Resources

Australian Construction Industry Forum

Australian Construction Industry Forum (ACIF) is the peak body and meeting place of the leaders of the construction industry in Australia. ACIF Forecasts are highly accurate, rolling ten year forecasts of demand across all sectors.

Build Your Career

The Build Your Career campaign is an industry driven initiative offering information for students, apprentices, parents and Careers Advisers about construction industry career opportunities, enabling informed decisions about their futures.

Caterpillar

For more than 90 years, Caterpillar Inc. has been making sustainable progress possible and driving positive change on every continent. Customers turn to Caterpillar to help them develop infrastructure, energy and natural resource assets. With 2018 sales and revenues of $54.722 billion, Caterpillar is the world’s leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. The company principally operates through its three primary segments – Construction Industries, Resource Industries and Energy & Transportation – and also provides financing and related services through its Financial Products segment. For more information, visit caterpillar.com. To connect with us on social media, visit caterpillar.com/social-media.

CBUS

Established in 1984 to provide superannuation services for members of the building, construction and allied industries, their families and employers, Cbus today is one of Australia’s leading industry superannuation funds. Driven by a core commitment to maximise returns to members, and not profits to shareholders, Cbus has a membership of more than 722,000 industry and general public members, and 89,000 employers.

Cbus has a variety of products and investment options to suit Australians working in the building, construction and allied industries.

Federal Safety Commission

The role of the Federal Safety Commissioner is to promote and improve occupational health and safety (OHS) in the building and construction industry and administer the Australian Government Building and Construction OHS Accreditation Scheme.

Green Building Council of Australia

The Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA) was established in 2002 to develop a sustainable property industry in Australia and drive the adoption of green building practices through market-based solutions.

The Green Building Council educates industry and government practitioners and decision-makers, promote green building programs, technologies, design practices and operations. They also rate the sustainability of buildings and communities through Australia’s only national, voluntary, holistic rating system – Green Star.

Holcim

In Australia, Holcim has been delivering construction materials since 1901. Originally serving the industry under the well-known Readymix and Humes brands, Holcim now continues to supply products including aggregate and sand, concrete, concrete pipe and products.

Holcim operates right across the Australian continent supplying concrete from a network of more than 200 concrete plants, 900 mixer trucks and mobile and on site facilities. Our 88 quarry operations provide consistent, quality products for a diverse range of customers and applications. Our contracting business services serve major mining and infrastructure projects.

InfraBuild

In an exciting step in the journey of Australia’s leading integrated steel manufacturing, processing, distribution and recycling business, LIBERTY OneSteel has been re-branded InfraBuild.

InfraBuild is Australia’s largest integrated manufacturer and supplier of steel long products and solutions – including hot rolled structural steel, reinforcing bar and mesh, merchant bar, pipe and RHS, rod and wire and building products – enabling the construction of steel-framed buildings, buildings framed in concrete and nation-building infrastructure projects. InfraBuild is also a trusted supplier to the manufacturing, housing, mining and agricultural industries. Its recycling business is one of the largest ferrous and nonferrous recycling business in the country.

Infrastructure Sustainability Council of Australia

The Infrastructure Sustainability Council of Australia (ISCA) is the peak industry body for advancing sustainability in Australia’s infrastructure. ISCA is a member-based, not-for-profit industry (public and private) council. ISCA’s mission is ‘Improving the productivity & liveability of industry & communities through sustainability in infrastructure’.

Oracle

Asset owners and project leaders rely on Oracle Construction and Engineering software for the visibility and control, connected supply chain, and data security needed to drive performance and mitigate risk across their processes, projects, and organization. Feel confident in your digital transformation with modern cloud solutions that grow and scale with you at every step of your journey. Enable efficiency, collaboration, and change control for your teams that plan, build, and operate critical assets. www.oracle.com.

RMIT - School of Property, Construction and Project Management

The School of Property, Construction and Project Management is a leading provider of education, research and training in the construction, project management and property industries.

We are renowned for our reputable programs, strong links with industry, involvement in professional bodies and collaborative approach to research.

Supply Chain Sustainability School

The Supply Chain Sustainability School represents a common approach to developing sustainability competence in the supply chain. It is a free resource available to any supplier in the construction industry, and is part of a continued commitment to lead the industry into a brighter, more sustainable future.

The National Association of Women in Construction

The National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC):

  • Is a Not-For-Profit organisation formed in 1995 whose mission is to promote and improve the construction industry by the advancement of women within it; and
  • Provides a forum for its members to meet and exchange information, ideas and solutions to problems; and
  • Offers individual members an opportunity to expand personal and business networks, maintain awareness of industry developments, improve skills and knowledge, and make a contribution to other women in the construction industry.