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Published Article Is Land Rezoning Australia’s Biggest Rort?
Many within the property industry lobby fraternity feel the rezoning of land to allow for residential development is often necessary in order to free up much needed areas of new housing supply.
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Published Article Deadly Cable Still in Thousands of Homes
Faulty cable products which could cause deadly fires or electric shocks remain in tens of thousands of homes and business across Australia despite massive efforts to recall the product over more than a...
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Published Article Is Australia Falling Behind on Construction Productivity?
Back in 1999, a glowing report from Deloitte found that Australia had a more productive construction sector than anywhere else in the world except for the United Kingdom thanks to a competitive...
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Published Article Is Australia Delivering a Nationally Consistent Building Code?
While efforts to develop nationally consistent rules across most jurisdictional boundaries throughout many areas of regulation impacting the construction sector in Australia have met with mixed results...
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Published Article Lack of Trades Registration Putting Consumers at Risk
A lack of mandatory registration of tradespeople throughout Victoria is placing consumers at risk and costing the building industry dearly, the leader of a key construction industry lobby group in that...
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Published Article Australian Architects Look to Capitalise on Emerging Cities
As the world’s emerging cities continue to grow, the opportunities for Australian architecture practices to expand into international markets cannot be understated.
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Published Article Are Robots the Future of Construction Sites?
While prefabrication and building information modelling occupy a large part of the limelight when it comes to innovation in building and construction throughout Australia, one area which is less...
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Published Article What is the Future of Hydraulic Engineering in Buildings?
Dealing with water and sewerage may not be sexy, but the past few decades have seen considerable evolution with regard to hydraulic engineering in buildings and building services as challenges have...
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Published Article Where Are the Commercial Opportunities for Architects?
Around Australia, much has been said about the opportunities for architects to gain from the surge in multi-residential construction within eastern states.
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Published Article Will Housing Boom Lead to More Asbestos Problems?
As the housing boom encourages prospective home buyers to enter the market and home renovation shows inspire people to roll up their sleeves, fears that dangers associated with asbestos are being...
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Published Article Architects Take Home Australia’s Biggest Pay Rises
As demand for their services heats up, architects throughout Australia are bringing home higher salary increases in percentage terms compared with their peers across any other industry, a new study says.
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Published Article How Will Technology Impact the Future of Architecture Jobs?
As technology continues to evolve, the impact it will have upon jobs and roles within the architecture profession in Australia will continue to be considerable.
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Published Article Construction Prices Rise as Trade Shortages Grow
Tender price escalation for major construction projects in Australia is set to intensify as trade shortages worsen and a booming apartment sector drives a shortage of subcontractor availability on...
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Published Article NT Emerges as a Model for Building Industry Regulation
Proposed reforms to building industry regulation in the Northern Territory are sensible and should serve as a model for all other states to follow, a key construction industry commentator says.
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Published Article Is Australia Building Too Few Family Friendly Homes?
Wind back to the mid-1980s and single detached houses accounted for more than three in four new dwellings approved for construction throughout Australia.
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Published Article Where is the Disconnect with Community Engagement?
To appreciate the consequence of poor stakeholder engagement on major building and infrastructure projects in Australia, one only has to look at the debacle surrounding the former government’s East...
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Published Article Queensland Planning Overhaul Goes Before Parliament
Three new pieces of legislation which will overhaul planning rules in Queensland have been introduced into Parliament in that state.
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Published Article Should Australia Embrace Tax Increment Financing?
Toward the latter part of the last century, the City of Chicago and State of Illinois faced a common US problem in terms of a drying up of federal and state funding for important economic development...
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Published Article What Can Australia Learn from the Christchurch Rebuild?
When disasters strike, engineering and leadership challenges involved in conducting emergency repairs and undertaking subsequent rebuilding can be significant.
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Published Article Billions Wiped from Australia's Construction Outlook
Almost $10 billion has been wiped off a key construction sector forecast over the next four years amid growing signs that the slowdown in engineering construction will be deeper than expected.
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Published Article Housing Boom to Last One More Year
The boom in residential construction throughout Australia appears set to last for around one more year as low interest rates continue to drive strong buying activity in the short term.
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Published Article Should Large Public Construction Projects Be Broken Up?
There has been a tendency in Australia over recent years to fall into the trap of a boom/bust type cycle for public sector related building and civil engineering infrastructure projects.
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Published Article Construction Sector Acts on Faulty Products
The construction sector in Australia has taken further action in its efforts to rid the building sector of dangerous and life-threatening products which do not meet Australian standards under the...
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Published Article Construction Union Bosses Could Face 15 Years in Prison
Senior officials within the Victorian division of Australia’s biggest construction sector union could face up to 15 years in prison after being arrested over their alleged role in a major blackmail...
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Published Article South Australia Embraces Environmental Upgrade Agreements
Adelaide has taken another step toward its goal of becoming the world’s first carbon neutral city, with the South Australian government passing new legislation which allows for an innovative new...
