Construction Materials

The Queensland government has doubled its First Home Owner Grant to $30,000 but the incentive won't suit everyone. Here's what you you need to know.

The ACT government has thrown its full support behind the push for a national ban on the use of engineered stone, and says it will implement its own prohibition if the federal government doesn't take action.

How a young builder from Brisbane became the man who turned an architectural dream into a bricks-and-mortar reality.

Women make up just 5 per cent of the NSW workforce in key industries such as building and construction, with Indigenous women even less represented. A trades program in Dubbo is paving a new path.

Compared to roughly 80 per cent in the US, UK and NZ, only 11 per cent of Australian homes have high-performance windows. Installing them can transform a household's comfort, energy use and emissions.

The director of a major floating jetty project in Western Australia's Kimberley says the construction phase will begin two years after initially planned.     

Adelaide homebuyers express frustration at delays plaguing the builder Metricon, with one saying she has been impacted "financially, emotionally, mentally" — but the company's general manager says construction is back on track.

When David and Julie Bland's house burned down, they wanted to replicate the character and authenticity of their grand old Queenslander — but faced with the increasing costs of building materials and a lengthy wait, they opted to recycle an existing home instead.

A groundbreaking development is taking place in Dubbo, western NSW, that could alter the housing crisis gripping regional NSW.

The New South Wales Building Commissioner has strongly criticised the safety standards at two Newcastle build sites after attending five locations in a blitz on Thursday.

In the 2022-23 financial year, 132 construction businesses in Western Australia went into administration — and nationally, about 2,000 building companies shut their doors.

Researchers are taking on the challenges of waste and housing affordability, by substituting sand for used nappies in concrete mortar. They've even built a house with the product.

Mali wanted to achieve the "great Australian dream" of owning her own home. It turned into a nightmare when one of the country's largest builders collapsed.

Experts say the rate of construction companies going broke is set to continue across the country, as material costs and interest rates rise. Some builders say the situation is tougher than following the global financial crisis.

A mass of builds nearing completion in South Australia is putting pressure on gyprock and cabinetry supplies, a peak body says, even if a shortage of materials like steel has eased.

Just as increases to construction material prices are starting to slow down, builders are facing a new threat, with rising interest rates forcing clients to cancel their contracts.

Questions are being raised about a $640,000 grant to make polystyrene waffle pods after the same material was banned under the Plastic Reduction and Circular Economy Act 2021.  

Building-appropriate sand is suddenly in short supply in parts of the state. Here's why that's a problem.

A company wants to print 100 honeycomb-shaped cabins across from a Dubbo tourist attraction as the council makes space for a housing development using the technology.

Queensland's construction costs had the highest quarterly rise nationwide, according to a new report by a leading property analyst group.

Sustainable materials may cost more, but they don't require as many hands when it comes to the construction of eco-friendly buildings. So what's standing in the way?

Wet weather coupled with labour and material shortages have cost builders dearly and forced others to leave the industry, amid the past two consecutive La Niñas.

An influx of tourists is boosting the fortunes of a Midwest town that needs more workers to realise the recovery's full potential.

As hundreds of property owners wait to see what will become of their unfinished houses following the collapse of Oracle Homes, we asked the experts what the future may hold.

Oracle is the latest builder to "hit the wall", leaving more than 300 would-be Queensland home owners in the lurch. Here's the steps you should take if your builder runs out of cash.