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Labor costs – especially for unskilled roles – are climbing fast.
Labor’s proposal should help address some skills shortages in the sector. But it will be a long time before the benefits flow through to housing.
Housing announcements are everywhere right now, but few are based on evidence. Here’s what the politicians aren’t talking about, but should be.
Geopolitical threats from China and the United States abound. That could be a tough pill to swallow for Taiwan − and American consumers.
The latest floods exposed the deep vulnerability of many mountain communities in eastern Kentucky, where land ownership patterns and other barriers to recovery can leave residents with few options.
Fixing productivity in home construction will require a coordinated approach between government, home-owners, construction companies and their employees.
It starts with better building policies that recognize future risks, but there are many other important steps.
Pedro Sánchez’ 100% tax on non-EU buyers misses the point. The real solution is building more homes.
The government has proposed new incentives to attract apprentices to the construction sector, but this could divert talent from other key sectors of the economy.
Countless engineering solutions are hiding in plain sight. We just have to look more closely at the natural world.
More architects are using wood construction for large buildings. A resource economist argues any increase in demand for wood will push commercial growers to better manage forests.
A bad night’s sleep on Sunday, the start of a new project and changing weather over the weekend can all affect what happens on site on Mondays.
We found that a healthy work-life balance for everyone is most effectively achieved by giving people greater individual flexibility over when, where, how and how long they work.
In interviews with residents and builders after disasters from Hawaii to Colorado to Puerto Rico, an engineer and policy specialist found people often overestimating the cost of building back better.
The future of these job-generating gigafactories, many of them in Republican states, could be at risk if the next president tries to wipe out the programs that made them possible.
Apartment defects continue to be a problem in Australia as builders prioritise cost over safety. Our research shows there are ways they can do both.
Ventilation systems pump polluted air from our homes – which contains particulate matter and methane – into the environment.
Australia is short of construction workers, yet qualified and experienced migrants are far more likely to be unemployed or underemployed than workers born in Australia.
Architects around the world are developing designs that not only respond to their local climates and cultural contexts but also push the boundaries of sustainable design.
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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