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24.01.2022 Sydneysiders - we hope you like seafood.. Full story here: https://www.thisisconstruction.com.au//largest-fish-market @Hansen Yuncken ... #constructionAu #architecture #engineering #development #sydney #nsw #infrastructurensw #sydneyfishmarket
24.01.2022 Sydneys tallest residential tower has been approved in the heart of the city. Full story: https://www.thisisconstruction.com.au//friendly-neighbour-
24.01.2022 Collins House in Melbourne is Australias most slender building and was built on a site with a street frontage of just 11.5 m.. Read the full story here: https://www.thisisconstruction.com.au//australias-most-sle Architecture: Bates Smart... Structural design by: 4D Workshop Built by: Hickory Group Australia See more
24.01.2022 How does this behemoth stay standing?? We spoke to the projects structural director - Robert Bird Groups Southern Region General Manager, John Bambino - to find out. Read the full story here https://www.thisisconstruction.com.au//large-overturning-f... @fenderkatsalidisarchitects @multiplexconstruction
24.01.2022 Going to work everyday may be a little more bearable if you worked in this... Atlassian BVN SHoP Architects Taylor Thomson Whitting (TTW)
23.01.2022 Melbourne Metro: Watch the moment the roadheader breaks through to the central cavern at Town Hall Station. John Holland Bouygues Construction Lendlease
22.01.2022 Adelaide's award-winning GPO Exchange is raising the bar for smart buildings... Read the full story here: https://www.thisisconstruction.com.au//adelaides-new-high-
21.01.2022 North Sydney is going off its head with new towers. Bates Smart Lendlease Aqualand Australia Billbergia Group
21.01.2022 Presien has just raised $4m from venture capital firm Main Sequence Ventures for its worksite safety system, Toolbox Spotter. Read the full story here: https://www.thisisconstruction.com.au//construction-safety
20.01.2022 Brisbane Airports new runway was built on a reclaimed portion of the Brisbane River delta with soil as soft as toothpaste. So how did they do it?? We chatted with the project director of this $1.1B project, Paul Coughlan. Read the full story here: https://www.thisisconstruction.com.au//soil-like-toothpast... AECOM Golder Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. CPB Contractors McConnell Dowell BMD Group
19.01.2022 A hybrid steel-timber arch structure has been proposed to replace the failing West Seattle Bridge by B+H Architects, SMEC and Robert Bird Group. The proposal says that the use of mass timber-steel composites can reduce the stress range in the hangers and potentially improve their fatigue performance." Timber would also provide sustainability advantages including allowing reuse of the existing footings and piers.... https://www.thisisconstruction.com.au//first-of-its-kind-t Surbana Jurong Private Limited #construction #architecture #infrastructure #engineering #civilengineering #bridgedesign #sustainability #timberconstruction
19.01.2022 The closed cavity facade will incorporate blinds that speak to the HVAC systems and learn tenant preferences to optimise energy consumption, Fender Katsalidis design director Mark Curzon told This Is Construction. Fender Katsalidis Architects Skidmore, Owings & Merrill Dexus Frasers Property Australia https://www.thisisconstruction.com.au//worlds-first-ai-dri... #constructionAu #architecture #sydney #engineering #constructiontechnology #construction
18.01.2022 Both the Design and Building Practitioners Bill 2019 AND the Residential Apartment Buildings (Compliance and Enforcement Powers) Bill 2020 have passed through NSW parliament. These bills barely scratch the surface of a very large problem - but its a step in the right direction for NSW. #construction #defects #buildings
18.01.2022 An innovative bridge construction technique developed by an Austrian university could substantially reduce costs of building bridges in difficult conditions. Two motorway bridges in Austria have been constructed using this innovative bridge construction technique developed by TU Wien (Vienna University of Technology). Read the full story here: https://www.thisisconstruction.com.au//unfolds-like-an-umb... #construction #bridges #engineering
17.01.2022 This basement retention system uses 32 massive hydraulic struts to support the 8 m deep, 500 thick diaphragm basement walls under hydrostatic pressure in Coode Island Silt, 100 m from Port Phillip Bay in Port Melbourne. We spoke to Camillo's senior project manager, Dominic McCarthy, to learn how they ditched the concept design that specified a ground anchor system to instead use these massive struts. Full story here: https://www.thisisconstruction.com.au//the-impressive-base Coates Hire Golder-Associates Wagstaff Piling Pty LTD CETCO
17.01.2022 New app to report unsafe worksites | Lendlease runs into financial trouble | Timber industry takes a hit |... And more.. This was your week in construction.. Dont forget to hit Like if you enjoy this article https://www.thisisconstruction.com.au//weekly-news-highlig #Construction #architecture #engineering
16.01.2022 The roof canopy over Sydney Central Station’s northern concourse is taking shape. Over two thirds of the sweeping prefabricated steel-framed roof has now been erected by head contractor, Laing O'Rourke, and their subbies. Structural engineers, Aurecon, and architects, Woods Bagot & John McAslan + Partners designed the steel components to allow rapid erection during short nightshift windows, so the station can remain fully operational as work progresses. Steel fabrication by A...lfabs Group Read the full story here: https://www.thisisconstruction.com.au//central-station-rai
