are key to commercial security and access control

readers, QR and bar code scanners, facial recognition, biometric authentication, and MorphoWave contactless fingerprint scanners. 24/7 security solutions Boon Edam’s Tourlock is another effective 24/7 security solution offering high bi...

News | 12/06/2024

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Climate Smart Engineering Conference in Brisbane

Archimarathon, where education meets experience

Wilsonart Thinscape adds timeless vibe and practicality in restaurant’s transformation

Schweigen's Isodrive: Engineered for endurance and efficiency

Architect meets clients’ brief and budget with a methodical approach and Archicad

Australia’s environment is on a depressing path but $7 billion a year would transform it

Why electric beats hydrogen in the race to decarbonise freight vehicles in Australia

Architectus principal outlines some new directions in facade design

Design Notes: Ideas, issues and idiocies from the last fortnight

2024 Sustainability Awards entry deadline extended

'Bring back the biffo' - industry group laments loss of building industry regulator during these tough times

Prison architecture in Australia – the design stories behind the bars

Big batteries are solving a longstanding problem with solar power in California. Can they do the same for Australia?

7 tips to entering and winning the 2024 Sustainability Awards

Government not on track to get every younger person out of aged care by 2025

Sustainable trends in new single dwellings

Fire & smoke control in commercial applications

Tone on Tuesday 214: Solving the housing crisis without building homes

New innovations making concrete smarter, work harder

Innovation and integration are key to commercial security and access control