Archive for category: Research
A new paradigm for managing infrastructure during disasters
Patricia Mae Tagabe, , Asset Management, Disaster Management, Featured, Planning, Research, Risk management, Utility, 0Around the world, high-impact weather events are becoming more frequent and severe. These events are putting increased operational stress...
The industry’s biggest sustainability achievements in 2020
Eliza Booth, , Asset Management, Case study, Freight, News, Planning, Renewables, Research, Sustainability, Technology, Trends, Urban Development, 0ISCA has released its 2020 Impacts Report, showcasing the infrastructure industry’s most remarkable achievements in sustainability and documenting lifecycle...
Will global infrastructure bend or break under climate stress?
Patricia Mae Tagabe, , Asset Management, Corrosion, Disaster Management, Featured, Planning, Policy, Renewables, Research, Safety, Sustainability, Trends, 0by Jonathan Woetzel, Mekala Krishnan – McKinsey Global Institute; Dickon Pinner, Hamid Samandari, Hauke Engel, Brodie Boland, Peter Cooper,...
ACA report finds infrastructure productivity in a downward spiral
Imogen Hartmann, , Construction, News, Project, Research, Transport, 1The Australian Constructors Association (ACA) has published its Sustaining the Infrastructure Industry roadmap, which has found that the industry...
Ports Australia pioneers world-first sustainability strategy guide
Imogen Hartmann, , News, Port, Project, Research, Transport, 0In a world-first, Ports Australia has published the Port Sustainability Strategy Development Guide to provide Australian ports with a...
Government releases emerging aviation technology paper
Eliza Booth, , Airport, Asset Management, Digital technologies, drones, News, Project, Research, Robotics, Smart Cities, Software, Technology, 0The Australian Government has released a National Aviation Policy Issues Paper on Emerging Aviation Technologies to help encourage the...
Uber data enables road performance trend analysis
Infrastructure Journalist, , Asset Management, Congestion, COVID-19, Industry Insight, Investment, News, NSW, Planning, Policy, QLD, Research, Road, spotlight, Transport, Trends, Urban Development, VIC, WA, 1Infrastructure Partnerships Australia has harnessed anonymised travel time data from Uber to analyse road performance trends over 2019, determining...
ARENA invests $1 million in transmission infrastructure study
Infrastructure Journalist, , Asset Management, Construction, Energy infrastructure, Investment, NSW, Planning, Policy, Project, Research, Utility, 0The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) will allocate $999,000 for a feasibility study to investigate transmission capacity in NSW’s...
Global online infrastructure tool to support decision making
Infrastructure Journalist, , Construction, COVID-19, Investment, News, Planning, Policy, Research, Software, spotlight, Technology, Trends, Urban Development, 0An online tool and report on international infrastructure trends will provide Australian policy-makers with data to boost investment opportunities....
Expert panel to assess Inland Rail flood modelling
Infrastructure Journalist, , Asset Management, Disaster Management, Freight, News, Planning, Policy, Project, QLD, Rail, Regional, Research, spotlight, Standards, 0An independent panel of five experts has been appointed to assess flood modelling developed for Inland Rail in Queensland....
SA-NSW interconnector key to renewables transition
Infrastructure Journalist, , Construction, Energy infrastructure, Investment, News, NSW, Planning, Policy, Renewables, Research, SA, Sustainability, Utility, 0The South Australia Government has identified the SA-NSW interconnector as critical to its plan to reach 100 per cent...
Infrastructure Australia announces results of Townsville Ring Road evaluation
Infrastructure Journalist, , Asset Management, Congestion, Construction, Investment, News, Planning, Policy, Project, QLD, Regional, Research, Road, Transport, 0Infrastructure Australia has released the results of its independent evaluation of whether the Townsville Ring Road Stage 5 project...
Self-isolation to self-improvement: becoming a Chartered Engineer
Infrastructure Journalist, , Construction, Industry Insight, Planning, Research, skills and training, Standards, Trends, 0by Lindsay Smith CPEng, Team Leader – Traffic and Road Safety at SMEC. Earning CPEng status is a major professional...
Next stage of SA medical precinct to create 1,000 construction jobs
Infrastructure Journalist, , Company news, Construction, Contracts awarded, COVID-19, Investment, News, Planning, Policy, Project, Research, SA, Safety, Urban Development, 0Development has begun on the next stage of the South Australia’s Health and Biomedical Precinct, a $500 million project...
$19 million invested in regional and remote microgrid projects
Infrastructure Journalist, , Accessibility, Asset Management, Energy infrastructure, Investment, News, NT, Planning, Policy, Project, Research, Safety, Sustainability, Utility, WA, 0The Federal Government has invested more than $19 million in 17 microgrid projects designed to secure affordable and reliable...
Social licence is integral to infrastructure delivery: report
Infrastructure Journalist, , Asset Management, COVID-19, Disaster Management, Industry Insight, News, Opinion, Planning, Research, Standards, Urban Development, 0The COVID-19 pandemic has provided an opportunity to put social licence front of mind in the way infrastructure is...
Calls for new national tendering standards to assist COVID-19 recovery
Infrastructure Journalist, , COVID-19, Disaster Management, Industry Insight, News, Open tenders, Planning, Policy, Rail, Research, spotlight, Standards, Trends, 0The Australasian Railway Association (ARA) has released a framework for a new national standards for rail project tenders, aimed...
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