16.01.2022 The government issued a requirement that the new bridge be designed with weight-bearing columns rather than steel stays in respect for the psychological aversion that matured in the city after the collapse of the Morandi Bridge. The designer of the replacement bridge has placed a large emphasis on durability, designing a simply-supported beam & pier structure which allows full access to the steel for maintenance. https://www.thisisconstruction.com.au//morandi-bridge-repl
16.01.2022 Google Street View for construction sites just raised $15.9M and plans on rolling out in Australia.. Read the full story here: https://www.thisisconstruction.com.au//google-street-view-
16.01.2022 Scott Morrison and Gladys Berejiklian announced yesterday that the Sydney Metro - Western Sydney Airport Line will commence construction this year. The total cost of the project will be $11B (twice the cost of the airport itself) and it is expected to create 14,000 jobs over 6 years. The project will include 6 metro stations, including one at the Aerotropolis, 2 within the airport, and an interchange at St Marys to adjoin the existing rail network.... A trip from the new airport to Central will take over an hour and will require a change at St Marys. Western Sydney University assistant vice-chancellor, Andy Marks, said that this is not a boost for Western Sydney but will just encourage more people to travel to workplaces in the east. "What we want to see with these transport projects is something that supports job generation in Western Sydney and jobs beyond the construction phase." *Exact station locations are yet to be confirmed.
16.01.2022 This is the world’s first height-adjustable crane system. It was developed by Hutchinson Builders for the Brisbane Skytower project - Brisbane’s largest tower. The innovative crane system allowed Hutchies to comply with aviation requirements by encroaching into aircraft airspace during the day and lowering the crane at night below the maximum permitted height of 274 m. The crane system ultimately allowed the top 4 floors to be retained in the design to reach the maximum buil...ding height permitted by CASA. The innovation of the crane’s design is the purpose-built steel shaft from which the crane is hydraulically lifted up and down. Being cantilevered external to the building allows work to be completed on lower levels while the upper levels are under construction. Hutchies’ crane technology is now available industry-wide and suits a range of cranes and bottom climbing systems. Their innovative height adjustable tower crane system was nominated for an Australian Construction Award 2020 for Innovation Of The Year, which has been postponed until November this year. Footage courtesy of Hutchinson Builders and Billbergia Get your video published by submitting it to [email protected]
15.01.2022 The world’s first fully transparent sky pool has been lifted into place by one of the largest mobile cranes in the world in a new London residential development. The pool at the Embassy Gardens development in the Nine Elms district is 5 m wide and spans 14 m between two buildings, 10 storeys (35 m) high. The 50-tonne pool structure is made of acrylic (inspired by aquariums) which is much lighter and less brittle than glass. It is also more transparent and more easily joined, ...with joints as strong as the parent material. The bottom of the pool is 300 mm thick and the pool walls are 3.2 m high, 200 mm thick supported on 450 mm deep x 200 mm wide acrylic beams. Two tensioned cables join the transparent pool structure to stainless steel tubs set within the buildings. These tubs sit on bearings, allowing movement to occur independently of the two buildings. Acrylic has a high thermal coefficient, so springs are used to maintain a consistent level of tension in the cables as the pool shrinks and expands. Architects: HAL Architects and Arup Associates Structural engineers: Eckersley O'Callaghan Pool fabrication: Reynolds Polymer Technology, Inc. Developers: EcoWorld London & Ballymore Joint Venture #construction #architecture #engineering #structuralengineering #buildingdesign
14.01.2022 We are excited to announce the launch of our new platform! You can now submit your project stories through our online portal and get them published for free. Get your own company page and link to the projects you've worked on and news you're mentioned in.... Explore our new platform at the link below and reach out to contribute your projects, videos and stories: [email protected] https://www.thisisconstruction.com.au//we-are-back-with-a-
14.01.2022 University of Melbournes new innovation hub Melbourne Connect includes a shared superfloor connecting 3 buildings together to encourage collaboration between private, government and university tenants. Read the full story here: www.thisisconstruction.com.au//superfloor-connects-3-build Woods Bagot Lendlease Arup Norman Disney & Young ... #construction #architecture #engineering
14.01.2022 Replacing the collapsed Morandi Bridge, Italys new Genoa San Giorgio bridge has been completed in record time by Webuild and Fincantieri. Designed by Renzo Piano. Renzo Piano Building Workshop
14.01.2022 Researchers at RMIT have made a shit discovery about concrete. https://www.thisisconstruction.com.au//how-your-sewage-cou #concrete #sustainability #recycle #wastewater
14.01.2022 Congratulations, you have lived through a time when houses first started being built by robots... Read the full story here: https://www.thisisconstruction.com.au//bricklaying-robot-h FBR
