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    News Archive for August 2015

    Magnetic’s MPT full height turnstiles installed at regional airport to control passenger rush

    Magnetic Automation installed two MPT full height turnstiles at a regional airport to control the flow of passengers.


    Nation-wide Sustainable House Day happening soon

    This 8-star energy rated home in Noosaville, Queensland will be one of almost 150 around Australia open to the public on Sustainable House Day on 13 September.


    Collaborative thinking wins Architects’ $75m bid for Queensland University of Technology project

    A collaborative effort between Australia’s Wilson Architects and Scandinavian firm Henning Larsen Architects, has won the tender to design QUT’s $75 million education precinct.


    Cox Rayner’s Brisbane tower breaks height records and glistens with façade patterns

    Deeply concaved floor plates, intermittent pockets of sky gardens and patterns of coloured glazing all combine to create a “glistening effect” down what could eventually be the tallest building in Brisbane.


    Sydney Opera House green accreditation

    The Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA) has awarded a 4 Star Green Star – Performance rating to the Sydney Opera House.


    How co-housing could make homes cheaper and greener

    Housing affordability is at crisis levels in many Australian cities, fuelled by an inadequate supply of housing in areas close to jobs and a taxation system that favours investors over first home buyers.


    7-metre Magnetic track gate installed at distribution centre

    Magnetic Automation supplied a 7-metre track gate for installation at a distribution centre.


    Altro Stronghold 30 safety flooring provides sustained lifetime slip resistance for commercial kitchens

    The Pendulum Test is commonly used across the world to measure the slip potential of safety flooring products.


    Shipping container skyscrapers envisioned to replace slum housing in India

    A Chinese architecture firm has unveiled designs for two shipping container skyscrapers that they believe would provide better temporary housing for Mumbai’s overpopulated Dhavari Slum.


    Making a case for high performance with safety and security: DMF high speed automatic doors

    Automatic doors serve their purpose in many ways in commercial and industrial environments.


    5 Key Considerations for Flooring in High Volume Traffic Areas

    Heavy foot traffic demands heavy duty flooring. Specifying a flooring solution for these areas that doesn’t tick all the boxes can have long-lasting consequences for the designer, the client, and the end-user.


    Jacobs and Fitzpatrick+Partners unveil Gosford Hospital expansion plans

    A massive $350 million redevelopment of Gosford Hospital on the NSW Central Coast is on the cards, but rests on land acquisitions, road closures and consent for building demolition.


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