How to choose the right data centre
How to choose the right data centre is explained by KRIS KUMAR of Digital Realty. For large corporate enterprises and organisations operating in industries such as financial services, IT services,...
View ArticleTaking the long view: Planning flexible specialist facilities
DAVID HOMBURG of HASSELL discusses the planning of flexible specialist facilities using Flinders University’s new Tonsley Building as an example. As a designer, creating spaces that adapt to the needs...
View ArticleAsthma Council highlights allergy-friendly building & fitout products
The health implications of building and renovating to both professionals and DIYers are being highlighted by the National Asthma Council Australia though its new Sensitive Choice program. The program...
View ArticleBarring railway noise in challenging conditions
How CSR met a demanding brief to cut noise from the Southern Sydney Freight Rail Line (SSFL) – Sefton Park Junction to Macarthur – while considering aesthetics and working around train timetables....
View ArticleTendering and procurement best practice
Tendering and procurement can be complicated, write the team at SIGNMANAGER; particularly if you are working with a product or service you haven’t had any experience with. The below list of best...
View ArticleMakeover for Bendigo Library
MGS Architects has unveiled the newly designed New Generation Bendigo Library. The project involved redevelopment of the pre-existing 1984 building with an aim to form a new environment: the civic...
View ArticleSaferoads Omni Stop bollard
The Omni Stop Bollard is an energy absorbing bollard that allows access for workers to a construction zone or pedestrians to a shopping precinct while preventing vehicle penetration at the same time....
View ArticleANU’s Frank Fenner Building cements ACT’s green credentials
A rooftop photovoltaic system generating up to 43,800kWh of electricity annually is helping the Frank Fenner Building at the Australian National University (ANU) come as close to carbon zero as...
View ArticleBridgeply offers new life for old bridges
As tens of thousands of ageing timber bridges throughout regional Australia continue towards the end of their structural lives, local governments and councils are struggling to bring regional...
View ArticleMacquarie Group’s new global headquarters in Sydney
Brookfield Multiplex has recently completed work on Macquarie Group’s new global headquarters at 50 Martin Place in Sydney’s CBD. Located on the corner of Martin Place and Elizabeth Street and above...
View ArticleVirtual reality: A new dimension for building and construction
Heralded as the next big thing in the tech world, virtual reality is revolutionising the building and construction industry, enabling architects, designers and prospective buyers to experience a...
View ArticleStrata managers: Under the pressure to renovate
The rage for renovating, swing to strata living and seemingly ever upward property demand is creating new pressure for Strata Managers and Owners Corporations. Almost a quarter of the Australian...
View ArticleUSG Boral Fiberock fits the bill for West Circular Quay’s passenger terminal
USG Boral’s patented Fiberock, a multi-functional sustainable material, has been used extensively for ceiling linings, wall linings in stairwells and on bulkheads in the high traffic Overseas Passenger...
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