The new Smart Zone features the latest product innovations to help create smarter, greener buildings.

In the last five years, there have been 199 workers' compensation claims made for incidents involving workers receiving burns from flammable liquids or gas across all industries.

The strongest increases for job vacancies has been for technicians and trade workers.

Two of the men infected had been to Flinders Street station.

The discussion paper found 71.6 per cent of employers reported experiencing a skills shortage in the last 12 months.

Upon completion in 2020 the development will incorporate 9.9ha of parks and open space, a saltwater lake wetland and 2km of walking and bike paths.

Perham said the new offices and warehouse will improve operational and distribution efficiencies across the Fujitsu General network nationally.

The IEA said Australia has an abundance of energy resources but despite this is facing a number of policy challenges.

Total commercial construction activity is expected to contribute $42 billion to the economy in 2017/18.

Construction in the Asia Pacific is expected to double within a decade reaching $6.7 trillion by 2020, accounting for 55 per cent of global construction output.

NDY is joining Tetra Tech's Asia Pacific division, the terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

A tonne of silicon can store enough energy to power up to 28 houses for a day.

An estimated 58 per cent of Australia's expected building stock in 2050 will be built after 2019.

The warranty period for EC fans has been extended from two to five years commencing April 1, 2018.

The thermostats could be easily retrofitted and were cheap to install.

Cost effective energy efficiency technologies could deliver an estimated $20 billion in energy savings by 2030.