Construction & Engineering
Bright ideas go unrewarded
| Georgina Dent
The record shows that Australia is not a place where innovators are richly supported. Few inventors have made it onto the BRW Rich 200, however useful or appealing their inventions.
When business hears what you have to say
| Samantha Hutchinson
Facilitation isn’t just for quarrelling couples and family feuds - see how it can deliver real value to your business.
Boom, here comes a rebalance
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The distorting effects of the mining sector’s rise are beginning to wear off.
Hip to be Federation Square
| Michael Bleby
A decade on, Melbourne’s Federation Square is still attracting and repelling critics.
Good work if you can get it
| Michael BlebyFor all its success with Melbourne’s Federation Square and overseas projects between China and the Middle East, LAB struggles to win local work.
Southbank syndrome
| Michael BlebyFederation Square set out to rescue cultural activities from their aloof, elitist image.
Tender and closed
| Michael Bleby
Many tender processes exclude new and upcoming architects, the man behind the design of Federation Square Don Bates says.
Accidentally on purpose
| Michael Bleby
Building 20 at MIT was never intended as a creative centre but ended up as a big ideas hub.
Shortfall to continue
| Michael BlebyDespite an unresolved gap in funding, more buildings are needed – and people to design them.
Bleak housing
| Michael Bleby
Things aren’t good but they could be a lot worse for the nation’s army of architects.
Conceiving creativity
| Marcus White and Patrick KennyCavernous spaces may have had their day in the workplace formula.
Transfield Services
| David JamesThe maintenance and construction company is failing to excite brokers
Housing the silver tsunami
| Michael Bleby
Retiring boomers will demand a new model of accommodation, co-housing is one option.
Cultural obstacles
| Michael BlebyAustralians’ love of big blocks and failure to recognise changing demographics stand in the way of greater acceptance of co-housing.
Foreign legion
| Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Many growth businesses target a global market, but this brings its own risks.
Can’t keep them down
| Jessica Gardner
This year’s Fast Starters celebrates survival of the financial crisis. A medal winning performance.
The quick change artists
| tony featherstone
Meet the Fast Starters making their millions in tough industry sectors.
Home is where hope is
| Jackie RangeYoung people are staying at home longer as they save up to buy homes, and property developers are feeling the pinch.
Creative agent: Lindy Johnson
| Georgina Dent
The Queensland government’s chief creative agent is going out on her own
Beyond the boom
| Michael Bleby
Unprecedented prosperity has come to the Bowen Basin and some locals are working to ensure the good times last.
Enough energy to expand
| Michael Bleby
The rising global need for energy is likely to be a key driver of growth for engineering firm SKM.
Building a growth path
| Michael BlebyIt’s been a fast and relatively short story of growth for SKM, the firm that started life in Sydney in 1964 as a partnership between Bruce Sinclair and Jack Knight.
Market update
| David James
Leighton Holdings; Newcrest Mining; IOOF; Telstra; Transurban; Cautious times in the market
Building a new facade
| Michael Bleby
Australia needs to train many more engineers and recognise the skills they have to offer in a variety of roles.
Niche player trucks ahead
| Leo D'Angelo Fisher
Mini freight company thinks big enough to bypass downturn and go global.
Signs of life in US housing
| SHANE OLIVEREconomy in Action | Bear market aside, US manufacturing is resurgent and even the housing sector is on the up.
Border security
| Michael Bailey
National firms dominated the ‘best in state’ 2012 BRW/Beaton Client Choice Awards.
A game of value
| Georgina Dent
Selling quality, not just a cheap service, is a key practice of our winners.
Built in the USA
| Georgina DentAmerica is proving a lucrative and stable operating environment for engineering, architecture and environment consulting firm GHD.
The power to innovate
| Georgina Dent
Thinking outside the square is just the starting point for firms that value innovation.
Fill a niche to get out of a rut
| Jackie Range
Specialist vehicle manufacturer Able Bus and Coach has found a successful niche in manufacturing.
Reinventing rail
| Michael Bleby
The demand for engineers in the area of rail and transport has never been more intense.