Type
Version:
2022.
(Current)
Short Description
This research aims to understand the characteristics, including sociodemographic characteristics, health services utilisation and contacts with non-clinical services, of individuals working within the construction industry and who experience distress, and to quantify the costs and benefits of different help-seeking pathways.
Type
Version:
2018.
(Current)
Short Description
This paper aims to discuss Standards and Codes; membrane systems and performance, waterproofing practices, design and installation techniques, inspection and testing and quality assurance adopted by the waterproofing industry in Australia.
Type
Version:
2022.
(Current)
Short Description
This study provides evidence of a decline in suicide rates among Australian construction workers over the last two decades; this decline may be attributable to the combined effects of population-wide, male-specific, and sector-specific suicide prevention efforts over this same period, suggesting that the continuation or expansion of such efforts may lead to further declines.
Type
Version:
2023.
(Current)
Short Description
The Australian construction industry is facing a mental health crisis; poor mental health indicators are significantly higher than the all-industry average. This paper addresses the knowledge gap by reporting the results of a systematic review of peer-reviewed mental health research and reveals significant misalignment between existing research and Australian government regulation.
Type
Publisher
Sustainability
Publisher
Sustainability
Version:
2022.
(Current)
Short Description
This research aims to identify the most suitable sustainable construction method for high-rise building construction in Australia; results show that the off-site construction method and robotic construction technique significantly improve the construction performance of high-rise construction in Australia.
Type
Publisher
Construction Economics and Building
Publisher
Construction Economics and Building
Version:
2015.
(Current)
Short Description
Wages and research and development expenditure were found to drive construction productivity at the national level and expenditure on research and development and the number of apprentices were found to be drivers of construction productivity in Victoria, New South Wales and Western Australia.
Type
Publisher
Standards Australia
Publisher
Standards Australia
Version:
Sixth Edition 2021.
(Current)
Short Description
Specifies the design requirements for new building work, as required by the National Construction Code (NCC) and the Disability (Access to Premises—Buildings) Standards (Premises Standards), to provide access for people with disabilities.
Type
Publisher
Standards Australia
Publisher
Standards Australia
Version:
Second Edition 2012.
(Pending Revision)
Short Description
Sets out a consistent and reliable approach to the design and installation of external waterproofing membrane systems.
Type
Publisher
Standards Australia
Publisher
Standards Australia
Version:
Fifth Edition 2018.
(Pending Revision)
Short Description
The AS 3600 Concrete code; AS 3600 2009 specifies minimum requirements for the design and construction of concrete building structures and members that contain reinforcing steel or tendons, or both; sets out requirements for plain concrete and pedestal footings.
Type
Publisher
Australian Government
Publisher
Australian Government
Version:
2020
(Current)
Short Description
The objective of this rapid review is to locate and summarise published peer-reviewed review papers, where possible, relating to the retention of biodiversity on private land in urban areas; the main question that this rapid review answers is “How can urban development support biodiversity retention on private lands?”