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Builders and homeowners are both paying a price for this myth about sustainability features such as solar panels, insulation and batteries.
The housing shortage is a major concern for many EU citizens. A foresight study by more than 30 experts examines four ways affordable, low-carbon homes could emerge by 2040.
The solution is not to eliminate carbon from industry but to change where it comes from.
New buildings’ energy performance is often 10-20% worse than expected.
Home builders with fixed price contracts can only absorb so much cost pressure. Research shows which builders were already at most risk, even before the war started.
Data from readily available sensors can be used to digitally trial new systems – all without risking resources.
Dubai’s real estate-driven growth faces a test as regional conflict threatens its safe‑haven status and the confidence of foreign investors.
With robust governance frameworks, AI-enabled technologies have the potential to make high-risk workplaces safer.
A common mould has claimed the lives of two people, and left four others seriously ill. Here’s what you need to know.
Rather than selling off land to private developers, the government has better options. A policy from the 1990s provides a guide.
Cement is responsible for about 8% of global greenhouse gas emissions, and demand is growing. Alternatives like geopolymers can help lower the impact.
Straw bales are a cheap building materials and they are great for insulation.
With billions in Australian taxpayers’ dollars being spent ahead of the Games, what’s the argument for lifting the ban now?
Disasters like earthquakes and flood destroy homes and generate vast amounts of waste. Is there a better, greener way to rebuild affected communities?
Mycelium, the hidden network behind mushrooms, can be grown into durable, low-carbon materials.
This has re-written our understanding of how Romans manufactured concrete.
Concrete is the most widely used construction material, so developing ways to make it more durable can improve infrastructure and save millions in costs.
The answer is part history, part engineering and part economics.
Melissa was just the latest blow, following close on the heels of Beryl. Many islands today have little time to recover before the next disaster hits.
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Senior Lecturer, UTS Faculty of Law, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of Construction Management, University of Technology Sydney
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Senior Lecturer, University of Technology Sydney
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Scientia Professor of Economics, UNSW
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Associate Professor in Civil Engineering and Environmental Materials, Brunel University of London
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Head of School and Professor of Architecture, UNSW Built Environment, UNSW
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Associate Professor in Property, Construction and Project Management, RMIT University
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Professor of Sustainable Architecture, Lancaster University
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James R. Rice Distinguished University Professor of Engineering, University of Michigan
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Associate Professor, School of Sciences, RMIT University
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Associate Professor in Construction and Environmental Performance, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Future Construction, University of Edinburgh
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Associate Professor & Global Challenge Lead, Urban Transformations Research Centre, Western Sydney University; University of British Columbia
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Professor, Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Sustainability Science, Edinburgh Napier University