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Published Article Victoria Failing on Building Control: Fire Brigade
Significant levels of failure within the building regulatory regime in Victoria are leading to major risks of fire-related deaths in high-rise apartment buildings, according to the leading fire...
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Published Article Where are the Weak Links in Building Product Conformance?
Given the events of recent years, it is clear that Australia has a problem with regard to products being used in construction which do not meet performance and/or safety standards under the Building...
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Published Article Where Are the Best Construction Opportunities in Victoria?
The construction sector in Victoria is currently performing well overall as record levels of approvals in apartments drove the overall dollar value of construction work done throughout the state up by...
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Published Article Millennial Construction Workers Grossly Misunderstood
Perceptions about millennial workers within the construction and engineering sector being lazy and disloyal are inaccurate and wrong, according to an American report which may yield useful insights for...
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Published Article Are Urban Growth Boundaries Driving Up House Prices?
As housing affordability deteriorates, opinions are divided about whether or not urban growth boundaries (UGBs) are adding to the problem by restricting the supply of land upon which to construct new...
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Published Article What Do Australians Fear about Density?
As the population continues to grow, residents in major cities around Australia are increasingly being confronted with questions about the concept of greater urban density and higher levels of...
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Published Article What Are Victoria’s Biggest Infrastructure Challenges?
With a population expected to grow by 60 per cent, or 3.5 million people, over the next 30 years, the degree of challenge facing Victoria from an infrastructure planning perspective cannot be...
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Published Article How Can Victoria Make Better Apartments?
As the city undergoes a boom in multi-residential construction, questions are being asked about the quality of apartments being delivered throughout Melbourne and whether or not Victoria needs better...
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Published Article Architects Struggle with Work-Life Balance: Survey
Architecture and design has emerged as one of the five worst professions in terms of offering work-life balance, a new survey says.
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Published Article Laing O’Rourke Puts Australian Arm Up For Sale
The Australian arm of one of the United Kingdom’s biggest engineering and construction companies has been put up for sale following strong interest from prospective buyers.
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Published Article Are Tall Timber Buildings the Way of the Future?
As the push to use materials which are friendlier to the environment and safer, faster, easier and less costly to build with gathers pace, a movement toward more extensive use of timber as a structural...
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Published Article Are Self-Repairing Cities the Way of the Future?
Back in 2013, NSW Transport Roads and Maritime Services (RMS) faced a significant challenge.
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Published Article Is Australia Failing on Urban Renewal Funding?
As policy makers refocus their efforts on cities, questions are being asked about how Australia is performing in terms of adopting innovative strategies from which to fund major urban renewal projects.
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Published Article Victoria Protects Yarra River from Inappropriate Development
Temporary new rules relating to building height and setback requirements are now in place along a key section of Melbourne’s Yarra River as the Victorian government moves to protect the river from what...
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Published Article Victorians Say 'Yes' to Minimum Apartment Sizes
Victorians have given resounding approval to the notion that their state should adopt minimum apartment sizes, with around three quarters agreeing that minimum sizes should be implemented for new...
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Published Article Australia’s Apartment Construction Hotspots Unveiled
Melbourne has emerged as the most important hotspot for apartment completions in 2016.
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Published Article How Can Australia Plan for a Population of 53.6 million?
With Australia already facing serious difficulty in addressing concerns relating to infrastructure deficits and housing affordability, there are fears things will become more challenging yet over the...
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Published Article Architects in Top Demand
Architects in Australia are in high demand as the level of new building work on the east-coast remains strong for now.
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Published Article Construction Professionals in Huge Demand as Jobs Surge
Desperate employers are hiring candidates without local experience, bringing in workers from overseas and even using sign on bonuses as demand for workers as the construction sector surges and...
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Published Article Japanese Architect Rejects Copycat Claims
The Japanese architect behind the winning design of the Tokyo Olympic Stadium has hit out at claims he copied another design from the firm which had originally been awarded the contract to design the...
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Published Article Big Opportunities for Engineers as Transport Powers Ahead
Whilst resource work drops back, an increase in spending on public road and transport infrastructure projects is creating an important area of opportunity for engineers and engineering practices...
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Published Article Should Developers Be Allowed to Make Political Donations?
If a property developer wanted to gain influence over public sector decision makers, there would be few more brazen ways to go about this than to hand over brown paper bags stuffed with wads of cash.
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Published Article Areas of Construction Growth Emerge in SA
Conditions in the state may be patchy and varied, but areas of opportunity are finally starting to emerge within the construction sector in South Australia.
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Published Article Good Opportunities Ahead for Architects in Queensland
It may not be a boom overall, but the Queensland market offers a number of areas for opportunity for architects as residential building activity remains strong for now and a strengthening economy helps...
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Published Article Is High Rise Living Presenting Fire Dangers?
The potential safety issues associated with high rise apartments were on full display in November 2014 when fire ripped up from the sixth floor to the 21st floor at the Lacrosse apartment complex at...
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