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Next-Level Quality in Precast Production

NewsArticles8 December 2025

Published in Inside Construction (Issue 21: Dec/Jan 2026) In precast, every millimetre counts. Sunset Sleepers has moved beyond the limits...

Newcastle Paves the Way for Low-Carbon Concrete

NewsArticles, General20 November 2025

The City of Newcastle took a bold step toward a greener future on Tuesday, November 11, 2025, with an education...

Scaling the system: SmartCrete CRC response to Federal RD&I paper

NewsArticles, General1 October 2025

SmartCrete CRC has submitted a response to the Federal Government’s Strategic Examination of R&D (SERD) Scaling the system: A proactive...

Recommendations submitted to Federal impact policy paper for national coordination of RD&I

NewsArticles, General1 October 2025

The SmartCrete CRC has submitted a recommendation to the Federal Government’s Strategic Examination of R&D (SERD) National coordination for RD&I...

The 8 Market Barriers to Concrete Decarbonisation

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NewsArticles, General4 September 2025

Originally published in Create Digital The technical solutions to decarbonise concrete already exist. The barriers are market-based and, unless we...

Future Concrete Leaders: The Networking Event Connecting HDR Students with Industry

NewsArticles27 June 2025

Every graduate knows the frustrations of applying for jobs—including our higher degree by research students in concrete. There’s the part...

Manufacturing Awards Celebrate Innovation as Industry Calls for Greater Support

NewsArticles18 June 2025

Originally published in @AuManufacturing As @AuManufacturing prepares to deliver our 2025 Australia’s 50 Most Innovative Manufacturers report this week, Simran...

Sustainability: Innovation, Policy and Legislation to Support Decarbonisation

NewsArticles16 June 2025

Part 3 of The Low Carbon Concrete – Design, Specification & Construction March 2025 Roadshow Review Originally published in Concrete...

Screw Pile Testing Update for Innovative Hybrid Footing

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NewsArticles10 April 2025

Originally published in SAFE Structural And Foundation Engineering Newsletter (Issue 203 Dec 2024), this is a field trial update for...

5 Underrated Resources for Women in Concrete

NewsArticles6 March 2025

Are you an engineer, scientist or other professional woman working with concrete in Australia? We’ve put together this list to...

On Site at a Trial Pour for Eco-Friendly Concrete

NewsArticles24 February 2025

Toting their helmets and steel-toed shoes, members of a SmartCrete CRC concrete R&D project team met at a quiet community...

Arun Arunothayan: Sustainable Concrete and the Mix for a Community of Practice

NewsArticles, Interview5 February 2025

As the new chair of SmartCrete CRC’s Community of Practice (Sustainable Concrete), Arun’s take on sectoral sustainability may surprise you....

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