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|| SEMINARS

  June / July 2008 throughout Australia
  Two hours investment of your time can yield healthy returns in your knowledge base of concrete floors and pavements
  Developed for residential builders, designers, landscape architects, specifiers and concrete contractors this seminar will - in 2-hours - improve your knowledge and understanding of specifying and constructing quality concrete floors and paving in the residential market.
|| 2008 CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS DINNER
  Friday 30 May 2008 - NSW Parliament House
  Presented by CCAA and IQA
  Guest speaker at this year's dinner will be Dr Frank Gelber, Chief Economist and Director Economics & Property at BIS Shrapnel. Dr Gelber will focus on the role that logic and understanding play in the development of the market, how market logic will evolve to accommodate change, how we can predict turning points to understand what happens next to determine associated strategies.Click here for more information.
||FAQ's
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||CONCRETE BASICS
Concrete Basics addresses the needs of unskilled and semi-skilled persons undertaking general concrete work by providing clear, concise information on all aspects of making good quality concrete; from materials and properties through to planning, preparation, finishing and curing. The information provided also assists the owner builders in the supervision of construction. Concrete Basics provides an understanding of highly technical terms through clear definition accompanied by simple illustrations.
CONCRETE'S COMPETITIVE EDGE OVER STEEL IS CONFIRMED
 
 
Ground-breaking New Costing Study


A comprehensive and independent study undertaken by WT Partnership confirms concrete's competitive edge over steel in medium and high-rise construction. Conducted across five mainland capital cities it compares costs for a variety of concrete and steel structural framing options across a range of grids for 10 storey and 30-storey typical office buildings. To download the results click here.
PUBLICATIONS Online
 
Issue 04 of The Public Domain magazine focusses on three outstanding urban projects that demonstrate imagination, innovation and technical excellence in the use of concrete - Sydney's Westlink M7, Adelaide Zoo's new south-east Asian rainforest exhibition, and the recently refurbished Bourke Street Mall in Melbourne. The technical article looks at the importance of test panels as a component in paving projects.
Latest Publications
Sulfate-resisting Concrete
Briefing 01 - Colouring, stencilling and stamping concrete flatwork
Briefing 02 - Exposed Aggregate Finishes for Flatwork
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|| CCAA CONCRETE COURSES 2008
  CCAA Concrete Courses 2008 - NSW
CCAA Concrete Courses 2008 - QLD
CCAA Concrete Courses 2008 - TAS
CCAA Concrete Courses 2008 - WA
CCAA Concrete Courses 2008 - VIC
|| CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS INDUSTRY CONFERENCE 08
  CMIC 08
  People, Planet & Profit
CMIC 08 will be held in Sydney at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre, Darling Harbour from 8-11 October 2008. Following on from the resounding success of CMIC in 2006, CMIC 08 will again see a line-up of business, government and community leaders who will form an impressive business program. For more information click here.  
|| Life Cycle Assessment
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) examines the environmental impact of a product or a system throughout the whole of its life. A series of case studies was conducted to demonstrate the use of LCA as a tool for assessing whole buildings over their entire life cycle. To find out more about LCA and the case studies please click here.
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