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Webinar launch of building energy performance reports

November 2024
Building energy efficiency has been identified as a cost-effective opportunity to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse…
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SBE Australia’s News – December 2022

November 2024
Looking ahead: Industry drives new Centre projects We are delighted to confirm that, at its…
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SBEnrc News – October 2022

November 2024
SBEnrc News | October 2022 National Industry Research Workshops (NIRW) series 2022 On the back…
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SBEnrc News – July 2022

March 2024
SBEnrc News | July 2022 With the world re-opening after more than two years of…
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SBEnrc News – April 2022

March 2024
SBEnrc News | April 2022 The first quarter of 2022 has been filled with far…
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SBEnrc News – October 2021

March 2024
Looking ahead:  The first quarter of 2021 has been filled with far more optimism than…
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SBEnrc News – July 2021

March 2024
Looking ahead:  The first quarter of 2021 has been filled with far more optimism that…
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SBEnrc News – April 2021

March 2024
Looking ahead:  The first quarter of 2021 has been filled with far more optimism that…
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SBEnrc News – December 2020

March 2024
SBEnrc News | December 2020 Welcome to SBEnrc’s final newsletter for 2020 This year really has…
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SBEnrc News – November 2020

March 2024
SBEnrc News | November 2020 As the world has continued to face the multiple challenges…
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SBEnrc News – July 2020

March 2024
SBEnrc News | July 2020 Welcome to our mid-year newsletter. I do hope you are staying safe…
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SBEnrc News – April 2020

March 2024
SBEnrc News | April 2020 Welcome to our first newsletter for 2020, a year that has kicked…
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SBEnrc News – December 2019

March 2024
SBEnrc News | December 2019 Welcome to SBEnrc’s final newsletter for 2019 It’s been an amazing year,…
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SBEnrc News – August 2019

March 2024
SBEnrc News | August 2019 Construction and Demolition Waste - A Big Issue! Managing construction and demolition…
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Understanding housing system complexity

March 2024
Understanding the interactions between those in need of housing, the State-based housing agency responsible for…
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SBEnrc News – April 2019

March 2024
SBEnrc News | April 2019 BIM/DE Projects - the research that keeps on giving... value   For more…
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SBEnrc News – September 2018

March 2024
Join us for the launch of a significant SBEnrc research report, hosted by our Core…
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SBEnrc Newsletter – May 2018

March 2024
Industry collaboration yields five new SBEnrc projects Applied research is critical if we are to…
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SBEnrc Newsletter – December 2017

March 2024
National Industry Research Workshops (NIRW) 2017 Last month Western Australia hosted the International Board and…
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SBEnrc Newsletter – September 2017

November 2024
Moving Forward Many of you have participated in our national industry workshop process, which enables…
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International Symposium 2017

November 2024
International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction (CIB) For the first time…
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SBEnrc Newsletter – March 2017

March 2024
Dear Colleagues It is the engagement of our partners that allows us to continue the…
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SBEnrc Newsletter – December 2016

March 2024
Dear Colleagues I’m thrilled to announce the SBEnrc has been presented with two significant awards…
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SBEnrc wins prestigious Australian Business Collaboration Award – November 2016

November 2024
Dear Colleagues The Sustainable Built Environment National Research Centre has been awarded the prestigious Ashley…
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SBEnrc Newsletter – September 2016

March 2024
Dear Colleagues At SBEnrc we seek to maintain a constant sense of renewal and relevance.…
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Global CIB Awards for SBEnrc’s Chair and CEO 2016

October 2024
CIB World Building Congress 2016 At the recent CIB World Building Congress in Tampere, Finland…
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SBEnrc Newsletter – May 2016

March 2024
Leveraging SBEnrc Innovation Network I’m thrilled to announce we have been successful with two of…
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SBEnrc Newsletter – March 2016

March 2024
Dear Colleagues In our September newsletter I mentioned that we planned to embark on seven…
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SBEnrc Newsletter – November 2015