13.01.2022 Now this is a unique bridge.. Read the full story here www.thisisconstruction.com.au//australias-first-double-hel S&L Steel Arup Sydney Office Landcom Places
12.01.2022 Heres the full list of this years recipients of Engineers Australias Australias Most Innovative Engineers 2020.. https://www.thisisconstruction.com.au//stadium-roof-inspir
11.01.2022 This TBM has just arrived from Germany for Snowy Hydro 2.0 and can dig on an incline... Webuild Snowy Hydro Limited Herrenknecht AG
10.01.2022 Queenslands Emerald Domestic Airport is one of the first in the country to use this asphalt mix design.. Boral GHD Group GBA Engineers USC: University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia
10.01.2022 Some of the biggest winners from the state Australian Institute of Architects Awards 2020... Read the article: https://www.thisisconstruction.com.au//the-best-in-archite The Australian Institute of Architects Australian Institute of Architects, NSW Chapter The Australian Institute of Architects, ACT Chapter Qld Chapter - Australian Institute of Architects Australian Institute of Architects (WA Chapter) NT Chapter - Australian Institute of Architects SA Chapter Australian In...stitute of Architects Footage courtesy Drone Tasmania Tasmanian Walking Company FDC Building Green Sky Photography Scottburrowsphotographer
10.01.2022 Snowy Hydro 2.0s main works have been approved by NSW. The final decision now rests in the hands of the federal government. This is despite mounting criticism from domain experts that the project is fundamentally flawed and has huge environmental impacts. The chairman of the NSW Fisheries Scientific Committee, Mark Lintermans, has resigned saying the project will threaten 2 fish species: the stocky galaxias and the Macquarie perch.... I cannot continue to serve a government that so wilfully ignores the destructive impacts of Snowy 2.0 on two threatened fish species, he said. Snowy Hydro was given two exemptions from the NSW Biosecurity Act in order to fast-track the project - removing the requirement to prevent the transfer of invasive species. Minister Rob Stokes said Snowy Hydro Ltd would be required to invest almost $100 million for biodiversity and environmental offsets including a captive breeding program for the fish. But executive director of the National Parks Association of NSW, Gary Dunnett, said the impact on the park would be huge and the breeding program was tokenism. We are convinced that this environmentally destructive project will prove an infrastructure white elephant and act as a monument to environmental vandalism, he said. #renewables #sustainability #infrastructure #snowyhydro20
09.01.2022 Students from UOW: University of Wollongong, Australia and TAFE NSW designed and built a highly sustainable smart home for the Solar Decathlon Middle East 2018, coming in 2nd only to Virginia Tech. The house was specially designed to make life easier for the elderly and people living with dementia. We spoke with project manager for Team UOW, Clayton McDowell, to learn more: https://www.thisisconstruction.com.au//desert-rose-house-u
08.01.2022 Could this be the most innovative thing to come out of Goulburn since Todd Carneys bubbler?
07.01.2022 The M8 Motorways 9km twin tunnels are now the longest road tunnels in Australia.. CPB Contractors Aurecon Samsung C&T Corporation Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.
07.01.2022 The 1.5 kilometre bridge over the Clarence River at Harwood forms part of the Woolgoolga to Ballina section of the Pacific Highway Upgrade.. Read the full story here: https://www.thisisconstruction.com.au//the-most-iconic-str Footage courtesy of Simon Hughes Photography and mediakoo.com... Acciona Ferrovial Arup Aurecon Laing ORourke WSP in Australia Transport for NSW
07.01.2022 An innovative bracing and propping solution developed by Taylor Thomson Whitting (TTW) and Multiplex has enabled the suspension of a heritage-listed 400t clock and 65 m high facade while the building was gutted and restored - making it one of the tallest retained facades in the world. The unique temporary works solution was used to restore Shell House - a 1930’s commercial palazzo-style heritage building, the former Sydney HQ of Shell Oil Company - as part of the Brookfield P...lace Sydney development, and has just won an Engineers Australia Australian Engineering Excellence Award for 2020. We spoke with TTW associate structural engineer, Martin Folan, to learn how they did it. Read more here: https://www.thisisconstruction.com.au//unique-propping-des Architect: MAKE Architects & Architectus Construction engineering: Taylor Thomson Whitting (TTW) Head contractor: Multiplex Developer: Brookfield Properties
07.01.2022 This is how you build a 180 m long section of freeway over existing roads with minimal disruption to traffic. For Adelaide’s Darlington Upgrade, three 3,000-tonne bridge sections were constructed off-site and transported into place by self-propelled modular transporters or trailers (SPMTs). The team defined the deflection and stress limits for the bridge and undertook real-time monitoring of deflection, twist and strain during the move, which was monitored remotely in the U....S. The SPMT’s provided by crane and transport company, Sarens, were operated via remote control and travelled 100 metres per hour. Each SPMT has 72 wheels across 6 axle lines which have a capacity of between 36 to 48 tonnes per axle line. The project was delivered in 2020 by the Gateway South Consortium, comprising contractors Fulton Hogan and Laing O’Rourke and engineers SMEC, Jacobs and KBR on behalf of the South Australian Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure.
