Archive for category: Trends
Leadership in the rail industry
Patricia Mae Tagabe, , Events, Planning, Policy, Project, Rail, Technology, Transport, Trends, 0by The Australasian Railway Association (ARA) Mark Donaldson VC knows a thing or two about leadership and resilience. The...
A challenging time for Australia’s airports
Patricia Mae Tagabe, , Airport, COVID-19, Featured, Industry Insight, Planning, Trends, 0by James Goodwin, Chief Executive, Australian Airports Association. This time last year, airports were a hive of activity –...
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...
Key takeaways from the Critical Infrastructure Summit
Patricia Mae Tagabe, , Asset Management, Condition monitoring and maintenance, Construction, COVID-19, Disaster Management, Featured, Industry Insight, InfraPeople, Investment, People, Policy, Project, skills and training, Technology, Trends, 0The inaugural Critical Infrastructure Summit featured five Virtual Conferences running every Wednesday in September, thousands of delegates tuning in,...
Stimulus for infrastructure: the marshmallow experiment of societies
Patricia Mae Tagabe, , COVID-19, Featured, Industry Insight, Investment, Opinion, Planning, Trends, 0by Dr Nader Naderpajouh, Senior Lecturer, RMIT University With infrastructure set to lead a post-COVID economic recovery, Dr Naderpajouh...
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,...
What’s in store for the future of infrastructure?
Jess, , Big Data, communications and connectivity, COVID-19, Digital technologies, Events, Internet of Things (IoT), News, Opinion, Planning, Smart Cities, Software, Technology, Trends, 0By Jessica Dickers, Editor, Infrastructure magazine The last few months have seen a dramatic change in how we live,...
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...
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...
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....
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...
Queensland invests $16 million in regional resilient infrastructure
Infrastructure Journalist, , Asset Management, Disaster Management, Investment, News, Planning, Policy, Project, QLD, Regional, Risk management, Road, Sustainability, Trends, 0The Queensland Government has invested almost $16 million to rebuild infrastructure across the state’s north and north-west that was...
Low emissions technologies roadmap to help Australia de-carbonise
Infrastructure Journalist, , Asset Management, Energy infrastructure, Industry Insight, News, Planning, Policy, Renewables, Sustainability, Technology, Trends, Utility, 0A new discussion paper, the Technology Investment Roadmap, outlines a plan to reduce Australia’s carbon pollution by harnessing low emissions...
Change management sustainability starts with people
Infrastructure Journalist, , Construction, Partner Solutions, Planning, Project, Risk management, skills and training, Software, Trends, 0By Suzanne Motica Constant change has become the norm, and the need to adapt to this ongoing change has...
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...
This is the perfect time to go big on infrastructure
chris, , Construction, COVID-19, Industry Insight, Investment, NSW, Opinion, Planning, Project, Trends, 0by Gabriel Metcalf, CEO, The Committee for Sydney. As the world plummets into the biggest drop in GDP since...
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