Building economics
Alternative labels
Buildingomics
Report
Overcoming construction constraints for the supply of new detached and high-rise housing
This inquiry provides an examination of the Australian construction sector’s ability to deliver both detached and high-rise housing. It analyses construction workflows, markets, regulation, workforce, technologies and supply chains. The report finds there is no overarching strategy aimed at addressing housing construction constraints. It provides eight interconnected options for policymakers and industry.
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Circular Economy Ministerial Advisory Group: interim report
The Circular Economy Ministerial Advisory Group was established in February 2023 and provides advice to the Australian government on the transition to a more circular economy. This interim report summarises the preliminary advice of the Advisory Group from 2023, covering the topics of national policy, economics and investment settings, net zero, the built environment, and...
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Building a transition: innovative approaches to construction industry transformation towards a safer and more sustainable future
This report responds to the multiple challenges currently impacting Victoria’s building and construction industry including skills and labour shortages, supply shortages, price increases, significant workplace stress and mental health issues. It also sets out best-practice skills, practices and innovation being developed and applied in leading international jurisdictions.
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Understanding how policy settings affect developer decisions
This research examines how policy settings affect developer decisions - necessary to provide policy-makers with an understanding of how private sector housing supply is likely to react to settings and events which affect development costs, revenues and timeframes. The research also examines the issue of new construction technologies and processes to establish their potential for...
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Squeezed out: the impact of build costs and planning reform on social housing supply in England
This report provides an analysis of a sample of local authorities, two from each region of England, to test the resilience of social and affordable housing supply to further increases in build cost.