Building Work Hits a Wall as Material Costs Soar
The price of constructing a house in Victoria is escalating faster than in other states due to the fact that supply prices have soared, forcing an increasing number of [...]
Improved Building Regulation Will ensure $4.3 Billion Net Benefits
Improved building industry rules in Australia could ensure net benefits of $4.3 billion over a decade, a new analysis has discovered. In its recent report, prepared for the Australian Building [...]
Kiwi Holds the Key: Fixing the House Price Nightmare
The Australian home of dream ownership is becoming a nightmare for some people. Home ownership rates are descending. Between 1981 and 2016, the share of 25 to 34 year-olds who owned [...]
Presentation of 2021 Progress Report Compared to the 10 Point Commitment
The 2021 Report reveals that progress has been made in these areas: Commitment 1: Attaining and managing projects in a collaborative manner Project teams enlist Early Contractor Involvement to drain [...]
Social Housing: The Neighbour of Choice
Social housing must act as a “neighbour of choice” that meets the needs of the community, said SGCH group executive Andrew Brooks. In this TUD Plus Briefing from The Urban Developer’s Affordable [...]
Concrete Solutions to the Carbon Footprint
Concrete ranks among the most common and popular building materials. It is a symbol of modern living and can be moulded into structural masterworks. Yet cement, concrete’s chief ingredient that [...]
Tadao Ando’s Shinmonzen Hotel in Kyoto is a Modern Classic
It looks from the outside like a traditional Kyoto machiya townhouse, from the low-rise symmetry of darkest timber to curved roof tiles. Inside The Shinmonzen, the look is futuristic: a lengthy [...]
Students Design a House that Revolutionizes Urban Design
VIRTUe, a student team representing the Technical University of Eindhoven in the Netherlands has devised a housing plan to change urban living. The self-sufficient residential model deemed Ripple intends to have [...]
Panel Determines Mass Timber Structures Rise in Popularity When Considering Cost and Climate
Environmental advantages and economic enhancement are key reasons as to why mass timber buildings are literally on the rise in cities like Toronto. Anticipate 10 to 12 mass timber multi-storey [...]
Materials Shortages Prompt Tasmanian Development Shutdowns
The shortage in building materials has struck an all-time low in Tasmania, with builders stating that construction projects are being abandoned. Like all of Australia, building supplies are coming up [...]