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A drone of 2 kg or less can do paid site work without a pilot licence once it's registered and you're accredited. Here's how CASA's rules, including the 30-metre rule, work on site.
By Construction Australia · · 9 min read
Innovation · NATIONAL
A short drone flight can give an earthworks team measured cut, fill and stockpile volumes. Here is how the workflow runs, what it measures well, and how it supports a progress claim.
· 8 min read · Construction Australia
Innovation · NATIONAL
Fitting GNSS to a dozer is straightforward and the vendors handle it. What determines whether it works is the 3D model you load into it — and that is somebody else's job.
· 4 min read · Construction Australia
Innovation · VIC
Since January 2024, new Victorian public buildings and hospitals must be all-electric in design. For contractors that is a change to the trade mix, the plant room and the grid connection.
· 4 min read · Construction Australia
