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Autodesk’s 2024 Design & Make Summit. (Image: Autodesk) Artificial intelligence (AI) is disrupting Australia’s construction industry “faster than most of us expected,” said a senior Autodesk executive at the Design & Make Summit in Sydney on 10 September 2024. The annual summit brings together leaders and experts from the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) and …

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Artist’s impression: TAFE Queensland’s Great Barrier Reef International Marine College expansion. (Images: Queensland Government) Construction has commenced on the latest project in Cairns’ Big Build with a 2,600-square-metre expansion of TAFE Queensland’s Great Barrier Reef International Marine College. The jointly funded $17.6 million upgrade aims to position Cairns as a key player in the global …

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Drone at a Laing O’Rourke construction project in Australia. (Image: Laing O’Rourke) Robotics Australia Group (RAG) has secured Laing O’Rourke and John Holland as industry sponsors, reinforcing its commitment to advancing robotics and automation in construction. Through this partnership, these Tier 1 builders will collaborate with local robotics developers and suppliers to test and integrate …

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Introducing the Shell PANOLIN range of biodegradable lubricants. (Image: Viva Energy Australia) Viva Energy Australia has launched the Shell PANOLIN range of biodegradable lubricants, enhancing sustainability without sacrificing performance. Biodegradable lubricants are not new to the construction industry. There has long been a need for environmentally acceptable lubricants (EALs) in specific jobsite environments, especially those …

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Image: RCP/stock.adobe.com Master Builders Australia has released its Future of the Workforce report, forecasting the need for 130,000 additional workers in the building and construction industry this year to address workforce shortages. This shortfall, beyond the natural attrition rate, calls for urgent action from both federal and state governments to attract and retain workers. “While it …

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Image: Allistair/peopleimages.com/stock.adobe.com The Australian Constructors Association (ACA) has welcomed the reconvening of the National Construction Industry Forum (NCIF), bringing together key industry bodies such as Master Builders Australia and the Civil Contractors Federation. Jon Davies, CEO of the ACA and a founding member of the NCIF, described this as a unique opportunity to reshape the …

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