Making moves for homeless and vulnerable Australian youth. 

We’re taking a moment to recognise our amazing RCC riders who’ve just tackled 60km and 100km at Tour de PIF 2023. 

In our first year participating in this important initiative, we’re proud to have raised over $2,000 in support of The Property Industry Foundation – an independent not-for-profit that increases the number of bedrooms available for homeless youth. 

In 2022 alone, the Property Industry Foundation built or refurbished five houses, developing 20 more bedrooms to the market for vulnerable youth. This brings their total to 238 bedrooms, home to 335 young people, and 86,870 safe nights of sleep.   

Well done to our team: 

• Robin Jones, Senior Estimator  
• Pauline Leggat, Contracts Manager 
• John McKeon, Estimating Manager – Major Projects 
• Jonty Young, Building Cadet
• Obadiah (Obi) Williams, Senior Project Engineer  

Delivering 13,555m2 of state-of-the-art warehouse space.

That’s a wrap on Bankstown Airport Lot 4B – 13,555m2 of state-of-the art warehouse space. This milestone marks the delivery of the fifth lot by Altis Property Partners and RCC on the Altitude Estate, Bankstown Airport Site.

When asked about collaborating with RCC, Joseph Ajaka, Project Director at Altis Property Partners, shared, “The team at RCC have been a pleasure to deal with over the last three years, whilst they delivered 164,000smqm of high-quality warehouse space that makes up Altitude, Bankstown Airport.”

“The team were always accommodating to us as both the client and the ultimate user – the tenant. I cannot recommend the RCC Industrial sector highly enough – their thorough, considered approach to design and approvals ensured that all warehouses were delivered seamlessly on time during some of the most challenging years with the pandemic and the rainfall of 2022.”

The Lot 4B project was designed and constructed by our dedicated project team, and includes attached 960m2 two storey office spaces, amenities and services and external works.

RCC’s specialist Industrial sector has always been – and will remain – a core business unit. We pride ourselves on partnering with our clients to deliver quality solutions. Well done to our project team and talented subcontractors for building Bankstown Airport Lot 4B in an intelligent and collaborative manner.

Setting a new benchmark in vertical independent retirement living.

We’re honoured to celebrate Kokoda Residences winning the Urban Development Institute of Australia’s (UDIA) Award for Excellence in Retirement Living with Vasey Communities and WMK Architecture. This project holds extra significance for our team, being the first retirement-living high-rise building we have delivered.

The UDIA awards are designed to highlight innovation, sustainability, industry leadership and excellence in urban development across NSW and the ACT, with this particular category recognising retirement living projects that provide particular attention to the needs of retirees.

This commendation serves as a testament to the vision and collaborative efforts of our client and construction partners. Claire Davies, Director at WMK Architecture, summarised, “Change is an inevitable part of life and doesn’t limit itself to just one chapter…it is wonderful to know that this development will help people’s loved ones live well.”

Completed in 2022, Kokoda Residences’ design takes a holistic approach in response to the site, its local context and the wider community to create beautiful homes for its active and social residents. With its innovative urban planning, the twelve-storey village comprises of 117 spacious 1-, 2- and 3-bedroom apartments in Wairata’s hart.

Martin Patience, General Manager – Aged Care and Retirement Living, reflected on the commendation, “Vasey Communities, WMK Architecture and RCC have a rich history built around integrity and trust. These shared values, and our specialist Retirement Living experience, allowed us to collaborate with the stakeholder team to provide a market leading facility and, most importantly, a wonderful place for residents to call home.”

Showcasing the digital space to inspire the next generation of females to explore careers in construction. 

Last week, a panel of RCC speakers took to the stage at the NAWIC Archibald Breakfast 2023, held at the Art Gallery of NSW.  

Pip Kearney, Client Relationship Manager, was joined by industry leaders involved in the delivery of the landmark Sydney Modern Project, discussing both the influence of digital technology, and collaboration with our partners at Architectus, ARUP, SANAA, the Gallery of NSW and Infrastructure NSW. 

The Sydney Modern Project is the culmination of over a decade of design, vision, planning, fundraising, consultation, determination and hard work. Conceived of – and master planned – in 2011, the design architect SANAA was selected through a competition process in 2015, with the project completed in late 2022. 

Michael Bradburn, Senior Design Manager, was the design lead for Sydney Modern Project. Michael introduced the concept of digital rehearsals to the audience, “…digital design and technology are tools to do a job. Before deciding on which digital tools were needed, we needed to understand the problem we were asked to solve – digital rehearsals help us solve deceptively simple activities.” 

Dean James, Digital Design Manager, showcased the digital tools that were selected for the project, and demonstrated their implementation at Sydney Modern. Passionate about knowledge sharing, Dean expressed the importance of all stakeholders being involved in technology advancements as part of BAU to create a “Next Gen” construction environment.  

Bella Basaglia, Design Coordinator, shared some of the design intricacies of the Sydney Modern project – taking the audience ‘behind the scenes’ to better grasp the magnitude of details required for successful digital rehearsals.  

Jesse Moss, Project Manager, closed the presentation by sharing an array of short, engaging 4D sequences with the crowd. Vital tools used throughout construction, these videos guided subcontractors and construction workers throughout the construction of the Sydney Modern project – planning tools that improved safety, efficiency and overall productivity.  

Since 2018, RCC have supported NAWIC and their ongoing commitment to achieving an equitable construction industry where women fully participate. Given this, we were proud to sponsor this event, and look forward to continuing our support into the future.