Tag: RMIT University

First batch of coffee concrete gets put to the test

Australia’s caffeine capital is putting its grinds to good use as Victoria’s

By Jarrod Brown 4 Min Read

Could origami-like tubes make Aussie buildings stronger? 

Aussie engineers say their latest lightweight flat pack invention is easy to

By Jarrod Brown 4 Min Read

Global partnership to help build brighter careers and fix STEM skills gap

A first-of-its-kind transnational education partnership between two of the world’s top STEM

By Paul Eyers 3 Min Read

Engineering drop out takes his shot at success to construct top-shelf tequila

An engineer who called last round on a construction future to take

By Paul Eyers 6 Min Read

How to make roads with recycled waste, and pave the way to a circular economy

Most construction waste – like concrete, brick, steel, timber, asphalt and plasterboard

By Build-it 6 Min Read

All eyes on Labor as alleged corruption envelops CFMEU. Here are the government’s options

The Nine newspapers and 60 Minutes exposé of alleged links between criminal

By Build-it 6 Min Read

Plucking numbers from the air: Victoria’s big build for housing relies on impossible targets

The Victorian government this week gave the state’s local councils a gargantuan

By Build-it 8 Min Read

Engineer dropout finds spirit calling by crafting the ‘world’s best’ vodka

An Aussie engineer who dropped out of the industry to take a

By Paul Eyers 5 Min Read

Why knock down all public housing towers when retrofit can sometimes be better?

Rebuilding will allow 20,000 more people to live on these sites. However,

By Build-it 9 Min Read