The risks being taken by workers in India to build the country’s homes, infrastructure and commercial buildings recently came under the spotlight in an article on BBC.com. The post mentioned a number of workers including Mr Hasan, a construction worker…
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The Workers Risking their Lives to Build India’s Homes
Posted in Industry News Tagged with: building, construction, construction site, construction work, Construction Workers, tradies, whitecard
Residents in Brisbane Sign petition for Later Construction Work
Brisbane residents want construction work to start later in the morning and have signed a petition in the hopes of being heard. According to a report in the Brisbane Times, the petition was started by a resident in Woolloongabba who…
Posted in Industry News Tagged with: builders, building site, construction, construction work, whitecard
So Far in 2018 Construction Booming
Last month saw a sharp improvement in Australia’s housing and apartment construction sectors as well as a rise in Australia’s residential building approvals. According to the Australian Industry Group’s (Ai Group) Performance of Construction Index (PCI), the construction industry has…
Solar Shingles the Latest Product Released by Teslas
Tesla’s latest product was recently revealed by Elon Musk during a presentation in LA. The product is solar panel roofing that come in 4 different styles. What makes them different to other solar panels? In the words of Musk “the…
Posted in Industry News Tagged with: building materials, building products, building supplies, construction, construction work, OHS, white card, WHS, work health and safety
Construction Work Destroys Melbourne Artefact
Construction work in Melbourne has resulted in the destruction of an artefact of the city’s street culture, a group of Banksy stencils. The stencils are by the underground street artist Banksy. Construction workers damaged the stencils when they were installing…
Posted in Industry News Tagged with: builders, building, construction, construction work, white card, WHS, work health and safety
China’s Tallest Building Ready
The tallest building in China and second tallest building in the world is complete. The 127-story Shanghai Tower took extremely long by Chinese standards to build – 7 years from ground breaking to completion. The only building in the world…
Posted in Industry News Tagged with: building, construction, construction work, safety training, Training, white card, white card training
US And China To Build High-Speed Rail Between LA And Vegas
China has been given the go ahead to build a high speed rail from Los Angeles to Las Vegas called the XpressWest. The railway will run 230 miles and will connect the 2 major cities in a mere 80 minutes.…
Posted in General Construction Tagged with: build, builder, building, construction, construction work, white card
Australian Building One of the Most Expensive
Source: www.theurbandeveloper.com According to Hamburg-based architectural data research company Emporis has released a list of the world’s most expensive buildings and The Royal Adelaide Hospital has made it on. The hospital would have cost $2.1 billion upon its completion in 2016. Other…
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Australia Could Lead the Way in Strong, Durable Concrete
According to a post on Sourceable.net Australia could become a pioneer for the creation of durable and long lasting concrete if proposed changes for the criteria for concrete durabililty come to pass. It would mean Australia has the best standards for…
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Severe Rains Contributed to Mecca Crane Collapse
A crane collapse at the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia has claimed 107 lives and left 180 people injured. Authorities have blamed the incident on severe rains, watch the video below for more:
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