Industry News

Australasian EPD® Programme launches in Australia

The Australian Life Cycle Assessment Society (ALCAS) announces the launch of the Australasian EPD® Programme in association with the Life Cycle Association of New Zealand (LCANZ).

Democratic design builds community and amenity

This year, DesignBUILD addresses the growing need for ethical design with the introduction of their Industry Services Pavilion, including representatives from Habitat for Humanity Australia, Architects Without Frontiers (AWF), Engineers Without Borders (EWB) and Standards Australia.

Innovation through community engagement, design and infrastructure

The role of Standards in building and construction

Standards Australia is the independent and not-for-profit developer of internationally-aligned Australian Standards.

Collaboration? You heard right. ACIF shares the business case of getting along

It takes a team to make real change. With increasing challenges, costs and competition, change is exactly what our industry needs.

A new approach to facilities from the ground up

World-class sustainable design on display at DesignBUILD 2015

New products and technologies from overseas present great opportunities for the sustainable building industry in Australia.

The changing role of Risk in architecture

Donald Bates, Hamish Lyon and Andrew Mackenzie have partnered to explore the changing role of risk in architecture for this year’s National Architecture Conference, which takes place in Melbourne, 14-16 May, 2015.

Getting The Best From BIM – What Can Designers Do?

Fire-rated materials that are better for you and the environment