Name: Narelle Warren Position: Managing Director Company: Brushwood Fencing Australia What do you enjoy the most, working in the field of Construction & Development? Being on construction and building sites and having that interaction with other colleagues. It’s always a joy seeing new innovative techniques and products been implemented, whether or not it’s specific…
Construction materials have come a long way over the years. From the use of timber and concrete to cigarette butts and cardboard, builders are looking for newer and more effective materials for their projects. Builders are taking advantage of innovative solutions that will reduce the time and cost of designing new structures. To keep up…
An industry-led research initiative is set to “catapult” the industry into an efficient future, targeting up to a 40 per cent reduction in project costs and delays. Construction giant Lendlease, the University of Melbourne and the Donovan Group, along with 25 other commercial industry, university and government partners, are leading a $28 million funding bid…
The Queensland state government has announced a $351 million commitment towards the next stage of the Gold Coast Light Rail that would connect the southern Gold Coast to the remainder of the line. Stage 3A will extend the existing route by seven kilometres from Broadbeach South to Burleigh Heads and includes eight new train stations.…
ASX-listed developer AVJennings has lodged plans for a new masterplanned community spanning 410 hectares north of Brisbane. The greenfield development in Caboolture West has been earmarked for more than a decade, with Australia’s population growth continuing to drive demand in “next growth areas” for new housing development. AVJennings, which is majority-owned by Singaporean developer SC…
There was no denying the game of construction was somewhat a mix of poker, chess and perhaps a touch of SNAP thrown into one, to create the industry as we know it. Knowledge was owned by a few, shared by none and somewhere in between was a tone of systems and regulations that we expected…