Asset Management
Opinion: Why better asset management matters
Quality asset management gives organisations the chance to enjoy financial success
Fleet Management
Emerging Technology
Why digital twins are going to revolutionise construction
With construction output set to grow 85 per cent over the next decade, innovation is desperately needed to lower carbon emissions and improve efficiency....
Australia ratifies the global Minamata Convention on Mercury
On 7 December 2021, Australia joined with 130 other countries by ratifying the Minamata Convention on Mercury. Mercury is regarded as one of the...
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Sustainability
Career
Profile: Australian Local Government Association CEO Matt Pinnegar
Matt Pinnegar had only lived in Canberra for six weeks when he found himself caught up in the ACT’s COVID-19 Delta variant outbreak. Like...
Future facing: Resilience NSW head Shane Fitzsimmons
As NSW Rural Fire Service commissioner, Shane Fitzsimmons became a nationally recognised figure during the devastating 2019-20 bushfire season. Now, as the inaugural head...
APWA CEO Scott Grayson profile: How to make the most of your assets
Unique background invaluable for APWA CEO Scott Grayson.
Scholarship Support for Women in the Engineering and Construction Sector
For more than 16 years Women & Leadership Australia has been developing female leadership and supporting the presence of women in business and community...
Industry News
Renewables and wildlife – a fine balancing act
The deadly impact of windfarms on bird and bat populations shows there are no easy solutions when it comes to developing sustainable energy.
Under the...
Is the future nuclear? Why a maligned technology could be back...
Human activity is changing the earth’s climate. Since the end of the 19th century, the planet’s temperature has increased by at least 1º Celsius....
Learning from Fukushima: Eleven years after the disaster, are we still...
On March 11, 2011, the massive 9.0 Tōhoku earthquake struck off the coast of Japan, triggering a tsunami that killed more than 19,000 people.
The...
Eyes in the sky: How drones are revolutionising the way we...
In the construction industry, drones are already used for aerial photography, surveying, inspections, and safety and security monitoring. And as unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)...
How to better sort and reuse post-disaster waste
Around the world, natural disasters in the form of bushfires, earthquakes, storms, floods, cyclones and hurricanes cause billions of dollars of damage each year....
