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Construction Workforce’s Mental Health: Research and Policy Alignment in the Australian Construction Industry 2023 cover

Version:  2023.  (Current)
The Australian construction industry is facing a mental health crisis; poor mental health indicators are significantly higher than the all-industry average. This paper addresses the knowledge gap by reporting the results of a systematic review of peer-reviewed mental health research and reveals significant misalignment between existing research and Australian government regulation.
AS 1735.4:2020 Lifts, escalators and moving walks, Part 4: Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts - Electric and hydraulic service lifts 2020 cover

Standards Australia

Version:  Fourth Edition 2020.  (Current)
Identically adopts EN 81 3:2000+A1:2008, specifying safety rules for the construction and installation of permanently installed new electric service lifts with traction or positive drive, or hydraulic service lifts defined as lifting equipment, serving defined landing levels, having a car which is inaccessible, suspended by ropes or chains or supported by a ram and moving between rigid vertical guide rails or guide rails.
Selecting a Suitable Sustainable Construction Method for Australian High-Rise Building: A Multi-Criteria Analysis 2022 cover

Sustainability

Version:  2022.  (Current)
This research aims to identify the most suitable sustainable construction method for high-rise building construction in Australia; results show that the off-site construction method and robotic construction technique significantly improve the construction performance of high-rise construction in Australia.
An Exploration Of Factors Influencing Quality Management System (Qms) Implementation: The Case Of The Australian Construction Industry 2020 cover

Version:  2020.  (Current)
This research primarily aims to investigate an inclusive list of factors impacting on quality management system deployment in the construction industry building sector by focusing exclusively on the external factors and the critical success factors of project level in order to develop a comprehensive framework of quality management system deployment.
AS 1735.1:2016 Lifts, escalators and moving walks, Part 1: General requirements 2016 cover

Standards Australia

Version:  Seventh Edition 2016.  (Superseded)
Provides general requirements, including definitions of terms, relevant to various Parts of the AS 1735 series.
State of the Construction Industry 2022 cover

South Australian Centre for Economic Studies

Version:  2022.  (Current)
This paper presents various indicators that track the performance of the construction sector.
Sustainability implications of service life on residential buildings: An application of life cycle sustainability assessment framework 2021 cover

Environmental and Sustainability Indicators

Version:  2021.  (Current)
Sustainable building design should consider durability, affordability, resource conservation, intra and intergenerational social equity aspects, and stakeholder’s perspective throughout its service life; this research has applied life cycle sustainability assessment (LCSA) framework to estimate the sustainability performance in terms of a single score, and to identify avenues for sustainability improvement strategies of buildings.
Plumbing, sustainability and training 2011 cover

National Centre for Vocational Education Research

Version:  2011.  (Current)
This paper examines sustainable environmental solutions in domestic plumbing.
Sanitary Plumbing and Drainage Pipe Sizing: Phase 2 2023 cover

Australian Building Codes Board

Version:  2023.  (Current)
This report considers the research conducted previously on the current methods for sizing sanitary plumbing and drainage systems used within Australia and takes into account industry observations to propose improvements to these methods