Rachel Rogers, application marketing director for Bentley’s civil design, explains how Bentley’s OpenRoads design software created a trail system for Philip Island Nature Parks without impinging on the habitat. Just 90 minutes from Melbourne, the conservation park which includes Penguin Parade, attracts more than 600,000 visitors annually from all over the world. The daily Penguin …
How to “avoid the gap” in construction
In 2017, construction activity was dominated by continued growth in residential building and government funded infrastructure – both of which can be lower margin work. In this environment strongRead More
IPWEA president spells out vision
Having been involved with Institute of Public Works Engineering Australasia (IPWEA) for around 10 years and spending the last two years as vice president, Mat Greskie recently accepted the top job as president. InsideRead More
Growing appetite for infrastructure
Undertaken by the Global InfrastructureRead More
All-girl build the goal for Hi-Vis Women
An all-girl build is the vision of Linda Hamilton, winner of the CBRE Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2017 National Association of Women in Construction Awards. The awards recognise women making an impactRead More
Is Australia’s construction and infrastructure sector ready for supply chain finance?
Within a supply chain, liquidity gets trapped over time and concentrated with key players. Like icebergs, these liquidity pools drift around, but what if there was a way to release this frozen liquidityRead More
Staying on the safe side
Businesses in Australia and around the world are gearing up for a change in occupational health and safety accreditation. These changes, which include a new international framework for improving employeeRead More
Too much lip service for mental health in the workplace
Too much lip service is being paid to mental health with not enough action being taken, especially in the workplace. New figures released from the state government revealed the majority of businesses inRead More
Ensuring effective oversight of employee training
As the Australian workforce becomes more transient, the responsibility to maintain employee training records is shifting. Increasingly so, this responsibility is being passed from employers to employeesRead More
Combining global capability with local knowledge
Acciona recently reached an agreement to acquire Geotech, an Australian engineering construction group. The deal seeks to build upon Acciona Construction and Geotech’s complementary businesses, andRead More