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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 business failures that have left [...]
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 Codes Board, the Centre for [...]
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 their own residence descended from [...]
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 risk projects through design and to [...]
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 and Social Housing vSummit, Brooks [...]
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 blends the other sand and [...]