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07/07/2025

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04/07/2025

Dispute resolution methods such as mediation and negotiation can significantly mitigate conflicts and lead projects toward successful outcomes. This upcoming webinar will explore the essential techniques and strategies for resolving disputes in the construction industry.

Viewers of this webinar will learn how to navigate complex disputes and achieve win-win outcomes. The presentation will include case studies, best practices, and the latest trends in dispute resolution, providing Quantity Surveyors with the tools they need to handle conflicts effectively and efficiently.

Register online at https://www.aiqs.com.au/events/webinar-negotiation-skills-quantity-surveyors-achieving-winwin-outcomes

30/06/2025

Mental health issues not only impact the individual, but also the workplace, particularly where there is a claim of mental ill-health as a workplace injury.

With a tripling of mental health compensation claims in the last 20 years, the challenge is for employers to take a proactive and risk-based approach to minimising psychosocial hazards. It can be difficult to know where to start.

This webinar, hosted by Adrian Barwick, Solicitor Director at WilliamsonBarwick Lawyers, will examine the key issues, including:
▪️ An analysis of the duty of care of employers and Codes of Practice
▪️ The regulator’s guidelines on mental health management in the workplace
▪️ The treatment of mental health at the recruitment stage - what can employers ask?
▪️ Establishing and implementing policies, procedures and training
▪️ Disability discrimination and the treatment of employees with a mental health condition
▪️ How are 'reasonable adjustments' assessed in the mental health space?
▪️ Strategies for identifying and managing some of the perceived mental health triggers, such as working hours, bullying, changed work conditions and rosters, public abuse, financial and personal stress.

Register for this webinar at https://www.aiqs.com.au/node/548326

27/06/2025

AIQS WA Chapter members visited the 60,000+ sqm Edith Cowan University (ECU) City Campus site this month. This state-of-the-art project was a fantastic day facilitated by Multiplex and their site leadership team. Thank you for having us!

For more upcoming site visits and other AIQS events, visit https://www.aiqs.com.au/events

27/06/2025

In the dynamic construction industry, disputes are inevitable. However, dispute resolution methods such as mediation and negotiation can significantly mitigate conflicts and lead to successful project outcomes.

In this upcoming AIQS webinar, explore the essential techniques and strategies for resolving disputes in the construction industry, learn how to navigate complex disputes, and achieve win-win outcomes.

Featuring a presentation by Garry Andrews from Contract Australia, this webinar will dissect case studies, best practices, and the latest trends in dispute resolution, providing quantity surveyors with the tools they need to handle conflicts effectively and efficiently.

Register now at https://www.aiqs.com.au/events/webinar-negotiation-skills-quantity-surveyors-achieving-winwin-outcomes

26/06/2025

Join Quantity Surveying Emerging Professionals (QSEP) for a complimentary online panel discussion designed to inspire and guide early career QS professionals and university students aspiring to enter the quantity surveying profession.

Hear firsthand from successful early-career professionals - Tim Rice (AIQS QSEP National President), Lauren Wilson (NZIQS QSEP President), and Imandee Jayawardena (MBMPL) - as they share how they transitioned from students to valued professionals in the QS industry.

Discover the key steps they took, the challenges they overcame, and the soft skills that helped shape their careers.

This session will help you envision and enact your own successful QS journey.

Register now at https://www.aiqs.com.au/node/548314

25/06/2025

WA Chapter members visited the 60,000sqm+ new Edith Cowan University (ECU) City Campus site this month. This state-of-the-art project was a fantastic day facilitated by builder Multiplex and their site leadership team. Thank you for having us!

For more upcoming site visits and other AIQS events, visit https://www.aiqs.com.au/events

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25/06/2025

Congratulations to AIQS Student member Anjali Vasudevan for earning the 2025 Harry Wexler AIQS Award on the 29th May at The University of Melbourne Dean's Honour Awards. This prize is awarded for academic excellence in Construction Measurement and Estimating for students undertaking a Master of Construction Management.

The award was presented by AIQS Victoria/Tasmania Chapter Councillor Don Leelarathne FAIQS, CQS, ICECA and Sophie Ly MAIQS, CQS, alongside Robert C., Professor of Construction and Environmental Assessment at the University of Melbourne's Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning.

18/06/2025

The June 2025 Edition of the Built Environment Economist magazine is now published and available to read at https://issuu.com/aiqs_be/docs/built_environment_economist_-_austr_d4cdfc9e8ae7c8

This edition features many insights and perspectives, including the following articles:
▪️ Tākina Wellington Convention & Exhibition Centre
▪️ Procurement for the Brisbane Olympics
▪️ Aligning Project Cost: Value Engineering or Cost Reduction?
▪️ Driving Stressed Megaprojects Towards Successful Completion
▪️ Revolutionising Housing with AI and Modern Methods of Construction
▪️ and many more.

The Building Cost Index for June 2025 is available in the printed edition of the Built Environment Economist. You can purchase the current copy at https://www.aiqs.com.au/shop/built-environment-economist-current-edition or subscribe to receive the next four editions at https://www.aiqs.com.au/shop/built-environment-economist-12-month-subscription