CPB Contractors has released a Sustainable Construction Playbook to help drive sector-wide change in waste reduction, decarbonisation and emissions control. The playbook shares insights and innovations from CPB Contractors’ own projects, with the goal of encouraging its network of suppliers, subcontractors and partners to adopt more sustainable practices that benefit the environment, industry and communities. …
A childhood spent scrapbooking grew into a career designing with purpose. Now, Shubangi Suryanarayanan is reimagining Australia’s built environment through a sustainable lens. As a child in India, ShubangiRead More
Australia’s construction sector is facing a critical juncture in 2025, according to the Arcadis Half-Year Construction Market View, which outlines a landscape marked by opportunity and constraint. WhileRead More
Engineers at RMIT University have found a way to strengthen low-carbon concrete using cheaper, more abundant forms of clay – offering a promising alternative to traditional cement and its heavy carbonRead More
Researchers from Monash University and Charles Darwin University (CDU) have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) system capable of identifying contaminated construction and demolition wood waste withRead More
Urban planning experts are calling for Melbourne to rethink its Hoddle Grid by introducing ‘superblocks’ – a concept designed to make cities more liveable, sustainable and people-friendly. A superblockRead More
A chance conversation in a fast-food dining room led Jordyn Allan from restaurant management to electrical work on a major Sydney tunnelling project. Raised in a family with roots in the building trades,Read More
The ActivUs Alliance, comprising CPB Contractors, UGL, ACCIONA, SMEC and WSP, has been awarded the design and pre-construction contract for the main works package on the Logan and Gold Coast Faster RailRead More
From a law classroom to leading commercial teams on global infrastructure projects, Jagoda Grigorean has built a career that defies convention. While at law school, Grigorean developed a keen interestRead More
Salesforce Tower, Sydney’s tallest office building within Lendlease’s Sydney Place development in Circular Quay, has achieved a 6 Star Green Star – Design & As-Built v1.1 certified rating fromRead More