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ANN-Based Lighting Control Cuts Energy Use in Intelligent Buildings

A real-world smart office study shows how neural network lighting control can reduce energy use and support adaptive building automation.

8 Jul 2026

Closure of CSIRO Fire Testing Facility Risks Australia's Housing Innovation Pipeline

The Housing Industry Association (HIA) has expressed deep concern over the planned closure of the CSIRO's North Ryde Fire Technology Laboratory, warning that the loss of one of Australia's most important building-product testing facilities will have significant implications for housing innovation, product development, and the delivery of new homes.

6 Jul 2026

New-Build “Magic Bullet” Myth Putting Investors at Risk

Investors rushing into brand-new and off-the-plan properties to preserve negative gearing and Capital Gains Tax benefits are being urged to rethink their approach, with a new-build specialist warning many are skipping essential checks and exposing themselves to avoidable financial risks.

27 Jun 2026

Life-Cycle Carbon Analysis Shows Where Zero-Carbon Buildings Emit Most

Researchers compare photovoltaics and green electricity certificates, finding that added solar capacity may offer lower long-term costs in this case study.

26 Jun 2026

Protecting Pipeline Coatings Where They Fail First

When pipeline failures are discussed, the conversation often centers on what happens years after installation: corrosion rates, coating chemistry, cathodic protection performance, or environmental exposure.

From Denso 24 Jun 2026

Imec and EV Group Demonstrate Wafer-to-Wafer Hybrid Bonding with 200 nm Interconnect Pitch and Record High Overlay Accuracy

This week, at the 2026 IEEE Electronic Components and Technology Conference (ECTC), imec, a world-leading research and innovation hub in advanced semiconductor technologies, and EV Group (EVG), leading provider of semiconductor manufacturing equipment and process solutions, present a robust and highly yielding wafer-to-wafer hybrid bonding technology at 200 nm Cu interconnect pad pitch, demonstrated on a test vehicle with routable interconnects.

29 May 2026

Seismic Screening Flags Unsafe Concrete Structures

The proposed framework combines machine learning and earthquake engineering to prioritize high-risk buildings, optimizing post-earthquake inspection workflows.

21 May 2026

Minister Invited to Tour Smart Micro Suburbs Tipped to Solve Housing Affordability

Australia's housing crisis has reached a tipping point, with community property innovator, Peter Simms, taking the extraordinary step of writing directly to the Federal Minister for Housing, Clare O'Neil, seeking urgent action and a face-to-face meeting in Canberra to present what he describes as a 'game-changing' solution.

15 May 2026

Prickly Pears Show Promise as the Building Materials of Tomorrow

Researchers from the Department of Mechanical Engineering have shown that agricultural waste from prickly pear cactus plants could be used as a low-cost, low-carbon reinforcement for construction materials, offering a more sustainable alternative to conventional composites.

15 May 2026

Hybrid AI Model Improves Smart Building Energy Prediction

This study presents Lasso-RF-Net, a hybrid model that improves energy consumption prediction in low-energy buildings, enhancing accuracy and interpretability.

14 May 2026

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