Interesting article in the World Economic Forum on technological innovation in the construction industry, including a link to the downloadable 'Shaping the Future of Construction' report. How Elon Musk and other pioneers are shaking up the construction industry Elon Musk’s tweet in December 2016 sta...

Autonomous vehicles trial - driverless shuttle buses at Adelaide Airport Adelaide Airport will be the first airport in the country to trial driverless shuttle buses after winning a million-dollar grant from the State Government. The airport, Flinders University and driverless vehicle supplier RDM Gr...

Is there any program that "checks" peoples posts ie when you join a forum, your first post is "checked" before you are allowed to continue posting? You can have that the first post requires moderator approval. Or that first five posts or whatever can not include a link. Agree. P...

And so it goes... Peak hour traffic wins as ACC votes to rip up part of the Frome St separated bikeway. Part of Frome Road's separated bikeway, in Adelaide's CBD, will be ripped up to accommodate two lanes of traffic during peak hour... In a special ACC meeting to deal with the issue, councillors la...

ACC is seeking community input (register for YourSay) on the Central Market Arcade Community Land Revocation and Redevelopment (See previous post for map) Closes March 10. Council is taking control of the Arcade once the current ground lease (in private ownership now) expires in September 2018. .......

Update. Adelaide Fringe venues. Having attended a number of events at various venues in the past fortnight, I think the shift of the RCC to Pinky Flat has been a great success - location-wise. Victoria Square's loss - Riverbank precinct's gain. RCC is not so constrained by the rectangular site of Vi...

National electricity market - ownership, generation, distribution, interconnection, cost etc in the spotlight. 'Renationalisation'? Plan, action needed for cheaper power, security and responsiveness to climate change. New research raises the prospect (of)...Public-owned Australian power grid could s...

The Coalition NBN FTTN labelled - 'a disaster for Australia'. Questions re upgrade v replacement, speeds and end user costs, pricing. Some experts have criticised the Coalition's fibre-to-the-node (FTTN) ... customers will have to “pay for the Coalition’s mistake” by upgrading their network in as so...

As PM Turnbull continues his attacks on SA renewables, stressing 'energy security' and promoting coal in Question Time, a Business lobby group has spoken out against funding new coal-powered generators. And a major Energy player urges the government to commit to renewables. Port Augusta remains in l...

The NBN rollout map was recently updated with the technology mix to premises, including the oddly named FTTC - Fibre to the Curb (kerb). Some areas have 'install' dates well into the future eg 2020. Few will get FTTP and many will get their HFC connection re-badged as NBN. And prices for 'high speed...

Victoria Square during the Fringe looks like a sad, motley collection of random, small tents. Such a contrast to when it was occupied by the RCC - a visible statement that the Fringe was in town with its vibrant atmosphere, massive buzz and pedestrian traffic. Gouger Street was busy early in the eve...

Well! Will the ACC demolish/alter the dedicated bikeway and return to two traffic lanes, both ways, in Frome St? Businesses, residents and design experts reject the ACC demolition of Frome St bikeway. Despite the consultation results, Councillor Anne Moran rejected these, saying it was "fatally...

AEMO works in the interests of the gas industry. Recent puzzling decisions and inaction have come in for criticism. Victoria is accusing AEMO of favouritism to NSW during the recent heatwave, where regional Victoria (eg Bendigo and Ballarat) was set to get load shedding to keep NSW powered up. Victo...

Thanks, Crawf. Huge site. Your map shows what a significant site this is and catalyst for renewal, redevelopment. Good to see cordial manufacturer Bickfords, a longstanding family-owned, iconic South Aussie business, is to undergo a $10million expansion and is open to offering jobs to Coca-Cola work...

Open today! Looks impressive. The biomedical, health, science, research precinct grows and, with it, Adelaide's reputation and appeal to attract the best and brightest in this field. The new 14-storey state-of-the-art @UniofAdelaide building will house 1600 students & 400 researchers #biomedcity...