COVID-19 Resources for Australia

As the Coronavirus outbreak was an unexpected hit to the world economy, there are things you can do to mitigate risk in the future. 

• As the threat of rising costs grows, here are some thoughts on how to protect your profits.
• Is construction software a part of your business continuity plan? If not, you're missing out on an opportunity to mitigate your risk. 
• It's more important than ever to make data-driven project decisions. Learn how Lahey utilized real-time data to maximize their efficiency and profitability. 

There is a lot of information on how the Coronavirus will shape the future of construction in Australia. We're gathering resources to help you keep up-to-date on the latest news. The most recent articles are at the top. 

• The Australian Prime Minister recently committed $1.5 billion to help fast track 15 new projects across the country. 
• With the need for better buildings more urgent than ever, great minds across Australia are finding innovative ways to reshape the building sector with sustainable construction materials.
  
• The construction industry in Australia has received a $680 million stimulus package in order to boost the sector in troubled times. 
• Worksafe put together a list of resources for maintaining you mental health while working, even it it's from home. 
• Builders associations are calling on the government to ease restrictions on construction work, claiming that it has been demonstrated that builders can follow health guidelines while on the job site. Read what else they said. 
• The Coronavirus has impacted the competitiveness of job projects in AUS, leading some builders to reduce quotes in order to secure jobs. 
• Infrastructure will play a central role in Australia’s economic recovery – and sustainable infrastructure can deliver an even bigger rebound, finds new research commissioned by the Australian Infrastructure Sustainability Council (ISCA). 
• The Victorian Government has set up a dedicated taskforce to help keep the state’s building and development industry running through the Coronavirus crisis.
• UNSW Associate Professor Paul Osmond says buildings and cities need to change after this pandemic and discussions and research about what the design of buildings, cities and neighbourhoods will look like once COVID-19 begins to retreat, are being ramped up.