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    Esteemed guests on hand at topping out for Parrramatta’s paramount development
    Esteemed guests on hand at topping out for Parrramatta’s paramount development

    ALAND plus a number of local, state and federal government officials have celebrated the topping out of Paramount on Parkes, a $357 million mixed-use precinct located in the heart of Parramatta.


    Getting regional communities on the pathway to economic revival after disasters
    Getting regional communities on the pathway to economic revival after disasters

    Disasters – natural or manmade – can be catastrophic, particularly for communities residing in regional town, destroying not just the local economy but also their homes and livelihood.


    A monumental mural for Fitzroy BTR tower
    A monumental mural for Fitzroy BTR tower

    Just weeks after confirming the topping out of Fitzroy & Co., Salta Properties has announced that a 353 sqm mural will adorn the facade of the future build-to-rent community, designed by First Nations artist Lisa Waup.


    Former Inner West Engineer found corrupt by ICAC
    Former Inner West Engineer found corrupt by ICAC

    Following a public inquiry, the NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) has found former Inner West Council (IWC) Senior Project Engineer Tony Nguyen was able to engage in corrupt conduct that resulted in contracts at times totalling more than $1 million being awarded to businesses with which he had undisclosed associations.


    Student Accommodation Council slams international student rental crisis claims
    Student Accommodation Council slams international student rental crisis claims

    Claims made by the wider public that international students have contributed to the nation’s worsening housing crisis have been refuted by the Student Accommodation Council, who claim that those from overseas who travel to Australia to study make up just four percent of the entire rental market.


    Federal Government’s Environmentally Sustainable Procurement Policy for suppliers welcomed
    Federal Government’s Environmentally Sustainable Procurement Policy for suppliers welcomed

    The ESP Policy establishes a reporting framework for creating a baseline of environmentally sustainable procurement.


    Sydney Children’s Hospital building reaches major milestone
    Sydney Children’s Hospital building reaches major milestone

    Billard Leece Partnership (BLP) says it is proud to have reached the topping out milestone for the Sydney Children’s Hospital Stage 1 & Minderoo Children’s Comprehensive Cancer Centre building in Randwick, which it designed for Health Infrastructure NSW.


    Flexible, practical, sustainable: Hybrid work results in energy costs reduction
    Flexible, practical, sustainable: Hybrid work results in energy costs reduction

    A survey conducted by IWG has found that hybrid work has seen companies who utilise the model cut their energy usage by a fifth, as they pivot towards occupying smaller, more functional floorplates.


    What comes next for workplace design?
    What comes next for workplace design?

    Carr’s desire to interweave innovation and workplace has been expanded upon at the WORKTECH24 Melbourne conference, where a number of stakeholders discussed the future of work as we know it.


    Sydney’s Hunter Street precinct redevelopment gets the green light
    Sydney’s Hunter Street precinct redevelopment gets the green light

    A new world-class precinct at Hunter Street is one step closer with plans for the key major CBD precinct receiving planning approval from the Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure.


    CSIRO combines with industry to pioneer digital twin tech for quantity surveying
    CSIRO combines with industry to pioneer digital twin tech for quantity surveying

    CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency and cost management and advisory firm WT, in have proven that quantity surveying data can be incorporated successfully into a digital twin.


    New bioplastic material absorbs contaminants from water, decomposes into fertiliser
    New bioplastic material absorbs contaminants from water, decomposes into fertiliser

    A team of researchers from the University of Saskatchewan (USask) in Canada has developed a unique bioplastic material that can absorb excess nutrients from water and then be used as a fertiliser on decomposition.


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