07.01.2022 This automated robot is printing instructions on the job site. The robot was developed by construction tech company, Social Construct, who are on a mission to turn the construction site into an assembly line. Social Construct is developing artificially intelligent tools to optimise and automate the design of buildings whilst maintaining the flexibility of being able to make changes to suit actual site dimensions. This is done by allowing the shell of the building to be constr...ucted as normal, then measuring the on site dimensions so that the computer can design for that exact space. The automated software then designs optimised floor layouts, services and building assemblies that click into place on site. The team says it could save construction time and cost by 20-30%. Video courtesy of Social Construct.
06.01.2022 The first section of track has been laid on Perths METRONET Forrestfield-Airport Link.. Martinus Webuild NRW Civil & Mining
06.01.2022 BREAKING: A steel-framed glass roof has collapsed at a Lendlease construction site at Curtin University killing a 23-year old man and injuring two other men both aged in their 20s, one seriously. The collapse occurred today at around 12.30pm local time. The site under construction is the university's new innovation precinct, Exchange. Preliminary reports are that two of the men were working on a boom lift when the collapse occurred, causing them to fall 20 metres. The cause of the collapse remains unclear.
06.01.2022 Construction is now benefiting from innovations in hardware (such as robotics and LiDAR) and software (such as artificial intelligence and machine learning) - integrating them to bring new ways of conducting quality inspections and surveys. By using these technologies, problems that often go unidentified until its too late, can be identified much sooner in the build process - saving cost and time. https://www.thisisconstruction.com.au//the-technologies-re
06.01.2022 Companies are using CO2 to produce concrete blocks.. Could this be the solution to constructions emissions problem? Read the full story here https://www.thisisconstruction.com.au//these-companies-are
02.01.2022 Chinese developer, Hans Group, has submitted plans for twin towers up to 80 storeys (257 m) at 338 Pitt Street, Sydney which would include residential apartments and hotel rooms. The two towers would be connected by a sky terrace above the 32nd floor which would house a bar, restaurant and hotel facilities. The sky terrace would also connect the two towers together using 4-storey high trusses, which would provide lateral stability and eliminate the need for outriggers or m...ass dampers. A plant room occupying a floor of the sky terrace would enable shared services between buildings for greater efficiency. Sitting across 8 sites, the twin towers were designed by fjmt studio, Polly Harbison Design, TRiAS architects and Aileen Sage as part of a design competition, with structural engineering by Arup. The designers say the two slender towers reduce the impact on the public domain compared to a single tower. And the smaller floor plates offer unusually high levels of amenity with very high levels of sun and views. #constructionAu #architecture #engineering #construction #sydney #urbandevelopment #structuralengineering #nsw
01.01.2022 Australias tallest building, Australias biggest wind farm and the worlds second biggest pumped hydro-electric power project are amongst projects being fast-tracked to aid an economic recovery. Here is a full state-by-state list of the projects getting a shot of adrenaline and a slap on the arse by federal and state governments: http://ow.ly/L6j450zT4hQ #construction #architecture #engineering #stimulus
01.01.2022 Scott Morrision has announced $25,000 grants to Australians wanting to build or renovate which could inject $688 million into the residential sector. The government says this will support 140,000 direct construction jobs and a million workers in the wider residential building sector, including architects, material supplies and manufacturers, and engineers. In order to get the grant you must meet strict criteria:... Minimum total spend of $150,000 Does not apply to investment properties It applies to new homes valued up to $750,000 including land and renovations worth between $150,000 and $750,000 that will result in the property being worth under $1.5 million. It cant be used to build things outside the house like swimming pools, sheds or garages. You must enlist a qualified builder It is means tested to exclude those making over $125,000 per individual or $200,000 per couple Shadow Treasurer, Jim Chalmers said prior to the announcement "we need to see social and public housing as a key part of any package of measures to support the building industry."
