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Exciting Collaboration at WSU–SBEnrc Workshop
Exciting Collaboration at WSU–SBEnrc Workshop Western Sydney University recently hosted an inspiring WSU–SBEnrc Workshop, featuring prominent leaders Professor Dr. Keith Hampson (CEO) and Will Hackney...
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Fostering Global Collaboration in Sustainability Research: Gothenburg, Sweden
Fostering Global Collaboration in Sustainability Research: Gothenburg, Sweden In April 2025, the vibrant academic hub of Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden, hosted an...
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SBE Australia’s News – December 2022
Looking ahead: Industry drives new Centre projects We are delighted to confirm that, at its meeting held on 16 November, the SBE Australia Governing Board...
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SBEnrc News – October 2022
SBEnrc News | October 2022 National Industry Research Workshops (NIRW) series 2022 On the back of the successful hybrid delivery of the CIB World Building...
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SBEnrc News – July 2022
SBEnrc News | July 2022 With the world re-opening after more than two years of the global COVID-19 pandemic and international travel back on the...
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SBEnrc News – April 2022
SBEnrc News | April 2022 The first quarter of 2022 has been filled with far more optimism than the same period twelve months ago. With...
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SBEnrc News – October 2021
Looking ahead: The first quarter of 2021 has been filled with far more optimism than the same period twelve months ago. With the rollout of...
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SBEnrc News – July 2021
Looking ahead: The first quarter of 2021 has been filled with far more optimism that the same period twelve months ago. With the rollout of...
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SBEnrc News – April 2021
Looking ahead: The first quarter of 2021 has been filled with far more optimism that the same period twelve months ago. With the rollout of...
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SBEnrc News – December 2020
SBEnrc News | December 2020 Welcome to SBEnrc’s final newsletter for 2020 This year really has been like no other. Many of us across the SBEnrc...
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SBEnrc News – December 2019
SBEnrc News | December 2019 Welcome to SBEnrc’s final newsletter for 2019 It’s been an amazing year, abundant with opportunities and achievements. There’s so much to share,...
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SBEnrc News – November 2020
SBEnrc News | November 2020 As the world has continued to face the multiple challenges brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, we have remained focussed...
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SBEnrc News – July 2020
SBEnrc News | July 2020 Welcome to our mid-year newsletter. I do hope you are staying safe and healthy in these challenging times. I am pleased to...
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SBEnrc News – April 2020
SBEnrc News | April 2020 Welcome to our first newsletter for 2020, a year that has kicked off in the most bewildering times. We hope this edition...
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Webinar launch of building energy performance reports
Building energy efficiency has been identified as a cost-effective opportunity to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions and a variety of policies are being implemented to...
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Understanding housing system complexity
Understanding the interactions between those in need of housing, the State-based housing agency responsible for the policy and/or delivery of housing, and the broader social...
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SBEnrc News – August 2019
SBEnrc News | August 2019 Construction and Demolition Waste – A Big Issue! Managing construction and demolition (C&D) waste is a national problem. It accounts for around 40%...
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SBEnrc News – April 2019
SBEnrc News | April 2019 BIM/DE Projects – the research that keeps on giving… value For more than two decades SBEnrc and its predecessors have been partnering with industry, driving...
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SBEnrc News – September 2018
Join us for the launch of a significant SBEnrc research report, hosted by our Core Partner Aurecon in Perth, Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne throughout October...
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SBEnrc Newsletter – May 2018
Industry collaboration yields five new SBEnrc projects Applied research is critical if we are to continue to advance Australia’s built environment industry. One of the...
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SBEnrc Newsletter – December 2017
National Industry Research Workshops (NIRW) 2017 Last month Western Australia hosted the International Board and 20 members of the International Council for Research and Innovation...
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SBEnrc Newsletter – September 2017
Moving Forward Many of you have participated in our national industry workshop process, which enables us to identify industry research gaps. These workshops across Australia...
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International Symposium 2017
International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction (CIB) For the first time in Western Australia, the Board of the International Council for...
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SBEnrc Newsletter – March 2017
Dear Colleagues It is the engagement of our partners that allows us to continue the meaningful work we are undertaking, and to disseminate the outcomes...
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SBEnrc Newsletter – December 2016
Dear Colleagues I’m thrilled to announce the SBEnrc has been presented with two significant awards recently. On 15 November, we were presented with the prestigious...
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SBEnrc wins prestigious Australian Business Collaboration Award – November 2016
Dear Colleagues The Sustainable Built Environment National Research Centre has been awarded the prestigious Ashley Goldsworthy Award for Sustained Collaboration Between Business and Tertiary Education...
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SBEnrc Newsletter – September 2016
Dear Colleagues At SBEnrc we seek to maintain a constant sense of renewal and relevance. We have again undertaken our process of travelling around Australia...
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Global CIB Awards for SBEnrc’s Chair and CEO 2016
CIB World Building Congress 2016 At the recent CIB World Building Congress in Tampere, Finland on 2 June 2016, two awards recognising international achievement were...
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SBEnrc Newsletter – May 2016
Leveraging SBEnrc Innovation Network I’m thrilled to announce we have been successful with two of our recent Australian Research Council (ARC) Linkage program funding applications...
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SBEnrc Newsletter – March 2016
Dear Colleagues In our September newsletter I mentioned that we planned to embark on seven new projects within the housing, building and infrastructure portfolios. These...
