Author: Sean Carroll
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Protecting your water post COVID-19
As the COVID-19 lockdown restrictions ease, it is important that business owners ensure the safety of their building’s water systems before occupancy resumes. Master Plumbers’ Association ... -
ReBuild Australia: protect payments to subbies.
Some of Australia’s leading peak industry bodies representing building and construction industry subcontractors which make up over 82% of the building and construction industry have joined ... -
Construction industry calls for digital check-ins to bring the industry back
Desperate to return to work in its full capacity, construction and property development companies are embracing a digital solution for its on-site workers to replace time-consuming ... -
Nearly half the Australian construction sector turns to technology for risk management
With the COVID-19 pandemic forcing businesses to rely on technology much more, Procore Technologies has released the first findings of its second annual Australian construction industry ... -
True Blue Indigenous tech gives all youth a leg up with building, safety and security leaders
Warrgambi, a company dedicated to Indigenous and all-Australian youth advancement through providing excellence and training in technologies relevant to architecture, construction, security and safety is expanding ... -
VBA hosts Rapid Industry Guidance service to keep industry safe and open
The Victorian Building Authority (VBA) has made it easier to keep businesses open and safe during the COVID-19 pandemic by hosting a dedicated call centre which ... -
Australian construction industry needs to rethink its reliance on Chinese imports
In light of the huge impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the supply of local and imported Australian building goods, Local EPS (expanded polyester) manufacturer ... -
We need green spaces after COVID-19
UNSW associate professor Paul Osmond says buildings and cities need to change after the COVID-19 pandemic and is urging people to soak up nature on balconies, ... -
Speeding up the planning system is a blueprint for success
The announcement from the NSW government that criteria has been established to assess major building projects in NSW and facilitate a fast tracked approach is a ... -
COVID-19 testing to begin on construction sites
Building and construction workers will get dedicated mobile testing facilities under a new Incolink initiative, supported by the federal government. Incolink chief executive Erik Locke says ...
