Climate change is transforming industry practices across all sectors globally. Construction, especially, is looking toward more resilient designs for buildings to withstand these increasing environmental challenges. Integrating adaptability for unforeseen disasters and climate change effects into building processes contributes to a sounder, greener world. The climate crisis: where construction stands…

Sustainability is imperative for the modern construction industry. A circular economy — where resource extraction, consumption and end-of-life management centres around recycling and reuse instead of a linear pattern — is an important part of that shift. Circularity offers many advantages to construction firms, but they’re not the only ones…

The Oxford Institute for Energy Studies (OIES) has released a new podcast episode featuring a discussion between James Henderson and Mike Fulwood on global gas prices. The conversation, part of the OIES Gas Research Programme, delves into Fulwood's latest paper, shedding light on the evolution of gas pricing and addressing…

Regional Victoria's largest and leading annual design festival, Geelong Design Week presents 10 days of more than 70 innovative exhibitions, workshops, tours, talks and experiences throughout Geelong, the Bellarine Peninsula and the Surf Coast from 21-30 November. The program also puts a spotlight on how Geelong is championing the way…

There will always be an intense need for more buildings, and construction professionals are firing on all cylinders to erect them as fast as possible. Demand and innovation necessitate it. However, traditional and modern construction methods damage sites with unnecessary pollution, toxins and ecological destruction. Sites must adopt eco-friendly practices…

Plus Architecture to present landmark renewal project at Geelong Design Week Plus Architecture, in partnership with BEKL, Mitchell & Eades, and Chroma Group, has delivered an exemplar of sustainable adaptive reuse, transforming the former Eden Oak conference facility into an elegant hotel and dining destination. Originally designed by McGlashan Everist…

According to a 2023 study by the Asia Pacific Energy Research Centre, energy demand across Asia-Pacific is expected to grow by more than 10 per cent overall over the next 25 years. Of this, a stunning 100 per cent growth projection is made for Southeast Asia through the year 2050.…

Bradfield, Sydney's ambitious new urban development, is poised to become one of the world's most sustainable cities, according to its designers at Hatch. This announcement comes on the heels of the New South Wales government's approval of the Bradfield City Centre Master Plan and the inaugural flight from the Western…