prefabAUS Industry Snapshot : Issue 14
prefabAUS Director and Company Secretary Paul Kremer appointed to steering committee for an innovative project with the CTBUH
The project will see the development of a research program examining the benefits of using mass timber (CLT) in concert with structural steel for the realisation of a hybrid solution for high-rise buildings.
‘This is a race’: Qld goes it alone to open 500-bed quarantine hub this year
The Queensland government will move ahead with a regional Howard Spring-style quarantine hub near Toowoomba, west of Brisbane, after negotiations with the federal government stalled. The Wellcamp announcement comes one day after the Premier paused arrivals from interstate hotspots NSW, Victoria and the ACT for two weeks as hotel quarantine became “stretched to the limit”.
prefabAUS 2021 Conference | 7,8, 14 & 15 September
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Letter of Invitation to Participate in Research
Bao Nguyen is currently carrying out a research project for a doctorate degree at Torrens University Australia, focusing on off-site construction stakeholder relationship modelling. The aim of the study is to discover the characteristics of stakeholder relationships in off-site construction with both mathematical and graphic insights.
If you would like to participate, please fill out the questionnaire here: https://bit.ly/3ymuVLl. This survey takes around 15-20 minutes.
Limited window of opportunity for procurement reform
When it comes to sustainability, Government and industry all largely agree on the problems that need to be addressed and we even agree on what needs to be done to fix them. We just need to find a way to fast track their implementation. Everyone wants to see a more sustainable construction industry. That is the key message I have found having engaged extensively with industry stakeholders while in the role of CEO of the Australian Constructors Association these past 12 months. Developing and sharing best practice is one way this can be achieved and there are many positive examples from collaborations such as Construction Industry Leadership Forum and Construction Industry Culture Taskforce. Read More
Countdown Begins for Build-to-Rent’s Breakthrough Year
Australia’s emerging build-to-rent sector has been on the launchpad for a while now but the final countdown has begun for the sector to become one of the country’s major asset classes. According to industry expert and JLL’s head of build-to-rent, Paul Winstanley, market fundamentals indicate that 2024 is shaping up as the “breakthrough year” for the asset class in Australia. Read More
The power of the Digital Twins to shake off our emissions in real estate
When the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released its Code Red report a few weeks ago the message finally started to seep through that we needed to harness all available skills, resources and technologies to turn the tide. A paper released by EY on Digital Twin earlier this year carried some engaging possibilities to get there. EY’s white paper Digital Twin: The Age of Aquarius in construction and real estate released in May offered some positive prospects for slashing carbon emissions in the built environment – by up to 50 per cent in fact. https://thefifthestate.com.au/innovation/engineering/the-power-of-the-digital-twins-to-shake-off-our-emissions-in-real-estate/