The Victorian Health Building Authority (VHBA) has appointed modular contractors to help deliver the $492 million Mental Health Beds Expansion Program. Modscape and Grove were selected and will manufacture three new acute mental health facilities in Epping, Geelong and St Albans – totalling 98 beds.

Embodied carbon emissions in materials used in Australia’s building and construction sector are the next frontier to significantly reduce carbon emissions, according to a new report released by the CEFC.

The report, Australian buildings and infrastructure: Opportunities for cutting embodied carbon, identifies great potential in the building sector to cut emissions, finding that on average, sustainability rated infrastructure projects achieve a reduction of up to 33 per cent in embodied carbon compared to similar designs with no such measures.

The Western Parkland City Authority has lodged plans for the first building to be built in the new Western Sydney airport city of Bradfield.

Designed by Hassell, in collaboration with Daniele Hromek, Bernadette Hardy and Samantha Rich of Dijnjama, the Advanced Manufacturing Research Facility is being pitched as a “shared platform for collaboration and innovation.”

Straw buildings are invariably associated with anything from one-off owner builds through to historical digs, but its environmental credentials have followed it through the centuries; it now has new dimensions with prefabricated structural panels.

With the phrase ‘housing affordability’ acquiring increasing currency and urgency in recent years, the housing divide has never been greater.

It’s an imbalance for affordable housing that’s confronted daily in Australia, but according to Sensum, specialists in the design and delivery of MMC (modern methods of construction) buildings, implementing a clear strategy of quantitative and qualitative analysis of prefabricated housing will directly translate to improve affordability and quality of housing stock.

The WA Government’s Department of Communities is seeking registered builders to construct modular housing across the state.

Delivering on their recent State Budget commitment to build modular housing properties across Western Australia for their Modular Build Program, they’ve published a modular housing tender document via Tender WA.

A just transition to a circular economy is crucial to achieving climate goals. After all, only 55% of emissions can be tackled with renewables and energy efficiency. The remaining 45% must be addressed by changing the way we produce and consume.

The circular economy’s approach to designing, producing and consuming goods eliminates waste and regenerates nature. In short, it ensures we can live within our means and in harmony with the planet.

Samaritan House exists to help men experiencing homelessness in the Greater Geelong Region, by providing those struggling with accommodation, an evening meal and ongoing support.

The future of construction is changing. Like every industry there is the necessary drive when it comes to construction to attain higher levels of efficiency in all areas of work and reduce our carbon footprint.

Consumers are demanding action on climate change, and voting with their wallets seeking out sustainable products and green buildings—which we in the BDAA work continually to build.

Businesses, whether driven by profit or altruism or both, are motivated to meet this demand and do their bit but they are unsure how. In fact, many of the 632,000 businesses operating in the built environment (nearly 30% of all Australian business) do not have sustainable development on their business horizon—something the BDAA aims to change.

The shift towards a model of industrialised construction will transform the industry, ensuring it is better prepared for future global economic, climate and cultural turmoil.

Buildcorp completes construction on $150-million NSW school in record time using high volume building prefabrication.

Buildcorp has successfully handed over the $150-million Santa Sophia Catholic College at The Gables in Sydney’s Box Hill.

Fleetwood Challenge Cup Showcases The Best Designs From Australia’s Leading AEC Students As 2021 Finalists Are Announced..

Further details of necessary information relating to COVID -19 restrictions on construction sites in Victoria during that state's seven day lockdown has been released following detailed discussions between industry associations and health authorities.