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Media Coverage: Boral Completes Product Development of Australian‑First Calcined Clay Concrete

NewsArticles, Media Releases17 February 2026

Coverage from Leading Industry Outlets Highlights a Major Innovation in Low‑Carbon Concrete SmartCrete CRC participant Boral has been featured across...

Concrete Sustainability Alliance seeks Commonwealth investment to accelerate decarbonisation of Australia’s concrete sector

NewsArticles, General2 February 2026

SmartCrete CRC has lodged a Pre‑Budget Submission for the 2026–27 Federal Budget on behalf of the Concrete Sustainability Alliance, requesting...

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...

SmartCrete CRC Project Lead Wins CRA’s Enduring Industry-Research Collaboration Award

NewsGeneral21 May 2025

SmartCrete CRC congratulates Dr Mojtaba Mahmoodia on winning Cooperative Research Australia’s (CRA) Enduring Industry-Research Collaboration Award 2025. Dr. Mojtaba Mahmoodian,...

Become a Mentor in the NEXGen Mentorship Program

NewsGeneral16 May 2025

Now Closed Are you an early-to-mid career professional in the concrete industry? SmartCrete CRC, in collaboration with the Concrete Institute...

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...

A Brief History of Asset Management with Gavin Chadbourn

steel Frames of A Building Under Construction, With Tower Crane On Top.

NewsInterview21 March 2025

The new chair of our Community of Practice (Asset Management) Gavin Chadbourn has a history of working in the space...

Olivia Wu’s Engineered Solutions for Transitioning Concrete

NewsInterview7 March 2025

When asked why she’s drawn to engineered solutions for concrete, our new community of practice chair Olivia Wu paused only...

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...

Engineering a More Sustainable World

NewsInterview4 March 2025

Today marks World Engineering Day, a celebration of the profound impact engineers have on innovation and sustainable development worldwide. Established...

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...

Interview with Estelle Clapham

NewsInterview8 January 2025

  CIA NEXGen member in focus – Estelle Clapham Our CIA NEXGen young professional network continues to expand at the...