Skip to main content

Industry News

Sydney Build 2024
 

Loading
  • With temperatures set to hit 40C, Summer weather is pushing tradies to stop working at Sydney.
  • After hearing "cracking noises" from Sydney's recently completed Opal Tower, residents were evacuated, forcing NSW to embark on the "biggest overhaul of building laws" in its history.
  • Many high-rise apartment buildings have started to sprout across the nation's cities and the reality of Australian housing now sits many floors above the ground.
  • Australia's construction sector continues to decline at a slower rate. The Australian Performance of Construction Index (PCI), produced by the Australian Industry Group and Housing Industry Associatio ...
  • The incident at 36 Floors Opal Towers in Sydney has led to the exposure of the issues across various apartment buildings all over the nation.  
  • An investigation into the cracking from Sydney's Opal conducted by the NSW Government found that the apartment block needs "significant rectification works".
  • The Australian state government of NSW approved the Yarrabee Solar Project, a 900 megawatt (MW) solar farm, which will be one of the biggest in the Country.   
  • Sydney Build 2019 and CIVENEX  are set to be the largest infrastructure & construction show covering Sydney and New South Wales.
  • The world's first 3D-printed concrete houses are beginning to be built and are expected to be ready for occupation in 2019.
  • $4.8 billion worth of projects are now under construction in the Sydney's CBD; according to a new analysis of projects by Corelogic.
  • The CBD South East light rail project was intended to be finished by the March 2019 state election; however; it will undoubtedly face delays in light of recent events.
  • The Burwood Brickworks site in Melbourne's east will soon transform into the world's most sustainable shopping centre; thanks to Frasers property Australia.
  • A $2.1 billion light rail line will be established from the CBD to Randwick and Kensington to provide transportation alternatives for passengers.
  • A fire was set off in sydney's CBD by a worker's blowtorch at a construction site. due to gas bottle explosions; many people were forced to evacuate.
  • Construction has officially started for Fujitsu General Australia's new HQ; which will be located in Eastern Creek in Sydney's west. The new HQ will abide by a 5-star Green Star energy standard; and w ...
  • According to the Deloitte Access Economics Investment Monitor; engineering and commercial construction activity increased by 12% in 2017.
  • Many analysts are expecting a 3 to 10 per cent drop for Sydney's market; while national prices remain high.
  • Three projects in Sydney have been nominated for the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Heritage's Best Tall Building awards; which commends the creme de la creme of tall buildings on the global stag ...
  • Mirvac dropped out from the redevelopment of the Showground station precinct in Sydney just over month after the NSW government and Council reached an agreement on minimum apartment sizes and building ...
  • Cricket and tennis are two major sports Australians love to play during summertime. However; as extreme sunlight and high temperature intensify; they prompt sporting sectors and the government to reco ...
  • Cranes are seen more often in Sydney's skyline in recent days; with an increase of 65 per cent just in the past two years.
  • Sydney's rail network is having a tough time in face of sparse services.
  • We will soon be witnessing a huge migration from the busy beaches of Sydney to the brand new wave pool situated 25km from Sydney Olympic Park's coast.
  • The NSW Government is now mapping out a large scale redesign of future classrooms by calling for submissions for prefabricated designs to replace old-style demountable which can also serve as durable ...

SIGN UP TO RECEIVE OUR NEWSLETTER & FURTHER UPDATES ABOUT THE SHOW