We’re writing from Singapore this week, covering the annual Bentley Awards and summit, where the focus was palpably on managing climate risk. This coincides with our next event, Nature First & Resilient Cities on 24 November.
Apparently, in the world of predictive capital and population flows across the globe, not everyone pays attention to ...
Bushfire season is here. The Bureau of Meteorology expects the declared El Niño to be strong to very strong. Southeastern Australia is bracing for a long run of dangerous fire weather.
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Australia helped pioneer the water-sensitive city. Its stormwater engineers, wastewater specialists, reef scientists and Antarctic researchers already observe resilience across very different timescales.
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The electric vehicle ecosystem, with its long economic value chain, can become one of the new industrial platforms in the new global hot spot of the Indo-Pacific region.
The growth of the global digital economy has shaped a new integration of regional economies. The European Union, for example, has developed the single market and digital single ...
For the past three years, the conversation about artificial intelligence in construction has been dominated by images of robot bricklayers, drones over site and generative designs that look like coral reefs.
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More cities and parks are a good thing, right, but how good could they really be?
Nothing screams “I am a nasty traitorous moron” louder than a MAGA cap.
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The grift, thuggery, misogyny and violence aren’t four separate problems needing four separate fixes. Each thrived on construction sites where people couldn’t safely raise a concern. Victoria already has a policy intended to change that. The Royal Commission is the moment to make sure it works.
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The Victorian government is switching up its infrastructure commitments and beyond. Among them, it’s finding $2 billion in savings from Suburban Rail Loop East and winding up Infrastructure Victoria. But major infrastructure needs a long term plan, argues Pat Fensham.
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New organisation could see Chinese partners helping with social housing construction
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The launch of the Thrive Inspiration International Design Lab could see China State Construction Engineering Corporation contributing to the manufacturing and construction of social housing in Australia. The ...
If you’re a bit over the old Melbourne Sydney rivalry, how about we switch to that other competitive game with our cousins across the ditch – Australia versus New Zealand?
Take a look at the recent survey from thinkstep-ANZ on trends in both countries to see how 266 organisations are dealing with materiality issues.
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Flexible demand can help both properties and the grid, but many people are not sure which loads can be shifted, what control strategies to use and how to integrate them into existing building systems without breaching the lease or causing disruption. And the business case is “unconvincing for many”.
Better Buildings Partnership (BBP) has launched its ...
You could be forgiven for thinking that it’s Sydney meets The Hunger Games with the naming of its latest state-significant development in the inner Sydney suburb of St Peters, referred to as “Precinct 75”.
The project is in Sydney’s inner west, a vibrant, creative, and heritage filled local government area with a history of working-class, immigration ...
We’re writing from Singapore this week, covering the annual Bentley Awards and summit, where the focus was palpably on managing climate risk. This coincides with our next event, Nature First & Resilient Cities on 24 November.
Apparently, in the world of predictive capital and population flows across the globe, not everyone pays attention to ...
Bushfire season is here. The Bureau of Meteorology expects the declared El Niño to be strong to very strong. Southeastern Australia is bracing for a long run of dangerous fire weather.
Spinifex is an opinion column. If you would like to contribute, contact us to ask for a detailed brief.
Sign up for our free ...
Australia helped pioneer the water-sensitive city. Its stormwater engineers, wastewater specialists, reef scientists and Antarctic researchers already observe resilience across very different timescales.
Spinifex is an opinion column. If you would like to contribute, contact us to ask for a detailed brief.
Sign up for our free ...
The electric vehicle ecosystem, with its long economic value chain, can become one of the new industrial platforms in the new global hot spot of the Indo-Pacific region.
The growth of the global digital economy has shaped a new integration of regional economies. The European Union, for example, has developed the single market and digital single ...
For the past three years, the conversation about artificial intelligence in construction has been dominated by images of robot bricklayers, drones over site and generative designs that look like coral reefs.
Spinifex is an opinion column. If you would like to contribute, contact us to ask for a detailed brief.
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More cities and parks are a good thing, right, but how good could they really be?
Nothing screams “I am a nasty traitorous moron” louder than a MAGA cap.
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Spinifex is an opinion column. If you would like to contribute, contact us to ask for a detailed brief.
What may now seem like a gratuitous ...
The grift, thuggery, misogyny and violence aren’t four separate problems needing four separate fixes. Each thrived on construction sites where people couldn’t safely raise a concern. Victoria already has a policy intended to change that. The Royal Commission is the moment to make sure it works.
Spinifex is an opinion column. If you would like to ...
The Victorian government is switching up its infrastructure commitments and beyond. Among them, it’s finding $2 billion in savings from Suburban Rail Loop East and winding up Infrastructure Victoria. But major infrastructure needs a long term plan, argues Pat Fensham.
Spinifex is an opinion column. If you would like to contribute, contact us to ask ...
New organisation could see Chinese partners helping with social housing construction
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The launch of the Thrive Inspiration International Design Lab could see China State Construction Engineering Corporation contributing to the manufacturing and construction of social housing in Australia. The ...
If you’re a bit over the old Melbourne Sydney rivalry, how about we switch to that other competitive game with our cousins across the ditch – Australia versus New Zealand?
Take a look at the recent survey from thinkstep-ANZ on trends in both countries to see how 266 organisations are dealing with materiality issues.
Sign up for our free ...
Flexible demand can help both properties and the grid, but many people are not sure which loads can be shifted, what control strategies to use and how to integrate them into existing building systems without breaching the lease or causing disruption. And the business case is “unconvincing for many”.
Better Buildings Partnership (BBP) has launched its ...
You could be forgiven for thinking that it’s Sydney meets The Hunger Games with the naming of its latest state-significant development in the inner Sydney suburb of St Peters, referred to as “Precinct 75”.
The project is in Sydney’s inner west, a vibrant, creative, and heritage filled local government area with a history of working-class, immigration ...
