To date, most of Australia’s grid-scale batteries use chemistries such as lithium-ion. But as our grid shifts to renewables, ...

Across Canada, the demand for rental housing is intensifying. The unprecedented demand for rentals is a result of several ...

Companies behind these “mass timber” projects say that wood is a lower-carbon alternative to steel or concrete and brings other benefits, such as faster construction time and lower cost than concrete ...

When Australia began building the National Highway System in the 1970s, environmental sustainability wasn’t a priority. As personal vehicles became the standard, engineers and policymakers didn’t ...

The construction industry has made progress in reforming outdated practices, but tough conditions threaten to eat away at these achievements. To ensure a sustainable future, we must abandon the ...

The adoption of positive workplace practices is delivering substantial benefits on major construction projects, a webinar has heard. Hosted by the Construction Industry Culture Taskforce (CICT), the ...

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from Sourceable. Thank you for reading Sourceable during 2024. Look forward to bringing you many more stories about the architecture, engineering, construction and ...

Newer Australian homes are twice as energy efficient compared with older homes, the latest analysis has found. In its latest report, real-estate information services firm CoreLogic has used metrics ...

Australia’s construction industry employs more than 1.3 million workers. That’s about 9% of the workforce. A number of factors combine to give us this “Monday effect”. And we can address these and ...

Getting those retention payments often brings about arguments after the fact. I see some pretty wacky arguments and valuations as parties fight over this last bit of cash. I thought it might be a good ...

For years now, Queensland’s Best Practice Industry Conditions (BPIC) have been a focus of our advocacy. We have long maintained they drive productivity down and push costs up, with flow-on effects to ...

Like many sectors globally, the ANZ construction industry faced substantial challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic. Project delays, workforce disruptions, and supply chain blockages struck hard. But ...