Victoria stories
Construction firms are under pressure as insolvencies account for a quarter of all business failures, with New Zealand now watching closely.
Technology could cut waste and carbon emissions in construction as firms tackle delays, labour shortages and rising budget blowouts.
Victorian builders now face a two-week work halt after a vaccine protest turned violent and police made arrests in Melbourne.
Melbourne has topped Nestpick’s global work-from-home survey, with Sydney third and Auckland 37th amid visa and cost gaps.
Rising online shopping is pushing developers to build destination precincts with stronger sustainability, social and financial returns.
RMIT researchers say lobster-shell patterns and recycled waste could make 3D printed concrete stronger, faster-setting and greener.
The ban is set to tighten fire safety in multi-storey buildings and may pressure other Australian states to follow Victoria’s lead.
A Victorian train order is expected to protect 100 manufacturing jobs and bolster calls for a national rail procurement framework.
Mass timber is opening up faster, cheaper projects across Australia, with new code changes and local supply widening its use beyond niche builds.
Doctors warn a surge in silicosis cases among stonemasons could overwhelm lung transplant services as Queensland intervenes.
Australian projects have been recognised among 57 finalists from 420 nominations in Bentley Systems’ global infrastructure awards.
The Victorian government could speed up delivery by copying policies from Vancouver and Portland, a new report says.
Commercial buildings could soon gain healthier air, light and sound systems as EDGE Technologies and Delos test a shared platform.
The project’s funding gap has been narrowed after a consortium offered to match the governments’ combined AUD $10 billion commitment.
Safety checks have been ordered across Victoria’s crane fleet after a fatal Box Hill incident exposed a possible hoist rope failure.
Their software use has put six Australian infrastructure projects among 57 global finalists in Bentley Systems’ Year in Infrastructure 2018 Awards.
The Arts West Building’s louvred facade won global recognition, boosting the University of Melbourne project’s profile after 36 entries from 13 countries.
Space, safety and pollution concerns are driving a rethink in central Melbourne, where streets may be narrowed and parking repurposed.
Patients could get faster access to prescribed cannabis as Melbourne Airport prepares to host Australia’s largest medicinal marijuana plant.
Road spending is set to top AUD $20 billion this financial year, but rail projects may crowd it out after 2018 as costs rise.
