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This week Joe and Laurence a 65 room hotel which is built every year only to be destroyed a few months later, and see how Melbourne’s urban density compares to a range of international hubs (spoiler alert, it’s not great news). Join in to hear more on the interesting stories behind these topics.  
 
For any questions or suggestions please contact Joe and Laurence at podcast@laurello.au. 
 
Links:
 
Ice Hotel: https://www.icehotel.com

Urban Density Paper: https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/30672832.pdf

This week Joe and Laurence discuss an engineering marvel and icon of South East Asian architecture and dig deeper into Victoria’s freshly released 10 year housing statement. Join in to hear more on the interesting stories behind these topics.  
 
For any questions or suggestions please contact Joe and Laurence at podcast@laurello.au. 
 
Links:
 
CTBUH article: https://global.ctbuh.org/resources/papers/download/26-case-study-marina-bay-sands-singapore.pdf

Victorian Housing Statement market response: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/sep/20/short-stay-levy-and-800000-homes-how-victoria-plans-to-ease-the-housing-crisis

This week Joe and Laurence discuss a well known project in the centre of Manhattan which almost collapsed under wind loads, and cover the launch of a new safety reporting tool from the Australian Government. Join in to hear more on the interesting stories behind these topics.  
 
For any questions or suggestions please contact Joe and Laurence at podcast@laurello.au. 
 
Links:
 
Citicorp Centre Engineering Crisis: https://onlineethics.org/cases/engineers-and-scientists-behaving-well/william-lemessurier-fifty-nine-story-crisis-lesson
Safe Work Australia : https://data.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/interactive-data/industry/construction

This week Joe and Laurence discuss some of the projects receiving funding from Australia’s defence budget, give an update on the infamous 'Death Star' bill preventing construction workers from taking drink breaks in Texas, and discuss what could be the next global ACP disaster. Join in to hear more on the interesting stories behind these topics.  
 
For any questions or suggestions please contact Joe and Laurence at podcast@laurello.au. 
 
Links:
 
Defence investment: https://www.minister.defence.gov.au/media-releases/2020-09-07/11-billion-investment-commences-raaf-base-tindal
 
US Military projects in Australia: https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2022-09-08/australia-military-construction-projects-china-7251762.html
 
Texas update: https://www.constructiondive.com/news/texas-judge-strikes-down-law-water-breaks-Greg-Abbott/692681/
 
Crumbling concrete: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/sep/05/raac-and-ruin-what-the-concrete-crisis-means-for-uk-politics
 

This week Joe and Laurence discuss ‘The Line’, a 170km long, 500m tall structure currently under construction in Saudi Arabia, and dig deeper into the concept of ‘green concrete’. Join in to hear more on the interesting stories behind these topics.  
 
For any questions or suggestions please contact Joe and Laurence at podcast@laurello.au. 
 
Links:
The Line video: https://youtu.be/0kz5vEqdaSc?si=ACFzc-urlp2KO8rK
AFR article: https://www.afr.com/companies/financial-services/industry-finance-unearth-cost-of-embodied-carbon-20230821-p5dy52 

Green Concrete chart: https://nwcement.org/the-road-to-low-carbon-concrete/

This week Joe and Laurence discuss one of the world’s oldest and most expensive structures, reveal the freshly appointed builder for Australia’s next super tall tower, and compare how Australia’s construction industry shapes up against the USA in the world of embodied carbon. Join in to hear more on the interesting stories behind these topics.  

For any questions or suggestions please contact Joe and Laurence at podcast@laurello.au.