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SBEnrc Newsletter – November 2015
Industry research continues I’m pleased to announce the SBEnrc has confirmed a major funding package to continue its unique partnership – now six years after...
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SBEnrc Newsletter – September 2015
Dear Colleagues As mentioned in our last newsletter, I am now a regular contributor to the on-line industry newsletter Sourceable. My latest article considers how...
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SBEnrc Newsletter – June 2015
Dear Colleagues Some of you may be aware that I am now a regular contributor to Sourceable, an online magazine that delivers Architecture, Construction, Engineering...
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SBEnrc Newsletter – March 2015
Industry consultation for industry value In an increasingly globalised construction industry, creating stronger connections and sharing knowledge between industry and researchers nationally and internationally is...
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Successful BIM for Business Seminar – November 2014
Building Information Modelling (BIM) Building Information Modelling (BIM) promises to transform the Australian property, design, construction and asset management supply chain. The SBEnrc ran a...
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SBEnrc Newsletter – December 2014
Dear Colleagues Thank you all for your support throughout 2014. We have had a great year, and achieved some exciting outcomes. Key highlights for...
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SBEnrc Newsletter – November 2014
Leveraging Global Innovation Networks In an increasingly globalised construction industry, creating stronger connections and sharing knowledge amongst industry researchers internationally is important for improved economic,...
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SBEnrc Newsletter – September 2014
New projects to address industry challenges Our industry has serious challenges: it must improve the productivity and cost-effectiveness of infrastructure and buildings; and improve workplace...
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BIM for Business Event – November 2014
BIM for Business Seminar 25 November 2014, Curtin University, Perth, 2pm-5pm The Sustainable Built Environment National Research Centre invites you to attend BIM for Business...
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SBEnrc June – 2014 Newsletter
Dear Colleagues I am extremely pleased to announce that we have two more new core partners – the Western Australian Housing Authority and global engineering firm Aurecon. ...
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SBEnrc January – 2014 Newsletter
Dear Colleagues On behalf of the Board of the SBEnrc I would like to sincerely congratulate Professor Peter Newman for being awarded the Order of...
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Investing for Impact
Investing for Impact The three research streams focus on environmental, social and economic sustainability, areas identified by national industry stakeholders as the key areas that...
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SBEnrc November – 2013 Newsletter
Dear Colleagues We are now well established in our headquarters at Curtin University in Perth and excited about the growth and engagement already achieved and...
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SBEnrc News – June 2013
Dear Colleagues Our big news is the completion of the highly successful CIB World Building Congress held in Brisbane last month. The Congress was jointly...
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CIB World Building Congress – May 2013
CIB World Building Congress 5-9 May 2013, Brisbane Sponsored by QUT and SBEnrc, the CIB World Building Congress 2013 showcased some of the world’s best...
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SBEnrc Annual Report 2013
Annual Report 2013 Annual Report 2013 A vibrant and innovative construction industry is critical to Australia’s future. We depend on a healthy construction industry to...
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SBEnrc March – 2013 Newsletter
Dear Colleagues I’m pleased to announce that the SBEnrc has been given a significant growth injection from our partners in Western Australia. Consequently, the administrative...
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SBEnrc News – July 2012
Dear Colleagues The SBEnrc is driven by a simple, but powerful, mission: To be an enduring world-class research and knowledge broker in sustainable infrastructure and...
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SBEnrc April – 2012 Newsletter
Board update I’m very pleased to announce that on Thursday 29 March our Board convened a special meeting to confirm in principle the renewal of...
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SBEnrc Annual Report 2012
Annual Report 2012 Annual Report 2012 Our Centre aims to be an enduring world-class research and knowledge broker in sustainable infrastructure and building design, construction...
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SBEnrc Annual Report 2011
Annual Report 2011 Annual Report 2011 The natural disasters in our region at the start of 2011 – floods, cyclones and the devastating earthquake in...
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SBEnrc News – December 2011
Growing Industry Research It is with pleasure that I announce that we have extended our Centre’s core membership base. We now have engagement with four...
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SBEnrc News – October 2011
Collaborations and partnerships are key A clear goal of the SBEnrc is to continue serving the Australian built environment industry beyond life as a CRC....
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Low Energy High Rise
Delivering energy efficiency through low and no cost initiatives The Warren Centre for Advanced Engineering in partnership with the Sustainable Built Environment National Research Center...
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SBEnrc News – September 2011
National collaboration delivering for industry The Sustainable Built Environment National Research Centre (SBEnrc), successor to the CRC for Construction Innovation, is providing continuity of support...
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SBEnrc News – June 2011
Linkage Projects Two weeks ago the Australian Research Council released the results of Linkage Projects for the 2010 Round 2 for funding commencing in July...
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SBEnrc News – March 2011
I’m very pleased to let you know that we are now back in the SBEnrc headquarters in Margaret Street, after an eventful seven weeks following...
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SBEnrc News – January 2011
I write this from the SBEnrc’s temporary offices at QUT in Brisbane as, like so many Australians in recent weeks, we have been impacted by...
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SBEnrc Annual Report 2010
Annual Report 2010 2010 Annual Report Year 2010 has marked a very significant and successful trans- formation for our Centre. After 12 months of formative...
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