WE should do whatever we can to lessen emissions. Just do not send us broke in the pursuit of some science which may not be entirely right.
THE recent and now, it seems inevitable, recovery from the global financial crisis sees Australia as a standout economy up there with a couple of other countries with regulatory checks and balances within the financial system standing us in good stead during the recent troubled times.
Having seen the sheer arrogance of some of the of the building unions and their officials over the past twenty plus years and having been involved in the odd stoush Doug Huett is still waiting for someone to take them on and clean the industry up. "I should clarify myself here by stating that I am referring primarily to the commercial building sector and the CFMEU as the principal offending union," he adds.
It is said that asphalt reigns in Australia. However, concrete slipform paving has begun inching its way into contention and Wirtgen's Patrick Zanen tells us why. Concrete has an added value in terms of the lifetime of the product. In Europe, its lifetime is considered to be 35 years without major repair work. 1 comment
This VicRoads initiated study carefully analyses the GHG emissions of the Mickleham Road Duplication Stage 2, a joint National Earth Award winning project constructed by BMD Constructions.
The new risks climate change presents for the infrastructure industry will reshape its future and lead to an evolution in industry practice and contractual risk allocation.
As construction contractors come under increasing pressure to deliver on time and on budget, project alliancing presents an opportunity to share both the 'pain and gain' of major infrastructure projects.
The Real Estate Institute of Victoria recently reported that the week's clearance rate was 86 per cent for 425 auctions, the second highest level on record, fuelling speculation that the market could be heating up too much too fast.
The collapse of the Westgate Bridge in Melbourne has highlighted the devastating consequences when poor welding practices and procedures compromise the integrity of the welds that hold these structures together. 1 comment
The duplication of the Hume Highway shows how sustainability can be incorporated into a major road infrastructure project.
Australia has almost reached the stage where I need to have a job safety and environmental analysis before I can go to the toilet, laments Doug Huett.
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With unemployment forecast to rise markedly by 2010-2011, Australian business leaders, including those in the construction industry, are advised to build a 'combat ready' workforce to survive the economic crisis.
Building and construction companies, subcontractors and suppliers are encouraged to be alert as the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 (NSW) and its interstate equivalents raise new risks for the building and construction industry.
The Fair Work Bill seeks to return to a collective system of bargaining by drawing the unions into negotiations they might not otherwise be involved in.
Experts from industry, academia and carbon consultancies agree the cost of the carbon trading scheme will have a significant impact on small and medium size enterprises.
The biggest challenges facing the reconstruction team will come from the various government departments. 1 comment
Keep in mind three important elements when selecting the right generator or generator system for your application.
Demand for skilled labour in an already stretched construction sector is likely to grow significantly as a result of the bushfire tragedies in Victoria and ruinous floods in Queensland.
Stuart Walker believes the telehandler industry is still very strong because Australia is a developing market.
Reading the newspapers one could be forgiven for thinking the world is coming to an end. However when you look around, says CICA President John Gillespie, there is still plenty of construction work in progress.
How an actual adjudication is decided, and how the process can work for you.
The good times for contractors and suppliers of goods and services looks set to continue for a long time yet
As part of the massive Wimmera-Mallee pipeline project to take water from grossly inefficient open channels to piped reticulation, a pipeline is to be built shortly from Rocklands Reservoir near the Grampians to supply town water for the regional centre of Hamilton.
However, in practice the situation often occurs where the payment claim, the subject of the first adjudication, is composed of multiple smaller claims which are separate and distinct from each other and which are separately evaluated by the adjudicator.
The release of the D7E electric drive bulldozer is one of the first alternative energy powered pieces of earthmoving equipment.