Building defects and rework silently drain millions from construction budgets. Catching those mistakes earlier could be key to faster builds and cheaper homes.
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Fixing defective buildings shaves billions off GDP and has stalled construction industry productivity for decades. A better quality management regime is the answer.
The leading cause of death among construction workers is not falling from heights or electrocution – it is suicide. Some programs are helping, however.
Construction waste can be turned into valuable new materials.
On the second anniversary of devastating earthquakes in Turkey, politics, land expropriation and broken promises define the country’s recovery.
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.
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.
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.
While the issues within one of Australia’s most powerful unions need urgently addressing, fixing the conditions that keep women out of the industry looms as a much larger problem.
The Australian Building and Construction Commission fined the CMFEU $16.1 million over six years. Axing it has removed a check on bad behaviour.
The pursuit of ‘vanity height’ in skyscrapers is driven by aesthetic appeal and the status of being ‘the tallest’. Redefining how we measure building heights can help cut the environmental cost.
The UK government aims to enforce beauty through the planning system’s design codes. But intangible qualities like beauty are best achieved by challenging architects – not constraining them.
Pulverised fuel ash can be recycled and used to manufacture concrete as well as other products.
Without innovation in all five building phases, the industry won’t have the capacity to meet market demands or to deliver the social and affordable housing the government is promising.
The recovery rate from construction and demolition waste has been rising steadily in Australia. However, the use of recycled materials is still not the norm across the construction industry.
The complexity of construction projects has driven an increase in building waste, which is difficult to recycle and reuse. But there are ways to minimise the problem.
Building or renovating your home? For some types of timber you may be waiting into 2023. So what’s behind the hold-up? And when might it get better?
The construction sector has long suffered from lack of co-ordination, poor planning and vulnerability to shocks. If the country’s building and infrastructure needs are to be met, that has to change.
As more companies feature wood and other bio-based products in their offices, what are opportunities and limitations of making corporate net-zero carbon pledges about building materials?
One-tenth of global emissions result from the production and supply of building materials – and the construction process itself.
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Adjunct Professor of Architecture, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of Construction Management, University of Technology Sydney
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Construction Industry Consultant, Auckland University of Technology
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Associate Professor and Principal Fellow in Urban Risk and Resilience, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer, School of Property, Construction and Project Management, RMIT University
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Head of Art and Design, University of Hertfordshire
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Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Sydney
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Programme Leader, CanConstructNZ, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
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Professor, School of Civil Engineering and Construction Management, Adelaide University
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Associate Professor of Engineering, Western Sydney University
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Research Fellow, School of Civil Engineering, The University of Queensland
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Senior Lecturer in Urban Planning, School of Architecture and Cities, University of Westminster
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Associate professor, The University of Western Australia
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Professor and Manager of the Advanced Materials Testing Centre (AMTeC), University of South Wales
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Professor and Head of the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UNSW