Material
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Foamex is recycling polystyrene and closing the loop
Building product supplier Foamex has upgraded its Bayswater North plant with a recycling machine that allows it to recycle polystyrene more efficiently from its building customers, ... -
Timber Offsite Construction going ahead in November
Frame Australia has announced that Timber Offsite Construction (TOC) has been rescheduled to 16-17 November 2021. TOC event founder Kevin Ezard believes November will be a ... -
Post-tensioning scheme launched to boost construction sector
CARES has engaged with construction industry stakeholders to develop new standards for post-tensioning, a method for reinforcing concrete with high-strength steel strands or bars. In consulting ... -
Cleaner, stronger, harder: New tech improves sustainable concrete
Researchers from RMIT University, Victoria have developed a new technology to manufacture concrete made from recycled materials that is stronger and more durable than the traditional ... -
Australia Day reminds us to all Buy Aussie Timber First
The national push by the Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) to Buy Aussie Timber First will continue to play a role in retaining demand for renewable ... -
Small SA town beats Melbourne to be new high-tech laminated timber plant
The town of Tarpeena, South Australia has been chosen as the site of the Timberlink’s new high-tech laminated timber plant, set to be completed in 2023. ... -
Circular economy leader calls for government to implement waste reduction obligations on businesses coming out of COVID
ASPIRE, a digital marketplace for commercial waste designed by CSIRO, says that Australia is missing an opportunity to exit the pandemic as a circular economy in ... -
Grants to fund innovative re-use and recycling projects
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) is calling for innovative and new projects looking for ways to re-use discarded materials to make new products or for ... -
UNSW finds way to create green aluminium out of waste
UNSW’s Sustainable Materials Research and Technology (SMaRT) Centre has found a way that could start a new ‘green aluminium’ manufacturing revolution and bolster the government’s budget ...
