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BCME has been around for just on half a century. The publication has showcased the building and construction industry for all that time but there
are occasions when people still ask what the name
means, and we have to spell it out: Building, Construction,
Materials & Equipment.
I sometimes think the building and design game just can’t
get enough of acronyms. We’re acronymphomaniacs.
Every government department and every industry press
release brings another breathless acronym into the world.
Hands up if you have any difficulty with RPL, NABERS,
GBCA, CPO, ICANZ, FSC, OE* just for starters.
It’s not new, of course. “The Guinness Book of World
Records” used to claim that the longest acronym in
English was the 22-letter ADCOMSUBORDCOMPHIBSPAC
or Administrative Command, Amphibious Forces, Pacific
Fleet, Subordinate Command. You could, if you wish, prefix
it with USN, since the US Navy dreamed it up.
Here at BCME we’re striking back in a small way by
letting the magazine define its purpose more clearly.
In this issue – strongly focused on everything green
– we’ve started to spell out the areas we showcase.
On page 22 you’ll find the start of the “Building &
Construction: Materials” section; on page 38 there’s
“Building & Construction: Equipment”. Hope it helps.
*Recognition of Prior Learning; National Australian Built
Environment Rating System; Green Building Council of
Australia; Continued Professional Development; Insulation
Council of Australia and New Zealand; Forest Stewardship
Council; Original Equipment.
Contents
Shade sails on the Abu Dhabi
Corniche. See story page 44.
06 WHAT’S ON
Design and construction
events you mustn’t miss.
08 INDuSTRY NEWS
What’s happening here
and around the world
– the latest buzz from
the hothouses of design.
14 INNOVATION
The world’s largest building
is planned to house 30,000
people. We have the story
– plus everything that’s
creative or crazy in design.
22 EQuIPMENT
If you’ve got a job to do,
what equipment will
achieve the best results?
Special 10-page section.
33 COVER STORY
Melbourne’s Goods Shed
North is the winner of two
prestigious AID awards.
38 MATERIALS
n Tiles n Roofing n
Soundproofing n Paints
n Lighting n Heating n
Stoves n Bathrooms
www.bcme.com.au
16 GREEN SPACE
We share “ 10 visions of
a green future”, as selected
this year by the American
Institute of Architects.
44 WORLDBEATER
Australia’s Ronstan leads
in tensile architecture.
