News
-
ARFA secures $1 million funding for recycling scheme
The Australian Resilient Flooring Association (ARFA) has been awarded $1 million by the Commonwealth Government through the National Product Stewardship Investment Fund (NPSIF) to develop a ... -
EOFY 2022 tax tips and advice for tradies
Nobody likes completing a tax return but you have to do it, so you might as well get yourself the best possible outcome by claiming everything ... -
Queensland home wins HIA’s highest national housing award
JW Constructions in Queensland won the pinnacle award at the 2022 HIA-CSR Australian Housing Awards, being presented the HIA-CSR Australian Home of the Year award for ... -
Victorian ventilation grant for small businesses in effect
The Victorian government is providing $60 million for eligible public-facing small businesses to improve ventilation. This assistance has been created to help small businesses follow new ... -
CFMEU: ACT construction must improve silicosis control measures
The ACT government’s newly announced work health and safety reforms for silica dust are critical to trying to control the scourge of the deadly lung disease, ... -
Step up with the new NCC CPD course on stairways in buildings
Building, designing and verifying National Construction Code (NCC) compliance of stairways, is important for safe movement to and within a building. Stairways are a common building ... -
Building to the right standard
Keeping current with which standards must be met is essential for any practitioner, and the Australian Building Codes Board (ABCB) has released a specific NCC CPD ... -
New partnership takes the heat out of cladding
With more than 200 NSW residential apartment buildings registered to have flammable cladding removed through Project Remediate, Engineering Education Australia (EEA) has partnered with the Office ... -
Pro-Vis AR App targets falls from heights and scaffold safety
Over the period 2015-16 to 2019-20, there was an average of ten fatalities each year recorded for the sector, making construction the most hazardous industry in ... -
ABCB releases two CPDs on passive fire protection
The Australian Building Codes Board (ABCB) has released two continuing professional development (CPD) courses on fire safety systems and passive fire protection. Fire protection practitioners play an important ...
