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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

A construction worker in a hard hat with his ute on a country building site

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....

Sustainable Concrete to Decarbonise construction and Industry

NewsArticles5 February 2025

Developing processes, methods, and solutions to produce concrete with low or zero CO2 emissions is crucial for achieving carbon neutrality...

As earthquakes continue to destroy infrastructure around the world, these researchers are making our buildings more earthquake resistant

NewsArticles19 December 2024

Infrastructure around the world is not made to cope with earthquakes, but Swinburne researchers Dr Anita Amirsardari and Dr Scott...

Fostering Innovation to Keep Pace with Climate Change: Building a Resilient Future for Australia

NewsArticles13 December 2024

The building and construction sector is crucial for Australia’s prosperity and economic development. As the climate becomes harsher – with...

Industry and Research Working Together

NewsArticles9 September 2024

Concrete in Australia Magazine 50.3 (Sep 2024) By bringing industry, government and academia together with a powerful shared goal, SmartCrete...

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