Construcciones Yamaro, by Armando Iachini

The hotel’s structure and façade feature 668 precast concrete elements. (Image: Advanced Precast) The Crowne Plaza Shell Cove Marina in Shellharbour uses precast concrete to resolve the geometric, logistical and durability demands of a complex coastal build. By Cadell Taye, CEO of National Precast . Project: Crowne Plaza Shell Cove Marina in Shellharbour Location: 10 Waterfront Promenade, Shell Cove, New South Wales Developer: Oscars Group in partnership with Frasers Property Australia and Shellharbour City Council Builder: Growthbuilt Architect: DBI Architects Engineer: BG&E Engineering Precast supplier: Advanced Precast (Australia) Precast elements: 668 total – 183 wall panels, 445 spandrels (including curved), 40 upstands Along the South Coast of New South Wales, a new landmark has risen as part of the Shell Cove waterfront development. The five-storey Crowne Plaza Shell Cove Marina in Shellharbour stands as the architectural focal point of the precin...

On-site tools record quantities and condition, feeding into auditable digital registers aligned with compliance and reporting requirements. (Images: Refit8) Verified asset intelligence is helping keep materials and products in productive use across the built environment. Project briefs across construction, fit-out and asset management are carrying new demands: waste prevention, embodied carbon accountability, compliance reporting and product stewardship. Sustainability expectations are influencing procurement frameworks and delivery models, yet one barrier persists: limited visibility of the products, materials and assets already inside buildings. Without verified information, reuse becomes difficult to plan, carbon reporting relies on assumptions, and de-fits default to removal instead of recovery. “We’ve built an industry that’s good at delivering new outcomes,” says Paul Rosenberg Vella, co-founder of building materials intelligence platform Refit8. “But we’ve historically p...