March 2024
Industry research continues I’m pleased to announce the SBEnrc has confirmed a major funding package…
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SBEnrc Newsletter – September 2015

March 2024
Dear Colleagues As mentioned in our last newsletter, I am now a regular contributor to…
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SBEnrc Newsletter – June 2015

March 2024
Dear Colleagues Some of you may be aware that I am now a regular contributor…
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SBEnrc Newsletter – March 2015

March 2024
Industry consultation for industry value In an increasingly globalised construction industry, creating stronger connections and…
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Successful BIM for Business Seminar – November 2014

March 2024
Building Information Modelling (BIM) Building Information Modelling (BIM) promises to transform the Australian property, design,…
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SBEnrc Newsletter – December 2014

March 2024
  Dear Colleagues Thank you all for your support throughout 2014. We have had a…
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SBEnrc Newsletter – November 2014

March 2024
Leveraging Global Innovation Networks In an increasingly globalised construction industry, creating stronger connections and sharing…
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SBEnrc Newsletter – September 2014

March 2024
New projects to address industry challenges Our industry has serious challenges: it must improve the…
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BIM for Business Event – November 2014

March 2024
BIM for Business Seminar 25 November 2014, Curtin University, Perth, 2pm-5pm The Sustainable Built Environment…
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SBEnrc June – 2014 Newsletter

March 2024
Dear Colleagues I am extremely pleased to announce that we have two more new core…
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SBEnrc January – 2014 Newsletter

March 2024
Dear Colleagues On behalf of the Board of the SBEnrc I would like to sincerely…
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Investing for Impact

November 2024
Investing for Impact The three research streams focus on environmental, social and economic sustainability, areas…
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SBEnrc November – 2013 Newsletter

March 2024
Dear Colleagues We are now well established in our headquarters at Curtin University in Perth…
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SBEnrc News – June 2013

March 2024
Dear Colleagues Our big news is the completion of the highly successful CIB World Building…
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CIB World Building Congress – May 2013

November 2024
CIB World Building Congress 5-9 May 2013, Brisbane Sponsored by QUT and SBEnrc, the CIB…
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SBEnrc Annual Report 2013

November 2024
Annual Report 2013 Annual Report 2013 A vibrant and innovative construction industry is critical to…
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SBEnrc March – 2013 Newsletter

November 2024
Dear Colleagues I’m pleased to announce that the SBEnrc has been given a significant growth…
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SBEnrc News – July 2012

March 2024
Dear Colleagues The SBEnrc is driven by a simple, but powerful, mission: To be an…
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SBEnrc April – 2012 Newsletter

March 2024
Board update I’m very pleased to announce that on Thursday 29 March our Board convened…
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SBEnrc Annual Report 2012

November 2024
Annual Report 2012 Annual Report 2012 Our Centre aims to be an enduring world-class research…
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SBEnrc News – December 2011

March 2024
Growing Industry Research It is with pleasure that I announce that we have extended our…
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SBEnrc News – October 2011

March 2024
Collaborations and partnerships are key A clear goal of the SBEnrc is to continue serving…
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Low Energy High Rise

November 2024
Delivering energy efficiency through low and no cost initiatives The Warren Centre for Advanced Engineering…
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SBEnrc News – September 2011

March 2024
National collaboration delivering for industry The Sustainable Built Environment National Research Centre (SBEnrc), successor to…
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SBEnrc News – June 2011

March 2024
Linkage Projects  Two weeks ago the Australian Research Council released the results of Linkage Projects…
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SBEnrc Annual Report 2011

November 2024
Annual Report 2011 Annual Report 2011 The natural disasters in our region at the start…
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SBEnrc News – March 2011

March 2024
I’m very pleased to let you know that we are now back in the SBEnrc…
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SBEnrc News – January 2011

March 2024
I write this from the SBEnrc’s temporary offices at QUT in Brisbane as, like so…
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SBEnrc Annual Report 2010

November 2024
Annual Report 2010 2010 Annual Report Year 2010 has marked a very significant and successful…