Archive for category: Sustainability
$5 billion partnership to boost Sydney’s recycled water supply
Imogen Hartmann, , News, NSW, Project, Sustainability, Utility, 0A $5 billion Sydney Science Park project is set to deliver an extra 2.4 million litres of recycled water...
Using virtual technology to drive sustainable innovations
Eliza Booth, , Partner Solutions, Sustainability, Technology, 0Water for Life, the next act in Dassault Systèmes The Only Progress is Human campaign, is increasing awareness of...
2020 Infrastructure Project of the Year announced
Imogen Hartmann, , ACT, Asset Management, Awards, Construction, News, NSW, Planning, Project, QLD, Rail, Road, SA, Sustainability, Technology, Transport, Urban Development, VIC, WA, 0Infrastructure Partnerships Australia has announced the winner of its 2020 Infrastructure Project of the Year at the National Infrastructure...
$15 million Gippsland Water project complete
Imogen Hartmann, , News, Project, Sustainability, Utility, VIC, 0Gippsland Water has recently wrapped up a $15 million project to connect the central and western Gippsland water basins,...
Port of Melbourne’s sustainability achievements
Imogen Hartmann, , News, Port, Sustainability, Transport, VIC, 0In its recently released 2020 Sustainability Report, Port of Melbourne (PoM) outlined it’s approach to sustainability and how it...
Accessing infrastructure sustainability data
Patricia Mae Tagabe, , Big Data, communications and connectivity, Construction, Partner Solutions, Planning, Project, Renewables, Smart Cities, Sustainability, Technology, Trends, 0Sustainability, infrastructure and construction market professionals now have access to the latest sustainability data on a range of InfraBuild,...
The circular economy is here and it’s a big opportunity
Patricia Mae Tagabe, , Featured, Industry Insight, Planning, Project, Renewables, Smart Cities, Sustainability, Trends, 0The circular economy represents a unique and significant opportunity; $210 billion to Australia's GDP by 2050¹. It is capable...
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,...
WA’s 20-year Whole of System Plan shows renewables on the rise
Imogen Hartmann, , Energy infrastructure, News, Sustainability, WA, 0Western Australia’s recently published Whole of System Plan (WOSP) forecasts a significant renewable generation increase in the South West...
Australia’s largest virtual power plant extends to Housing SA tenants
Eliza Booth, , Construction, News, Project, Regional, Renewables, SA, Sustainability, Technology, Utility, 0The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) is providing $8.2 million in funding to Tesla for the rollout of residential...
Final projects announced as part of $134.5 million infrastructure package
Eliza Booth, , Construction, Investment, News, Project, QLD, Road, Safety, spotlight, Sustainability, 0Twelve projects across North and north-west Queensland communities will share in more than $10 million to repair, rebuild and...
Snowy 2.0 construction greenlit
Imogen Hartmann, , Energy infrastructure, News, NSW, Project, Renewables, Sustainability, 0The Federal Government has greenlit the commencement of Snowy 2.0’s main construction work marking a major milestone for the...
Leveraging the economic rebuild to optimise infrastructure sustainability
Imogen Hartmann, , Asset Management, Construction, COVID-19, Disaster Management, Industry Insight, News, Planning, Policy, Renewables, Road, Sustainability, Transport, 0By Imogen Hartmann, Journalist, Infrastructure magazine The COVID-19 pandemic has had a dramatic impact across the country, with restrictions...
Using recycled materials in major construction projects
Patricia Mae Tagabe, , Construction, Featured, Planning, Project, Road, Sustainability, Transport, VIC, 0Roads made of glass bottles and crushed bricks will soon become business as usual, as the Victorian Government introduces...
Seven trends shaping the future Australian construction market
Patricia Mae Tagabe, , Construction, Industry Insight, Partner Solutions, Planning, Project, Sustainability, Technology, 0Total construction activity in Australia has struggled since 2017. Forecasters predict that most of the market will remain flat...
The new infrastructure for a new economy
Patricia Mae Tagabe, , Electric vehicles, Energy infrastructure, Featured, Renewables, Smart Cities, Sustainability, Technology, Transport, 0Using a series of trend analysis, Peter Newman AO, Professor of Sustainability at Curtin University in Perth, has written...
The infrastructure trends in high demand
Jess, , Asset Management, Big Data, communications and connectivity, Construction, COVID-19, Digital technologies, Electric vehicles, Freight, Industry Insight, Intelligent Transport Systems, Internet of Things (IoT), Opinion, Planning, Policy, Risk management, Smart Cities, Sustainability, Technology, Transport, Trends, 0The infrastructure sector has moved quickly to adapt to COVID-19 changes and the country is now arguably more settled...
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