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Growing numbers of high-rise buildings in increasingly dense cities will provide challenges in reducing the spread of infectious disease such as COVID-19, a leading epidemiologist says.
Making aluminium uses 10% of Australia’s electricity. Will tax ...
5 days ago · Aluminium is an exceptionally useful metal. Lightweight, resistant to rust and able to be turned into alloys with other metals. Small wonder it’s the second most used metal in the world after iron and demand is set to soar. But aluminium comes at …
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3 days ago · Business Making aluminium uses 10% of Australia’s electricity. Will tax incentives help smelters go green?
Victoria’s Apartment Sector Unveils 10-Year Blueprint for Reform
6 days ago · A ten-year blueprint for reform to deliver better quality and more affordable apartments throughout Victoria has been unveiled. (above image via Google Maps) Apartment advocacy group Australian Apartment Advocacy (AAA) has released the Outcomes Report from its Victorian Apartment Think Tank event hosted in November. The event brought together more than 75 delegates from across the apartment ...
Australia’s Construction Industry to Deliver $300 billion in Annual ...
May 29, 2024 · Australia’s construction industry is set to deliver over $300 billion in annual opportunities over coming years, new forecasts suggest. The Australian Industry Construction Forum (ACIF) has released the May 2024 edition of its Australian Construction Market Report. Produced in conjunction with CoreLogic and Future Place, the report provides detailed national and state/territory forecasts of ...
Australia needs better ways of storing renewable electricity for …
Jan 8, 2025 · As more and more solar and wind energy enters Australia’s grid, we will need ways to store it for later. We can store electricity in several different ways, from pumped hydroelectric systems to large lithium-ion battery systems. We can also use flow batteries. These are a …
Digitally Delivering on the Triple Bottom Line
Dec 20, 2023 · The ‘triple bottom line’ of social, financial and environmental sustainability is very much aligned to the holy grails of best practice design and construction – time, cost and quality. For example, when the workplace is safe, inclusive …
Optimum Solar Can Enable Free Electric Vehicle Recharge at Work
Jan 18, 2024 · Optimal use of solar PV systems on commercial and public buildings may enable electric vehicle recharging to be feasibly provided to workers during the day either free of charge or through the levy of a nominal fee, new research has found.
Designing and Delivering Decarbonised Data Centres
Aug 22, 2024 · With the rapid growth in AI and cloud-computing the data centre sector is in expansion mode, with data from CBRE showing that in the first quarter of 2024, there was 22% year-on-year expansion of the available data centre capacity in Asia Pacific, with Sydney, Hong Kong, Singapore and Tokyo leading the charge for capacity. However, if conventional thinking for design, delivery and operations ...
How the world’s tallest bridge saves thousands of tonnes of …
5 days ago · The Millau Viaduct spans an entire valley in southern France. Nigel Jarvis / shutterstock Florimond Gueniat, Birmingham City University Measured from ground level to the top of its highest tower, the Millau Viaduct in France is the tallest bridge in the world. At 343 metres, it’s taller than the Eiffel Tower or indeed any skyscraper in western Europe. The two kilometre long bridge, which ...